Dragons Net 18 in Season Opening Win Against Wagner

Saturday, February 12

Philadelphia, Pa

12 p.m.

Drexel University

1-0

Wagner

0-1

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
WAGNER	1	2	2	2	7
Drexel	1	6	7	4	18

Dragons Net 18 in Season Opening Win Against Wagner

2/12/2022 2:12:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Drexel rallied behind a seven goal third quarter for its first victory of the year over Wagner, 18-7. The Dragons saw scores from nine different players, led by Lucy Schneidereith and Colleen Grady who combined for seven goals and four assists.

Grady's first assist of the day marked her 100th career assist, making her the first player in program history to record 100+ career goals and 100+ career assists.

Both teams got off to a slow start offensively, holding each other to one goal a piece through the first quarter. Sophomore midfielder Maddie Fowler put the Dragons on the board first with a free position goal at the 13-minute mark.

Drexel's offense caught fire in the second, sinking six unanswered goals. Grady, Corinne Bednarik and Hayleigh Simpson each recorded two goals, giving Drexel a 7-3 advantage heading into the second half.

Lucy Schneidereith was the Dragons silent weapon in the third, netting three straight goals in a two-minute period. The senior midfielder went on to lead Drexel with four goals and two assists on the day.

Grady completed her 24^th career hat trick in epic fashion, sinking an unassisted goal on a breakaway opportunity with 10 seconds left on the clock in the third. Four other Dragons recorded a two-goal day including Bednarik, Karson Harris, Allison Drake and Hayleigh Simpson.

Harris, Maura Cissel and Claire Jarema came up big on the defensive end, tallying three caused turnovers a piece.

After missing her junior season to injury, Lindsey Dean capped off a successful season opener with a goal in the final minute for an even 18 total goals on the day for the Dragons.

With the victory, Kim Hillier gets her first win as head coach of the Dragons.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

Drexel held a heavy advantage in shots, out-shooting Wagner 44-15 (33-12 SOG).
The Dragons had assists on seven of their 18 goals.
Drexel forced 16 caused turnovers while pressuring the Seahawks to 24 total turnovers on the day.
The Dragons did a nice job in the circle, holding a slight 16-13 edge in draw controls.
Drexel also held an advantage in ground balls, picking up 16 to the Seahawks 13. Harris and Cissel each grabbed a team high four ground balls.
The Dragons defense shined in the 8-meter, holding Wagner to only four total free position shots.
Harris had the most well-rounded performance against the Seahawks, producing three points on two goals and an assists while grabbing four grounds balls, forcing three caused turnovers and winning five draw controls.

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH KIM HILLIER
"Today was a great team win overall. Despite getting off to a slow start offensively, our leaders really stepped up when we needed them to. Offensively, having nine different goal scorers is exciting and is definitely a testament to the strength of this team from top to bottom. The difference maker for us today was hands down our defensive unit. With 16 caused turnovers, they provided our offense with countless opportunities to capitalize on."

UP NEXT
The Dragons return to action on Wednesday as they host No. 25 Penn State at Vidas Field. The opening draw is set for 3 p.m. and will be streamed on FloLive.