PITTSBURGH – The Duquesne lacrosse team fell 17-11 to Saint Francis on Saturday afternoon at Rooney Field.
The Red Flash (1-2) were led by Brooke Lacey, who scored seven goals to power past the Dukes (2-2). After
Chelsea Evans opened the scoring in the first minute, Saint Francis responded with five straight goals and never relinquished the lead.
Duquesne put together a 3-0 run in the fourth quarter, with
Corinne Webb scoring twice and Evans adding another to pull within three. However, the Red Flash answered with four consecutive goals to put the game out of reach.
Webb finished with four goals for the second straight game.
Emma Raines and Evans each recorded hat tricks, while Evans also tallied two assists for a five-point performance.
Mackenzie Leszczynski extended her scoring streak to 20 games with a goal and two assists.
Gracin Emerson dished out a game-high four assists to bring her early season total to nine through four games.
Saint Francis goalkeeper Taylor Coughlin made nine saves as Duquesne outshot SFU 31-28. Dukes goalkeepers
Megan LaBorne and
Korrigan Sweeney split time in net, with LaBorne playing 23:39 and making two saves, while Sweeney logged 36:21 with four saves.
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"All credit goes to Saint Francis for showing up and playing an outstanding game. We were on our heels from almost the beginning of the game and never truly settled in. Even though we played slightly better in the second half, the hole we had dug was too deep to overcome.
Our focus remains on preparing to compete in the A-10. Saint Francis exposed areas of our game that need to be improved if we expect to win in conference play. We will focus our attention on those aspects in practice this week to ensure we are well prepared for Mercyhurst on Thursday," said head coach Tracy Coyne.
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Duquesne continues its three-game homestand Thursday, hosting Mercyhurst at 2 p.m. at Rooney Field.
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