Second Half Push Vaults Lacrosse Over Howard

Wednesday, February 26

Radford, Va.

3:00 PM

Radford University

2-2

Howard

0-4

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
HOW	2	2	2	3	9
Radford	4	4	3	8	19

Photo by: Rob Simmons

2/26/2025 9:53:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford women's lacrosse program used a strong second half performance Wednesday afternoon to pull ahead and defeat Howard 19-9.

KEY STATS

Ava LaManna had another great day in the net recording 15 saves, her second game this season with 15+ saves.
Ten different Highlanders scored goals led by Mady Cheney, Evie Gee and Hannah Hanger who each had three.
Gee was responsible for seven of Radford's 19 points, adding four assists to her three goals.
Cheney and Hanger also led Radford at the draw control, being responsible for nine of the team's 11 won draw controls.
Radford forced 21 Howard turnovers; the second time the Highlanders' defense has forced 20+ turnovers in a game this season.

PLAY BY PLAY
After the visiting Bison took a 1-0 lead to start the game, the Highlanders immediately responded thanks to Kaitlyn Lytton who evened the match 1-1. Howard responded with a goal of their own, but it was Molly O'Brien who tied the game back up and put Radford ahead 3-2 for her third and fourth goals this season.

The Highlanders would tack on one more before the quarter closed thanks to Mady Cheney. Now up 4-2, the Highlanders and Bison traded goals once again to open the second quarter. The second goal by Radford began a 4-0 run for the Highlanders as Hanger, Cheney, Alyssa YYost and Riley Dundee all scored to lead 8-3.

Radford would hold the 8-4 advantage at halftime and kick it into a new gear for the final 30 minutes. A 3-0 scoring run thanks to goals from Hanger and Gee pushed Radford ahead 11-5.

Now ahead 11-6 in the fourth quarter, Gabby DiRenno scored her first goal of the season to put Radford ahead further. That brought forth a slew of Radford goals, three in just one minute, to go up 15-6. The Highlanders offense would keep clicking to the final whistle, holding on for the eventual 19-9 final.

UP NEXT
The Highlanders return to the road for their next contest when they visit the nation's capital and take on George Washington this Saturday, March 1st with a 12 p.m. start on ESPN+.

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