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O'Connell
6
Delaware State DSU 0-1
24
Winner Radford RAD 2-2
Delaware State DSU
0-1
6
Final
24
Radford RAD
2-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Delaware State DSU 3 3 6
Radford RAD 13 11 24

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

RADFORD SCORES 24 GOALS IN ROUT OF DELAWARE STATE



GAME INFORMATION
Score: Radford 24, Delaware State 6
Records: Highlanders (2-2) | Hornets (0-1)
Location: Radford, Va. (Cupp Stadium)
 
RADFORD, Va. – Led by Colleen O'Connell's 10 points, Radford women's lacrosse scored a program-high 24 goals on Saturday afternoon and defeated Delaware State, 24-6, at Cupp Stadium.
 
The dynamic duo of Emma Rogers and O'Connell struck again as Radford (2-2) put up 36 points against Delaware State (0-1) after setting the record just two games ago. The two combined for 18 total points as O'Connell recorded a team-high 10, which is a single-game record and Rogers added eight. O'Connell had five assists – a single-game record – and scored five goals, while Rogers scored seven goals – a single-game record – and assisted on one goal.
 
The Hornets struck first in the game as Kayla Yurkanin scored on a free position shot with 23:21 to go in the first half, but the Highlanders scored their first goal just 17 seconds later as Rogers connected on a free position shot and tied it up at one.
 
Radford added five more goals and controlled a 6-1 lead before Delaware State scored again, making it 6-2 with 14:56 to play in the first half. The Highlanders scored seven of the final eight goals and went into halftime with a 13-3 lead, which is the largest Highlander halftime lead this season.
 
Delaware scored three of the first four goals of the second half and cut the Highlander lead to eight – 14-6 – with 23:56 remaining in the game. Adrian Rius made sure the Hornets would not cut the lead anymore as she Carley Craddock found her for a goal that started a 10-0 run to end the game and put it well out of reach.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
•  As a team, Radford took 41 shots, totaled 36 points, corralled 23 draws and held its opponent to the fewest shots attempted (16) and fewest goals scored (6), all of which set single-game records in school history.
•  Of the 41 shots taken, 33 were on goal for a .804 shot on goal percentage.
•  Colleen O'Connell picked up five goals and five assists, which totaled to 10 points. The assists and points is the most scored by a player in a game at Radford.
•  Emma Rogers scored seven goals, which is a program-high. She leads the team with 12 goals this season.
•  Adrian Rius had a team-high eight draw controls and scored three goals.
•  Eight players scored at least one goal for the Highlanders. Emily Kowalik scored her first goal as a Highlander and ended with three.
•  Callie Bonnel picked up a career-high five ground balls, as the Highlanders scooped up 29. Shelby Merchant, Lindsey Carroll and Kowalik recorded four each.
•  Jenny Davis recorded her first start at goalkeeper and picked up her first victory as she picked up two saves.
•  Radford had 19 players see action on the field in today's game.
 
QUOTABLE
"Today's game was a great example of how much we've improved as a team in a year. Last year we lost to Delaware State and this year we were able to control the pace and come away with a dominant victory. It's exciting to see so many players in the scoring column. Now we begin our focus on a tough three-game spring break stretch." ~ Radford head coach, Haley Marvine.

UP NEXT
Radford will have a quick turnaround and host St. Bonaventure at Cupp Stadium on Monday at 1 p.m., as they look to go for the first winning streak in program history.
 
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