Josh Markowitz

Box Score

Lafayette LAF 5-5

American AU 5-6

Lafayette LAF

5-5

Final

Mar. 26, 2025

American AU

5-6

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Lafayette LAF	0	4	5	1	10
American AU	2	3	1	2	8

Game Recap: Lacrosse | 3/26/2025 5:23:00 PM

Lacrosse Defeated by Lafayette, 10-8

WASHINGTON - The American University lacrosse team fell 10-8 to Lafayette on Wednesday afternoon at Jacobs Complex, as a strong comeback by the Leopards erased an early Eagles lead. AU's first at home this season drops the team to 5-6 overall and 1-3 in Patriot League play.

BY THE NUMBERS

Maddy Spratt, Becca Frank, and Reagan Murdoch each scored two goals to lead the offensive effort for the Eagles, while Ashley Smith and Kellie Linehan added a goal apiece. Murdoch's two goals brought her to 100 career points, and gave her the team lead with 26 on the season.
Deirdre Brown had a great day defensively, collecting a career-high three draw controls, causing two turnovers, and picking up a ground ball. One of her caused came when she drew a charge at midfield, beating Lafayette's Jordan Simeonsen to the spot and taking contact.
Freshman Peyton Coleman also had a strong day in getting her team the ball, matching Brown's three draw controls with three of her own. Spratt and Murdoch added two more each.
The teams were nearly dead even in every statistical category, but it was the slight edge to Lafayette that helped boost them past American. They put 17 shots on goal to AU's 15, led 12 to 11 in ground balls, 12 to 10 in draw controls, and had one less turnover.
Caleigh Forti finished the game with seven saves, matching her counterpart Molly Terraciano.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Eagles were in control in the early going, keeping Lafayette off the scoreboard and grabbing a 5-0 lead. Frank scored AU's first two goals, followed by tallies from Linehan and Murdoch. Spratt brought the lead to five with a free position goal with 10:54 to play in the second quarter.
The Leopards took to the come back trail and roared back into the game with four straight goals before the end of the half, trailing by just a goal at the break.
Haleigh Albrecht tied the game at five less than a minute into the 3rd quarter, followed by another goal from Olivia Kelley to give the visitors their first lead of the game. Ashley Smith fired in a free position try to respond for the Eagles, but Lafayette raised AU with three more tallies before the end of the quarter. Kristin Igneri put one in, Sophia Spallone scored on a player-up opportunity, and Sara Rogers made the score 9-6.
Murdoch got AU back on the board early in the fourth, then Spratt brought the Eagles within one after 6:29 of scoreless play. With just over five minutes remaining, the score was 9-8.
American took five more shots before the final whistle, but couldn't find the back of the net. Spallone added her fourth goal of the day off a free position chance at 2:43, giving the Leopards just enough breathing room down the stretch. They held on to the 10-8 lead until the clock struck zero.

NEXT UP

The Eagles are on the road this Saturday at Colgate, with first draw set for 11:00 a.m. The game will be available to watch on ESPN+.

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