Women's Lacrosse | March 30, 2024

Box Score PHILADELPHIA – Explorers women's lacrosse dropped their sixth-straight contest, today losing to the high-flying Saint Joseph's Hawks 16-6. La Salle will go to 2-8 on the year, 0-5 in conference play.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The first quarter was largely dominated by the Hawks and sophomore attacker Alexa Capozzoli.
• The attacker came out of the gate firing for SJU, helping them to an early 6-0 lead over the Explorers, adding three goals of her own.
• With just three minutes remaining in the first, the Hawks built a sizeable lead, being up 9-0, and they added one more before the quarter ended to put a running clock into effect.
• The Hawks continued to pile on goals offensively, getting their lead up to 14-0 before the end of the second, with Claudia Steinmetz adding the first goal for La Salle with 33 seconds remaining in the half.
• After another goal from the Hawks, freshman Kate Licciardi added another goal for La Salle, her second career goal.
• The continuation of the second half proved to be better for La Salle as they added five goals in the 30 minutes of play, and only held the Hawks to scoring two goals in the rest of the game, scoreless in the fourth quarter.
• Licciardi added two more goals today, giving her her first career hat trick. This was a career-high day in points and goals for the freshman.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Saint Joseph's had a clear advantage in draw controls, helping them to get the sizeable lead they did in the first half.
• By the end of the game SJU led 15-6 in draw controls, helping them to get their 16 goals on the day.
• Kate Licciardi led La Salle with three goals scored today. Claudia Steinmetz, Gina D'Angelo, and Mackenzie Click each added one goal in the loss.
• Licciardi was among the top scorers in today's game with Capozzoli, Emma O'Neill, and Maddie Yoder each adding three goals for the Hawks.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Explorers will return home next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. to take on the Richmond Spiders. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and can be followed along using the live stats broadcast.