LAKELAND, Fla. – The No. 7 Florida Southern College women's lacrosse team concluded the 2021 regular season with a resounding 19-4 defeat of No. 8 Tampa on Friday night, at Moccasin Field. With a 9-1 record, the Mocs now await the NCAA Division II NCAA Championship Field announcement on Sunday, May 9, at 8:30 p.m., streamed live at NCAA.com.
Florida Southern jumped out to a 12-1 lead in the first half tonight and never looked back.
HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Half
- Lizzy Lynch opened the scoring at the 28:32 mark, with an unassisted goal.
- Hailey Daleo and Olivia Manghisi followed, and the Mocs were up 3-0.
- After a Tampa goal, the Mocs reeled off nine straight goals to take a 12-1 lead.
- The teams then traded goals, with FSC taking a 13-2 lead at the break.
- Daleo scored all five of her goals in the first half, as Maliah Benedetto scored all three of her goals in the half. Krystal Beebe did the same, with both of her goals coming in the first 30 minutes of play.
2nd Half
- Florida Southern outscored Tampa 6-2 in the second half, including five of the last six goals of the game.
- Lynch and Marina Jozokos each had a pair of goals in the second half, with Jozokos' final tally coming with eleven seconds remaining in the game.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Patricia Werker played the entire game in goal for Florida Southern, making six saves to run her record to a perfect 7-0 on the season.
- The 15-goal margin of victory over Tampa tonight matches the largest victory FSC has ever had over the Spartans. Back in April of 2015, the Mocs defeated the Spartans 22-7. FSC was ranked No. 5 in the country that day, while Tampa was unranked.
- Jozokos now has 28 assists in the season to not only lead the team, but it is the tenth highest single season total in school history. She surpassed her own mark of 25, set in 2019, for tenth place.
UP NEXT
The Mocs now await the NCAA Division II NCAA Championship Field announcement on Sunday, May 9, at 8:30 p.m., streamed live at NCAA.com.
