Caldwell, N.J. – The women's lacrosse team topped Caldwell 16-5 at Kiwanis Oval Stadium this afternoon. With the win, the Lions sit at 3-4 on the season while Caldwell drops to 1-2.

How it Happened

• Caldwell opened the scoring with a man-up goal by Meghan Korzevinski.
• Freshman Jenna Italiano evened the score one minute later off a pass from sophomore Ryleigh Zamora. Senior Emma Brazier gave the Lions the lead with a goal of her own just 30 seconds later.
• Freshman Sam Cossaro added a late goal to give the Lions a 3–1 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• Jessica George scored early in the second quarter for the home team to cut the deficit to one.
• Braizer and Zamora traded goals before Brazier netted her third to push ahead 6-2.
• Goals from Cossaro, sophomore Ava Benasutti, and a free position goal from sophomore Cameron Thompson closed out the half with the Lions ahead 9-2.
• Junior Brooke Grossjung opened the third quarter with a goal for the cardinal and white. Thompson followed with her second goal of the game.
• Korzevinski scored on another man-up advantage to break the streak, making it 11-3.
• Zamora and Thompson added goals, both completing a hat trick to give Molloy a 14-3 lead heading into the final frame.
• Freshman Peyton Naus opened the fourth with back-to-back free position goals in the first four minutes of play.
• Korzeinski netted her third goal of the contest before Addison Torok capped off the scoring, 16-5.

Top Performances

• Thompson led the offense as she matched a career-best five points with a career-high four goals and an assist.
• Braizer (3 goals, 1 assist) and Zamora (2 goals, 2 assists) each recorded four points.
• Naus finished with two goals and dished out an assist, while Benasutti tallied one goal and two assists.
• Italiano and Grossjung each contributed one goal and one assist.
• Cossaro added two goals.
• Sophomore Katie Kofod recorded an assist, picked up a game-high three ground balls, and caused two turnovers.
• Zamora controlled a career-high 14 draws.
• Junior Samantha Heuer made two saves in net, while junior Nicole Schaumloffel added another.
• The Lions offense out shot the Cougars 43 to 8, with 29 shots being on target.

Up Next
The Lions are back home on Saturday (Mar. 21) to host Southern Connecticut State University before heading into conference play. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m.