Lacrosse

Lacrosse Wins Second Straight with 14-7 Victory Over Columbia

Box Score

The American University lacrosse team picked up its second straight win of the season with a 14-7 victory over Columbia on Saturday afternoon. Kimberly Collins led the Eagles with five goals and one assist in the game.

American (2-0) opened the game with three straight goals from Collins, Emily Stankiewicz and Samantha Marshall before Columbia (0-1) was able to get on the board with a goal from Paige Cuscovitch.

But Collins continued to dominate, recording three straight goals in just under two minutes of play for the 6-1 Eagles' lead. Columbia scored at 15:09 to stop Collins' run and Jordan Harrington recorded her first career goal for the 7-2 American lead at the end of the first half.

The Lions got on the board early in the second half but the Eagles were able to score three straight goals once again to take a 10-3 lead with 22:35 remaining in the second half.

Columbia added their fourth goal of the game but the Eagles answered with three goals for the fourth straight time, with Jamie Silverman recording her first career goal at American. The Lions fought back with three straight goals of their own but Emily Burton tallied a goal with just six seconds remaining in the game to secure the 14-7 final score.

Collins also posted a team-high six points as Burton tallied three goals for the Eagles and Harrington recorded two. Stankiewicz and Emily Maher each posted three caused turnovers as Kaska Komosinski recorded five saves in the victory.

Kacie Johnson and Taylor Gattinella led the Lions with three goals apiece in the game.

The Eagles return home on Wednesday, February 29 when they host Richmond at 3:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Emily Burton

#16 Emily Burton

M
Junior
Kimberly Collins

#1 Kimberly Collins

A
Junior
Jordan Harrington

#18 Jordan Harrington

A
Freshman
Kaska Komosinski

#30 Kaska Komosinski

GK
Senior
Emily Maher

#3 Emily Maher

M
Sophomore
Samantha Marshall

#4 Samantha Marshall

M
Junior
Jamie Silverman

#24 Jamie Silverman

M
Freshman
Emily Stankiewicz

#22 Emily Stankiewicz

M
Senior

Players Mentioned

Emily Burton

#16 Emily Burton

Junior
M
Kimberly Collins

#1 Kimberly Collins

Junior
A
Jordan Harrington

#18 Jordan Harrington

Freshman
A
Kaska Komosinski

#30 Kaska Komosinski

Senior
GK
Emily Maher

#3 Emily Maher

Sophomore
M
Samantha Marshall

#4 Samantha Marshall

Junior
M
Jamie Silverman

#24 Jamie Silverman

Freshman
M
Emily Stankiewicz

#22 Emily Stankiewicz

Senior
M