March 22, 2013

Box Score

Duquesne's lacrosse team used a career-best eight goal performance from Amanda Kidder to capture a 22-4 victory over visiting Niagara Friday afternoon on Rooney Field. Kidder's eight goals were one shy of the Duquesne school record.

The Purple Eagles scored the first goal of the game but the Dukes tallied the next nine for a 9-1 advantage with 16:32 remaining in the first half. The Eagles scored the next two goals to cut the DU lead to 9-3 before the Red and Blue rattled off four straight scores to extend the lead to 10. The teams each scored one more time in the half for a 14-4 Duquesne halftime lead. The Dukes outshot NU, 28-7 in the half.

Duquesne was even more efficient in the second half, scoring eight goals on 11 shots and holding Niagara without a goal.

Other top goal-scorers were Clare Hurley, Caitlin Prince and Haley Marafioti with three goals each and Morgan Matz with two goals.

Lib Lowry contributed a career-best five assists while Matz added three and Kidder and Marafioti chipped in two each.

Kristen Gregory made four saves in goal to capture her third win.

The Dukes return to action on Tuesday, March 26 as they travel to Bucknell for a 4:00 pm contest.