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9
HOW HOW 0-4
19
Winner Radford RAD 2-2
HOW HOW
0-4
9
Final
19
Radford RAD
2-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
HOW HOW 2 2 2 3 9
Radford RAD 4 4 3 8 19

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Second Half Push Vaults Lacrosse Over Howard

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+.
 
Follow Women's Lacrosse on Social Media
For more information on the Radford Women's Lacrosse team follow @RadfordWLAX on X and Instagram, as well as Radford Women's Lacrosse on Facebook.
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