Women's Lacrosse Makes Program History with First Win

Friday, February 24

Radford, Va.

1 p.m.

Xavier University

0-2

Radford

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Xavier

Radford

Women's Lacrosse Makes Program History with First Win

02.24.23 | Women's Lacrosse

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Xavier defeats Radford, 15-14, to pick up the first win in program history

By: Dianna Lewis, Xavier Athletic Communications

RADFORD, Va. - Xavier women's lacrosse earns the first win in program history with the 15-14 victory over Radford.

The Musketeers advance to 1-2 (0-0 BIG EAST) while the Highlanders fall to 0-4 (0-0 Big South).

Xavier jumped out of the gate and secured a 2-0 lead early in the game. Both the Musketeers and the Highlanders went on five-goal scoring runs throughout the second and third quarters to tie the game, 10-10, heading into the last quarter. The final push for the victory came when Xavier outscored Radford, 5-4, in the fourth quarter.

NOTABLES

• Lola Mancuso posted four total goals in the contest, tying her career high. The freshman attacker went 4-for-6 on her shooting and picked up two groundballs and her first career caused turnover.

• Freshman midfielder Erin Berls posted a new career high in goals with three against the Highlanders, two of the three being free-position goals.

• Riley Halloran earned her first Xavier career assist in the third quarter off of a Mancuso goal. The graduate attacker posted two goals, two assists and one draw control for the Musketeers.

• Freshman goalkeeper Marina Piszczor put up seven saves against the Highlanders and picked up two groundballs.

• Five Musketeers earned their first career goal in the contest - freshman midfielder Katelyn McDonnell, freshman midfielder Julia Kogan, junior midfielder Sawyer Walker, freshman attacker Natalie Ellis and freshman midfielder Soph Coan.

• Graduate midfielder Jessica Harrison earned her first Xavier career goal as well as recorded two draw controls, two groundballs and one caused turnover.

• Freshman defender, Sydney Saba, led the Musketeer's defense with five groundballs and one caused turnovers, earning the team and game high for groundballs.

• The Musketeers totaled 15 goals, five assists, 21 groundballs, 15 draw controls and 11 caused turnovers.

UP NEXT

Xavier women's lacrosse continues on the road to Farmville, Va., where they will face Longwood on Sunday at 12 p.m.

QUOTING COACH DECKER

Today, our Musketeers made history on that field. We came up against a very similar game to the week before and we executed the changes we needed to turn the tide. We proved that we are determined to rise, to grow. And that is the game changing difference: growth!

We had some tough breaks, like any good game will give you, but the response our players showed was to fight harder. So many players put their names on the board for the first time. And every single player from goal to goal to bench to injuries players, every single one of them won that game.

I wanted to give a huge shout to my assistant coach, Grace Beshlian. She put her heart and soul on the sidelines today. Her dedication to the players and her relationship with our team was a stabilizing factor to push us to the win. She stepped up in a big way and we wouldn't have gotten this win without her.

Lastly, I want to thank Xavier Nation. You've supported us every step of the way since our program was announced a year and a half ago. We are so grateful. Glad we were able to bring home the W for X today.