PHILADELPHIA -- Graduate
Tala Marzooq (Manama, Bahrain) and freshman midfielder
Tiana Cipot (No. Brunswick, N..J.) scored four goals each and sophomore midfielder
Megan Molinelli (East Windsor, N.J.) had two, including the clincher with under 2:00 left, lifting Caldwell Women's Lacrosse to a 12-10 win at Chestnut Hill in a non-league contest at Victory Field.
The win was the first for Caldwell head coach
Amanda Picozzi.
The Cougars (1-1) got off to a fast start, scoring five of the game's first six goals, including two each by Cipot and Marzooq sandwiched around one by sophomore midfielder Megan Korzevinski (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) for the lead after one quarter. After CHC (1-3) battled back to within 6-4, th Cougars scored four straight, two more by Marzooq and one each by Cipot and Molinelli for a 10-6 lead.
The hosts again rallied, getting within 11-10 with 2:15 left and had a one-up advantage, but Molinelli won the ensuing draw, taking the ball near midfield, splitting the defense and lifted a shot over the goalkeeper's stick for the final tally.Â
Soph GK
Serena Barra (Cranford, N.J.) made 12 saves to earn the victory, facing 30 shots in all.
Graduate midfielder
Janea Kelty (West Milford, N.J.) had the Cougars' only two assists on the day. CU next visits Georgian Court on Saturday in Lakewood, N.J.