HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Junior
Grace Patane scored six goals, including the 100th of her career, and the Drew University women's lacrosse team earned a 19-10 victory at Juniata College on Saturday.
With the victory, the Rangers (10-5, 5-3 LC) clinched a spot in the Landmark Conference Championship tournament while improving to 7-1 on the road this season.
Patane reached her milestone with her third goal of the game, which came at the 2:08 mark of of the second quarter and put Drew up 10-4.
The Rangers twice early in the game but led 6-2 lead at the of the first quarter, 10-4 at halftime, and 16-7 through the third quarter.
Patane also handed out an assist and picked up five a career-high five ground balls. Freshman R
egina Williams posted four goals and one assist while junior
Madi Strong scored three goals. Senior
Emma Gallaro notched one goal and three assists, and senior
Aubrey Welch registered two goals, one assist, and four draw controls.
Defensively, sophomore
Kristina Lowe and freshman
Kaitlyn Llompart recorded four caused turnovers and three ground balls each while senior
Emily Monaco notched three CTs. As a team, Drew forced the Eagles into 27 turnovers, and limited Juniata to 14-for-28 on clears.
Junior
Paige Shaw and sophomore
Rorrie Sifers each played a half in goal and made six saves apiece.
The Rangers close out the regular season on Wednesday, when they host No. 13-ranked University of Scranton starting at 4 p.m. in a Landmark Conference affair.