Lacrosse defeated Youngstown State University 15-11 at home Friday, marking their second-consecutive win and bringing their season record to 7-6.
After trailing 5-1 in the first period, GW took off on a 9-1 run and didn’t let up for the rest of the game. Graduate student attack Katie Fullowan and senior attack Everly Kessler led the team in the match with four goals each.
After finishing last year with a 4-13 record, the Revolutionaries have improved this season to hover around .500, holding a winning record with just four games left to play. After starting conference play 0-5, the team picked up its first win against Atlantic 10 opponent George Mason 15-8 on March 29.
Junior attack Emma Curry started the scoring less than 45 seconds into the game to put the Revs on the board. The Penguins hammered back, notching five goals in less than 10 minutes to build an early lead. With just three seconds left in the quarter, Curry got GW in the scoring column once again to bring the deficit to 5-2.
Following two more GW goals to start the second, Youngstown State scored once more, bringing the score to 6-4. Fullowan netted another GW goal before halftime, and the team entered the break down 6-5.
Immediately out of halftime, GW embarked on a scoring rampage, scoring five straight goals to build a 10-6 lead. Fullowan led the way during this run with two goals of her own, while Kessler contributed a goal and an assist.
Fullowan and Kessler stand as the team’s top two goal scorers, with 32 and 24 on the year, respectively. This puts them just behind Curry, who leads the team with 35 goals this season.
The Penguins managed one goal near the end of the quarter, but Kessler and Fullowan both answered back to start the fourth, adding one goal apiece. GW responded again to a Youngstown State goal with three of their own, bringing the score to 15-8.
While Youngstown State closed out the game with three unanswered goals, they were unable to touch the Revs, who came out victorious with a final 15-11. The victory marked the start of their first winning streak since their four-win run to open the season in February.
The Revs will travel down to Virginia to take on the Richmond Spiders for their next game on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.
