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LANCASTER, PA – Attacker Kiki Foster (Sr., Denver, CO/Kent Denver) scored four goals and handed out an assist as the #10 ranked Franklin & Marshall College women’s lacrosse team stopped Drew University 12-5 in non-conference women’s lacrosse at Sponaugle-Williamson Field. The win snaps a four game losing streak by Franklin & Marshall to Drew as the Diplomats last defeated the Rangers 19-4 on March 30, 1996 in Madison, New Jersey. The Diplomats and Foster wasted little time in taking the lead as midfielder Kelly Cassels (Jr., Downingtown, PA/Great Valley) fed a pass to Foster on the left side of the cage for a 1-0 lead thirty seconds into the game. Franklin & Marshall expanded the lead to 3-0 as midfielder Shannon Summers (Fr., North Wales, PA/The Hill School) scored off feeds from attacker Catherine Onnen (So., Lutherville, MD/St. Paul’s School for Girls) and Foster at 26:10 and 25.51, respectively, to force the Rangers to take a timeout. Following the break, the Diplomats continued to score as attacker Jen Pritchard (Fr., Media, PA/Penncrest) buried a feed from Onnen into the upper left corner of the cage for a 4-0 lead before Foster finished a pass from Cassels into the upper right corner of the goal at 6:45 for a 5-0 lead. The Rangers broke through 21 seconds later as midfielder Courtney Cunningham threaded a pass to attacker Kaity Ryan to trim the margin back to 5-1. However, Franklin & Marshall carried a five goal lead into halftime as midfielder Sarah Meisenberg (Fr., Severna Park, MD/Severn School) weaved through the Rangers’ defense for an unassisted tally with 29 seconds left in the first half and a 6-1 lead at intermission. Franklin & Marshall pushed the lead out to eight goals in the opening 10 minutes of the second half as Foster scored on an assist from Onnen with 28:34 to play before tallying a free position goal at 23:36. Midfielder Brenna Dolphin (Jr., Wilmington, DE/Archmere Academy) added an unassisted score less than three minutes later at the 20:13 mark for a 9-1 lead. Drew trimmed the lead back to six goals, however, as Ryan and Cunningham scored unassisted goals at 19:44 and 18:36, respectively, but F&M netted three goals in a span of 1:50 from 16:02 to 14:12 to take a nine-goal lead. Midfielder Allison Solomon (Fr., Damascus, MD/Academy of the Holy Cross) scored on an assist from Summers at 16:02, Onnen put in an assist from Pritchard at 15:09 and Meisenberg registered an unassisted goal at 14:12 as the Diplomats jumped out to a 12-3 lead to coast to the win. The Rangers closed the gap to five goals in the closing minutes of the game as Ryan scored off an assist from Cunningham at 6:10 and Cunningham put in a free position goal at 1:54 for the 12-5 final score. In goal, Kamissa Mort (Sr., Ashton, MD/Sandy Spring) made seven saves on 19 shots to earn the win, while Drew’s Casey O’Brien stopped 18 of the Diplomats 43 shots. Franklin & Marshall (4-0, 0-0 Centennial Conference) will continue the season on March 25 at Haverford College in the Centennial Conference season opener. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. Score by Half 1-2 - Final
Drew (1-4) 1-4 - 5
#10 Franklin & Marshall (4-0) 6-6 - 12 Goals:
Franklin & Marshall: Kiki Foster (4), Shannon Summers (2), Sarah Meisenberg (2), Jen Pritchard (1), Brenna Dolphin (1), Allison Solomon (1), Catherine Onnen (1)
Drew: Kaity Ryan (3), Courtney Cunningham (2) Assists:
Franklin & Marshall: Catherine Onnen (3), Kelly Cassels (2), Kiki Foster (1), Shannon Summers (1), Jen Pritchard (1)
Drew: Courtney Cunningham (2) Shots: F&M 43, Drew 19 Goalies: F&M - Kamissa Mort - 60:00, 7 saves, 5 goals
Drew – Casey O’Brien – 60:00, 18 saves, 12 goals Draw Controls: F&M 13-for-19, Drew 6-for-19 Free Position: F&M 1-for-8, Drew 1-for-7 Clears: F&M 16-for-19, Drew 15-for-24 Ground Balls: F&M 43, Drew 10
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