By Dave Malchak
Contributing Writer
The St. Bonaventure University women’s lacrosse team won their first game of the season on Saturday against Army West Point. They picked up the narrow win 12-11, and are now 1-2 on the season.
In the first period, the Bonnies jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, getting goals from senior midfielders Taylor Fallon and Mary Maestri.
The teams then swapped 2 goals apiece. Army’s two came from junior attacker Amy Johnston and senior midfielder Erin Jollota, and SBU’s two came via LeighAnn Stauffer, a redshirt senior midfielder, and Rachel Perla, a senior attacker/midfielder, giving Bonaventure the 4-2 edge.
Army subsequently picked up four goals in a row. Trailing by two, the Bonnies netted two goals, one from sophomore midfielder Rylee Arnold and another by Fallon, to tie the game at 6-6.
Then with one second left on the clock, Army’s sophomore midfielder Manuela Cortes scored her third of the first half to give Army a 7-6 lead.
Four minutes into the second half, Stauffer scored again for the Bonnies, which tied the game 7-7.
After going back down by one, the Bonnies went on to score 5 unanswered goals over the next 22 minutes. Those goals came from senior midfielder Scarlet Jaworski, three times, Stauffer, and another from Maestri.
The Bonnies had a 12-8 lead with 3:38 remaining.
But Army came roaring back with three goals in the following minute and a half, two of which came from Cortes again.
This cut St. Bonaventure’s once healthy lead to one with 1:08 remaining in regulation.
However, Johnston turned the ball over late, sealing the win for the Bonnies.
St. Bonaventure will play their first home game on March 4 at 11 a.m., at the Marra Athletics Fields Complex against the Siena Saints.
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