Box Score LAKELAND, Fla. – The No. 5 Florida Southern College women's lacrosse team took on Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday afternoon. The Mocs used a pair of 7-0 runs in the first half en route to a 20-5 victory over the Sailfish. The Mocs are 4-0 on the season, 3-0 in the Sunshine State Conference, while PBA drops to 1-2 overall, and 1-2 in the SSC.
Sophomore attack
Hailey Daleo and freshman attack
Madison Tare had four goals each to pace the Mocs, while seniors
Catherine DeKorte and
Marina Jozokos each tallied three goals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Half
- For the first time this season the Mocs struck first as DeKorte put the home team up 1-0 on a free position attempt. PBA's Kiki Cinotti would tie the game at 1-1 nearly 30 seconds later as she capitalized on her free position attempt.
- However, from that point forward it was all Florida Southern as they would go on a 7-0 run with goals from Jozokos, Maliah Benedetto, Sarah Grady (2), Daleo (2), and DeKorte to make it an 8-1 game.
- The Sailfish would get one back for their second of the first half. Then the Mocs would go one another 7-0 run that to close out the first half. During this stretch in the first half the Tare would tally two of her four goals.
- Southern would take a 15-2 lead in to the halftime break.
2nd Half
- The Mocs would pick up right where they left off in the first half as they extend their 7-0 run to an 11-0 run that saw goals from Jozokos, Lizzy Lynch, Sam O'Neill and a Tare.
- PBA would put together a 3-1 run over the final 13 minutes of the game but it was not enough.
- Freshman attack Elise Alders would collect her first collegiate point as she assisted on Tare's fourth goal of the day.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Florida Southern outshot Palm Beach Atlantic, 36-13.
- PBA turned the ball over 16 times as FSC had 7. The Mocs had 11 groundballs, to six by the Sailfish.
- Both teams were assessed a yellow card in the first half as each team would capitalize on the oppositions penalty.
- Florida Southern leads the SSC in goals scored, averaging 16.75.
UP NEXT
The Mocs will continue its three game home stand, as they welcome in Rollins on Friday, April 9, and Lynn on Wednesday, April 14.
