The Basics
Final Score: Detroit 22, Delaware State 1
Records: Detroit 2-4, Delaware State 2-5
Location: Detroit, Mich. (Titan Field)
DETROIT (3/13/2016) -- On a cold and rainy day at Titan Field, the University of Detroit Mercy women's lacrosse team heated things up offensively, tallying 16 first-half goals on its way to a 22-1 victory over visiting Delaware State on Sunday. Fourteen different Titans scored during the contest with three notching their first Division I markers.
The 21-goal margin is the most by a Titan team in school history. It's the 12th time in team history that Detroit has reached 20 or more goals in a single game. The 22 goals was just one off the school record of 23, which was set last season against Howard. The one goal allowed also matches the school record for the fewest goals given up in a single game.
Sophomore
Jordyn Beam became the first Titan women's lacrosse player to score a goal and also record a save in the same game. Beam tallied a goal in the first half and played the final 24 minutes in goal, making four saves while not allowing a goal. It was her first career appearance in net.
Three Titans scored their first Division I goals as sophomore
Brianna Plester and freshmen
Ali Magyaros and
Emma Leszczak all found the back of net in the first half. Sophomore
Brittany Fenney had a hat trick with three goals to lead seven Titans with multiple goals.
Michaela Schwartz had a team-best four points, totaling one goal and three assists.
Detroit (2-4) scored 30 seconds in as freshman standout
Morgan Girardi found the back of the net. Classmate
Lexie Kinmond followed just 39 seconds later with a goal of her own and the trend continued in the first half. Detroit had 10 goals with 18:48 left in the first half and finished with 16 markers in the opening frame overall.
Fenney scored all three of her goals in the second half. Leszczak and Plester each tallied their second goals of the game in the second half, while junior
Annelise Niermann also scored for the Titans in the second half. Beam entered the game five minutes into the second half and made four saves in the final 17 minutes of the contest.
Plester finished with a season-high six draw controls, while Girardi and freshman
Kaitlyn Wandelt each had four draw controls for Detroit. The Titans had the advantage in draw controls for the game, 19-6. Junior
Julie Castner had a team-best three caused turnovers and sophomore
Emma Mucci and Girardi each had team-highs with three ground balls.
Freshman goalkeeper
Allison McDonough faced just one shot on goal in her 36 minutes of play, earning her second-straight victory in goal.
Detroit held a 21-1 shot advantage in the first half and finished the game with a 32-7 shot count over the Hornets. Detroit was 7-for-9 on clears, while forcing Delaware into just a 2-for-11 mark on clears. The Titans also had edge in ground balls for the game, 18-7.
Up NextDetroit hits the road next week, visiting Radford in Radford, Va. on Friday, March 18 at 2 p.m. The Titans' next home game is Friday, March 25 against Robert Morris at 1 p.m. The contest is slated to be the first on ESPN3 from Titan Field this season.
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