MADISON, N.J. (April 22, 2017) – Four members of the Drew University women's lacrosse Class of 2017 scored goals in a 15-4 victory over Goucher College on a Senior Day Saturday at Ranger Stadium.
 
By the Numbers: The Rangers win their third straight game and improve to 10-6 overall and move to 3-2 in the Landmark Conference, setting up a win-and-in scenario next weekend at Susquehanna. The Gophers fall to 1-13 and 0-5 in league play.
 
Playoff Picture: Drew sits in the fourth and final playoff spot with one game to play. A win at Susquehanna clinches a playoff berth, while a loss would leave the Rangers out. Drew (3-2) can finish as high as the No. 3 seed if Elizabethtown (4-1) defeats Catholic (5-0) on the final day of the regular season.
 
Top Performers
• Senior midfielder Morgan Mason celebrated her final regular season home game with a hat trick, her third in the last four games and sixth overall. She rounded out a solid stat line with two assists, four caused turnovers, three groundballs and two draw controls.
• Senior attacker Anna Fiorini facilitated the attack with a career-high five assists, and added a goal for her six-point day.
• Junior midfielder Nicole Kinney netted a hat trick of her own to drive her season goal total to 33, while also shining on the defensive end with career-high marks of six caused turnovers and seven groundballs.
 
The Difference: In a must-win situation during the push to the playoffs, the Rangers wasted little time in taking control of the game. Freshman midfielder Allie DiDario started the scoring four minutes in, her first of three goals. Drew made it an 8-0 run with 10 minutes remaining in the opening half, sparked by two goals apiece from Mason and senior attacker Kelly Dwyer.
 
Highlights
• Sophomore midfielder Mia Campanale scored a goal in each half. Her second put the Rangers up 13-3 off a feed from Mason.
• Senior attacker Theresa Shafron scored goal No. 32 in her final season in Blue & Green. Her unassisted blast helped the Rangers ice the game up 14-3 with 7:39 to play.
• Senior goalkeeper Gianna Minogue made five stops in her final regular season home game, and only faced 15 shots thanks to shutdown defending from senior Gionna Marotta.
 
Stat Sheet
• The Rangers outshot the Gophers 35-15, while placing 25 of those shots on target.
• Drew was solid on the clear, posting a 14-of-16 mark and disrupting 11 of Goucher's 19 attempts.
• The Rangers controlled the draw, 12-9, and won the groundball battle, 22-11.
• Three of Goucher's four goals came on free position shots (3-of-8). Drew also scored three from the 8-meter on a total of 10 tries.
 
Up Next: The crucial win-and-in game at Susquehanna is set for Saturday, April 29 at 1 p.m.