Nine Goal First Half Leads No. 18 Dragons to Victory over Navy

Wednesday, April 7

Annapolis, Md.

5 p.m.

Drexel University

9-1

Navy

4-2

Drexel

Navy

Nine Goal First Half Leads No. 18 Dragons to Victory over Navy

4/7/2021 7:08:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

ANNAPOLIS, MD - The No. 18 Drexel women's lacrosse team handed the No. 21 Navy Midshipmen their second loss of the season in a dominant offensive performance. The Dragons nine-goal first half helped them on their way to a 17-8 victory to improve to 9-1 on the season.

OVERVIEW
* The Dragons offense got to work early, putting their first score on the board in the opening 30 seconds of the game. Drexel's leading scorer Karson Harris sank her 37^th goal of the season at 29:29. Teammate Corinne Bednarik continued to keep the Mids defense on their toes, with a score of her own three minutes later.
* Harris netted her second of the day on an assist from Colleen Grady. The senior midfielder opened the door for teammates Lucy Schneidereith and Cara Moreau to post a pair of goals only a minute apart to open the Dragons lead to five.
* Drexel had four athletes tally two goals in the first half, while also scoring three straight goals in less than three minutes.
* Grady found her groove in the final minutes of the half, sinking back-to-back goals to add to her two assists. The senior completed the hat-trick at 16:37 in the second.
* A six-goal second half by the Mids closed the gap to the smallest margin since the 13-minute mark of the first half but the Dragons offense kept pushing back.
* Schneidereith found the back of the net three more times in the second to lead the Dragons in goals with five. The Schneidereith sisters were a dominant duo in the second half as Jamie Schneidereith found two goals of her own as well.
* Bennett gave Drexel the advantage they needed in net, recording 11 saves through 60 minutes.

HIGHLIGHTS
* The Dragons victory marks their fourth straight win.
* Grady's five points moved her past the 200^th career points mark, only the third player in program history to do so.
* Schneidereith led the day with five goals on nine total shots. This is the third time this season that Schneidereith has recorded a five-goal game. The senior also added two ground balls and one caused turnover.
* Grady, Schneidereith and Harris each had 3+ goal performances, tallying 12 of the Dragon's 17 points. Harris had a team-high five ground balls and four draw controls.
* Jamie Schneidereith and Bednarik each found the back of the net twice.

BY THE NUMBERS
* The Dragons outshot the Mids 38-30, while completing 21-25 clears.
* With the win, Drexel caps off its non-conference slate with an 8-1 record.
* The Dragons grabbed 23 ground balls to the Mids 17, allowing their offense more opportunities at the net.
* Gil Eby led the Mids offense with three goals, two of which came in the teams six goal second half.

NEXT UP
Drexel has a short hiatus before resuming play on home turf on Sunday, Apr. 18. The Dragons will go head-to-head with conference opponent Hofstra University at 1 p.m.