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W. Lax upsets No. 18 W&M
Bryan Ruff
Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: Sports
The women's lacrosse team has had a rough time in CAA play this season. It dropped its first three conference games of the year losing to Hofstra, Delaware and Towson.
April 11 however, was a completely different story for the Dragons.
Jessica Bill scored five goals and captain Gwenna Johnson added four goals and one assist as Drexel used an offensive outburst to upset No. 18 William & Mary 17-6 Apr. 11 at Vidas Field.
"I think our attack has started to relax and really played well together," senior midfielder Sarah Carter, who spent most of the game on the sideline nursing a hamstring injury, said.
The Dragons (9-5, 1-3 CAA) got down early as the Tribe (6-7, 2-1) scored two quick goals, the second at the 22:29 mark, but just 40 seconds later Johnson got Drexel on the scoreboard- and the goals just kept coming.
The Dragons scored nine of the next 10 goals and took a 10-3 lead to the half after Johnson scored on a free position shot with 3:05 remaining.
William & Mary once again scored the first two goals of the second half, cutting the lead to five, but Drexel responded with four straight, two by Katie Bradley, to increase its advantage to 14-5. Mariana Uribe tallied with 2:26 left giving the Dragons their largest lead of 11.
Bradley, who scored three times and handed out two assists, believed having the right attitude was a key to the win.
"Once we play and have fun, we flow better," Bradley said.
Carter sensed the team had a different demeanor going in.
"I can't say for sure that anything changed in the locker room before the game, but just the demeanor of the team going out on the field was different from the previous two games," Carter said.
Defensively Drexel was certainly at its best.
The Dragon's limited the Tribe to just 15 shots, the lowest total William & Mary has registered this season.
It was the second time Drexel had limited its opponent to just 15 shots.
The Dragons held Villanova to the same total back on Feb. 27.
"[Our] defense has stepped up their game too," Carter said. "I don't know if it is because the attack has stepped it up a notch or if the attack stepped up as a result of the defensive stands, either way the individual effort from the entire defense has proven to be a hard barrier to break."
Junior goalie Lauren Labella made six saves in the win.
Drexel outshot William & Mary 46-15 and allowed just four shots in the second half.
April 11 however, was a completely different story for the Dragons.
Jessica Bill scored five goals and captain Gwenna Johnson added four goals and one assist as Drexel used an offensive outburst to upset No. 18 William & Mary 17-6 Apr. 11 at Vidas Field.
"I think our attack has started to relax and really played well together," senior midfielder Sarah Carter, who spent most of the game on the sideline nursing a hamstring injury, said.
The Dragons (9-5, 1-3 CAA) got down early as the Tribe (6-7, 2-1) scored two quick goals, the second at the 22:29 mark, but just 40 seconds later Johnson got Drexel on the scoreboard- and the goals just kept coming.
The Dragons scored nine of the next 10 goals and took a 10-3 lead to the half after Johnson scored on a free position shot with 3:05 remaining.
William & Mary once again scored the first two goals of the second half, cutting the lead to five, but Drexel responded with four straight, two by Katie Bradley, to increase its advantage to 14-5. Mariana Uribe tallied with 2:26 left giving the Dragons their largest lead of 11.
Bradley, who scored three times and handed out two assists, believed having the right attitude was a key to the win.
"Once we play and have fun, we flow better," Bradley said.
Carter sensed the team had a different demeanor going in.
"I can't say for sure that anything changed in the locker room before the game, but just the demeanor of the team going out on the field was different from the previous two games," Carter said.
Defensively Drexel was certainly at its best.
The Dragon's limited the Tribe to just 15 shots, the lowest total William & Mary has registered this season.
It was the second time Drexel had limited its opponent to just 15 shots.
The Dragons held Villanova to the same total back on Feb. 27.
"[Our] defense has stepped up their game too," Carter said. "I don't know if it is because the attack has stepped it up a notch or if the attack stepped up as a result of the defensive stands, either way the individual effort from the entire defense has proven to be a hard barrier to break."
Junior goalie Lauren Labella made six saves in the win.
Drexel outshot William & Mary 46-15 and allowed just four shots in the second half.
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