April 11, 2008

Box Score

OLEAN, N.Y. - Kat's McNish's goal in overtime gave the Duquesne lacrosse team a 10-9 win at St. Bonaventure Friday afternoon. Sarah Carson scored a career-best with a game-high five goals and Caitlin Carducci made a personal-best 14 saves as the Dukes improved to 5-8, 2-2 on the season.

Trailing 1-0, a pair of Carson goals 70 seconds apart gave the Dukes their first lead with 19 minutes remaining in the first half.

The Bonnies would tie the score, but DU would take a 5-3 lead after three consecutive goals from Shannon Hadaway, Carson and Sarah Cates.

Ashley Wood would score Duquesne's final goal of the half at the 13:25 mark, as the Dukes hung onto a 6-5 halftime lead.

Carson opened the second half with her fourth goal of the match before the Bonnies' Keri Vito found the back of the net two times in 66 seconds to tie the game at 7-7. The Dukes regained the lead on Meghan Frederick's unassisted goal, but consecutive goals from Vito and Christine Hanley gave SBU a 9-8 advantage with 4:13 left.

With 57 remaining in regulation, Carson put the ball past St. Bonaventure keeper Eboni Preston to tie the score at 9-9. The match would go into overtime.

McNish, the current Atlantic 10 co-player of the week, ended the match with a goal in the first overtime period as DU improved to 7-2 all-time against SBU.

Cupples Stadium will be the venue for the Dukes' next match - Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. against Saint Joseph's. .