Dragons Tally Season-High 21 Goals in Dominant Win Over William & Mary

Saturday, April 2

Williamsburg, VA

1 PM

Drexel University

7-5, 2-0

William & Mary

4-8, 0-2

Drexel

William & Mary

Dragons Tally Season-High 21 Goals in Dominant Win Over William & Mary

4/2/2022 3:51:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Dragons recorded a season high 21 goals on Saturday afternoon in their dominant victory over William and Mary, 21-10. Drexel improves to 7-5 overall and remains undefeated in conference play with a 2-0 record.

The Dragons put up a collective effort against the Pride tallying scores from nine different players, in addition first career goals from Bridget Finley and Olivia Brenner. Drexel's four leading scorers this season paved the way for an explosive offensive outing against William and Mary as Lucy Schneidereith, Karson Harris, Corinne Bednarik and Colleen Grady each recorded three or more goals on the afternoon.

Zoe Bennett was lights out in net for the Dragons, holding the Tribe to only one goal in the fourth quarter and recording her second highest number of saves in net this season with 14. This is the seventh time this season that Bennett has logged double digit saves.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

With four goals against W&M, Harris moves within five goals of breaking Drexel's career goals record, previously set by Emily Hoesch ('07). Her six total points moves her within two points of becoming one of the top three points scorers in program history.
The Dragons recorded several season highs as a team against the Pride including goals (21), assists (10) and points (31).

Drexel outshot William and Mary 43-30 (32-24 SOG), taking the second highest number of shots on goal this season behind their 36-shot performance against Wagner.
DU had a near perfect day on the clear, completing 19 of 20 attempts.
Harris and Schneidereith fired on net against W&M, each recording a season high eight shots on goal.
Bednarik (7), Harris (5) and Cissel (5) were a triple threat in the opening circle, leading the Dragons to 19 won draws to the Pride's 16.
Drexel covered a lot of ground against W&M, picking up its second highest ground ball total this year with 22.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter – Drexel 5, W&M 3
Grady gave the Dragons an early advantage with back-to-back goals in the 12^th minute. Finley added to DU's lead with her first career goal in the following minute and would later give the Dragons a two-goal advantage in the seventh minute. Schneidereith closed out the first quarter with her first of the day, giving the Dragons a 5-3 lead through one.

Second Quarter – Drexel 10, W&M 6
Bednarik opened what would be a dominant second quarter for the Dragons with a free position goal. Despite the Tribe scoring three consecutive, Drexel muscled its way back with four unanswered goals in the final nine minutes for its largest lead of the day. The Dragons saw scores from four different players including Harris, Schneidereith, Grady and Dean.

Third Quarter – Drexel 17, W&M 9
Harris proved to be the Dragons front runner in the third, sinking back-to-back goals in the opening minute and a fourth later in the quarter, helping the Dragons to a 16-6 lead. Bednarik responded in similar fashion with two goals of her own, becoming the third player to secure a hat trick performance. The Pride found three goals towards the end of the quarter but Simpson closed a seven goal third quarter for the Dragons with her first of the day.

Fourth Quarter – Drexel 21, W&M 10
The Dragons sank four more goals in the fourth with a dynamic offensive effort. Schneidereith found success two more times in the fourth to lead Drexel with five goals on the day. Jarema and Brenner added goals of their own in the final minutes, sealing a 21-10 victory for the Dragons.

Up Next
The Dragons continue their road streak with a matchup at Towson on Saturday, Apr. 9 at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed live on Lacrosse Sports Network.