Feb. 19, 2010

Box Score

Winter Springs, Fla. - Junior Elizabeth Fey tallied four goals and two assists in her debut game with the #1 ranked Adelphi University women's lacrosse team as they cruised to a 20-7 victory over Rollins College this afternoon. The Panthers open with a 1-0 record, while the Tars fall to 1-1.

Fey got lots of help from a solid supporting crew with nine players scoring in the win. Junior Michelle Ceraso tallied the first of her two goals in the second minute of play. Freshman Demmianne Cook made it a 2-0 game on a free position goal at 24:33 and 11 seconds later sophomore Erica Devito scored on a feed from sophomore Marissa Mills. Rollins rallied baack scoring back to back goals to make it a 3-2 game at 21:04. Freshman Claire Petersen notched two of her three goals in a 6-0 Panther run, 9-2, through the 10:17 mark. The Tars snuck in one more goal before the Panthers rattled off five unanswered goals to hold a 14-3 lead at intermission.

Rollins opened the second half with two more goals but Adelphi responded with three straight. Fey tallied her final goal on a free position shot with 12:50 remaining in the contest, 17-5. Marissa Giannerini scored three of her four goals in the second half with her last coming at 6:14, 18-7. Senior Danielle Kafarski had the last word as she found the back of the net for the second time on an assist from Fey with just nine seconds left on the clock.

The Tars held a slight 34-30 shot advantage over the Panthers, but senior goalie Caitlin Fitzpatrick made 14 saves in the contest. Alyssa Emens made six stops in the loss with Cat Kelly making one save in the final 22:45.

The Panthers are back in action on Sunday, February 28, as they travel to Richmond, Virginia to take on Belmont Abbey at 1:00 p.m.