March 14, 2015
Box Score
HARRISBONBURG, Va. - An 11-minute span of six unanswered goals drew the Rutgers women's lacrosse team within three scores of its first ranked win of the season. On the ropes, No. 15/17 James Madison found the cage four times in the final six minutes to win by a 19-15 final, despite a resurgent second half from the Scarlet Knights.
Redshirt senior Lauren Sbrilli (Martinsville, N.J.) tallied three of her five goals during RU's (1-7) unstoppable surge that cut the JMU (7-1) lead to 15-13 with 7:03 remaining in the contest. Sophomore Kristina Dunphey (Hillsborough, N.J.), who posted a hat trick to go with two assists, scored twice during the run.
The Dukes dispelled the potential upset with two goals in a flash at 5:48 from Taylor Gress and 5:27 from Brooks Lawler, bumping their lead up to four. Freshman attacker Kerri Puckhaber (Wantagh, N.Y.) kept the Scarlet Knights within striking distance at the 4:50 mark, scoring the second goal of her four-point performance.
But the Dukes notched two more goals to even the second half scoring distribution at 10-10 for the two teams, ending the game at 19-15. JMU's Betsy Angel led her squad with an eight-point outing, scoring five times and assisting on three Duke goals.
For the second-straight game, goalkeeper Candice Dandridge (Cherry Hill, N.J.) made 10 saves in cage.
Rutgers had a solid day on the draw, besting the Dukes, 19-15. Senior midfielder Jenny Vlahos (Manhasset, N.Y.) aided the effort with a team-high four draw controls, and now has 98 for her career.
Rutgers hosts Hofstra at High Point Solutions Stadium on Wednesday, March 18 at 5 p.m. The contest will be streamed live by RVision on ScarletKnights.com.
Game Notes
•A game after joining RU's 100-point club, Sbrilli came closer to joining the school's 100-goal club. With her team-leading five goals against the Dukes, she now has 92 for her career.
•Kolodny has scored in all eight games and leads RU with 17 goals this season. She has posted at least two goals in seven of eight contests.
•Vlahos is two draw controls away from becoming the fifth Scarlet Knight in program history to reach 100 in her career.
•Puckhaber recorded four points and had a career day with two goals and two assists. She made the first start of her career against the Dukes.
•Dandridge posted another 10-save outing against JMU, and has now reached the double-digit saves mark five times. She entered the contest first in the Big Ten in saves per game.
•Dunphey had a hat trick to go with two assists. The three goals tied a career-high, while her five points set a new career benchmark.
•Sophomore Macy Scott (Toms River, N.J.) set new career-highs in goals (two) and draw controls (two).
•James Madison avenged an 8-7 loss last season to Rutgers to take a 2-1 series lead.
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