Women's Lacrosse Routs American, 19-7

Saturday, April 7

Washington, D.C.

11 AM

Boston University

5-6, 2-3PL

American

3-9, 0-4PL

Boston University

American

Photo by: Peyton Williams

April 7, 2018 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score Box Score

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Boston University women's lacrosse team used a balance all-around effort to rout American, 19-7, Saturday afternoon at Jacobs Field.

10 Terriers got on the scoreboard, led by four-goal outputs from Ava Barry and Avery Donahoe. Donahoe also recorded her 100th career point in the first half as part of a five-point afternoon.

Kaitlin Belval and Tonianne Magnelli dominated on the draw, as each won seven decisions, while Christine Laible and Bianca Smith each stopped four shots.

How It Happened

Donahoe netted the first goal 24 seconds in and Caroline English went upper 90 three minutes later to kick start the offense.
Freshmen Emily Vervlied and Ryann Gaffney laced back-to-back goals before Mathews capped a 3-0 run in a 42-second span to push the lead to 5-0 with 19:08 remaining in the half.
American got on the board before Donahoe answered on the ensuing possession to reclaim the five-goal advantage.
The Eagles slotted back-to-back scores to make it a 6-3 game with 13:07 in the half.
Gaffney, Donahoe and Kaitlin Belval spurted another scoring streak for the Terriers, as the trio pushed three straight goals in a 54-second span.
Ava Barry and Kailey Conry connected for back-to-back scores, while Catherine McAuley buried a free position shot right before the half as BU held the upper hand at 13-4 at the break.
Donahoe started the second half with her fourth score of the contest to put the running clock on.
BU would cruise in the second half, outscoring the Eagles 6-3.

Game Notes

Donahoe has 78 goals and 25 assists in her career and currently leads the team with 27 goals this season.
Barry also stayed hot on offense as she tallied her second straight four-goal game and set a career-high with seven points.
Belval continues to be outstanding on the draw as she won seven decisions for the second straight game.
For the game, the Terriers held a 20-7 advantage in draw controls, including a 15-2 advantage in the first half.
Conry handed out six assists on the afternoon. The sophomore has recorded 14 helpers over the past two contests.
BU's defense surrendered a season-low seven goals and forced two shot clock violations.
The Terriers improved to 5-0 against the Eagles and the 12-goal margin of victory marked the most lopsided result in the series.

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