Box Score

On Saturday afternoon the women's lacrosse team hosted the Tigers of Holy Family University in the season home opener. The Griffins played through the cold weather conditions and earned an 11-6 victory over the Tigers.
 
The Griffins jumped out to a quick lead scoring five minutes into play with a goal from Rachel Hilbert. The Tigers answered back with a goal a couple minutes later tying the game 1-1 at the 9:46 mark. Hilbert found the back of the net again and Morgan Cain fired one past the keeper to increase the Seton Hill lead 3-1 with 9:43 remaining in the half. The Tigers retaliated with another goal to close the gap on the Griffins 3-2. However, the Griffins managed to score 2 more goals to increase their advantage 5-2 going into halftime.
 
Holy Family tried to make a comeback as they scored the first goal of the second half. The Griffins then entered an offensive spurt scoring 2 goals from Emma Simmers and Emily Fagan making it a 7-3 contest with 24:09 left on the clock. The Tigers managed to outscore the Griffins 3-1 during the next 12 minutes of action to bring the game within reach 8-6 at the 11:03 mark. Seton Hill maintained composure and dominated play during the end of the game scoring 3 more goals and clinching the 11-6 victory.
 
Rachel Hilbert led the Griffins offense with 3 goals and 2 assists. Emily Fagan added 3 goals while Morgan Cain recorded 2 goals. Renee Kania, Alessandra Nicholas, and Emma Simmers all added 1 goal to win. The Griffins now stand at 1-0 overall. Seton Hill will host Mercyhurst next on March 7^th, at 4:00PM