April 30, 2015 Box Score|
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The Rutgers women's lacrosse team dropped a 17-7 game against No. 20/20 Ohio State Thursday evening in the Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament Quarterfinals at High Point Solutions Stadium. Senior attacker Melissa Arthur (Marlton, N.J.) sparked the attack with two goals, as redshirt senior midfielder Lauren Sbrilli (Martinsville, N.J.) added a goal and an assist.
With the win over the fifth-seeded Scarlet Knights, No. 4 Ohio State advances to play No. 1 Maryland Friday evening in the second semifinal contest. The Buckeyes' matchup with the Terrapins will begin 35 minutes after No. 2 Penn State and No. 3 Northwestern wrap up the first semifinal, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Northwestern defeated No. 6 Michigan, 13-9, in the first quarterfinal Thursday to advance.
Both Friday games will air on national television on Big Ten Network. Joe Beninati and Courtney Connor will call the action live.
Also scoring for Rutgers against the Buckeyes were junior attackers Halley Barnes (Garnet Valley, Pa.) and Kim Kolodny (Farmingdale, N.Y.), and rookie Joanna Reilly (Spring Lake, N.J.). Redshirt senior defender Hollie DiMuro (West Babylon, N.Y.) had a solid game defensively with four caused turnovers and a pair of draw controls.
Senior goalie Candice Dandridge (Cherry Hill, N.J.) made six saves in the defeat.
OSU was led by Katie Chase, who scored four goals on six shots. Rainey Hodgson and Kelsea Ayers each posted hat tricks for the Buckeyes.
For more information on the inaugural Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Tournament, including ticket, broadcast and schedule information, visit the tournament central page here.
Game Notes
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27 different Scarlet Knights saw the field Thursday, tying the season-high for participation.
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Arthur tied her career-high with two goals and posted her first multi-goal effort this season.
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With a goal and an assist Thursday, Sbrilli closed her career 14th on RU's all-time points list. Her career points total of 129 was one shy of tying Amy Horne (1982-85) and Rita Sweeney (1984-87) for 13th all-time.
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Elliott tied her career-high with three ground balls.
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DiMuro tied her career-high with four caused turnovers, her second consecutive game with four CTs. The redshirt senior ends her career second in RU's all-time record books with 90 caused turnovers.
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