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Madeleine Brownsey scored five goals in Wilkes' 22-15 win against Manhattanville Saturday

WOMEN’S LACROSSE SNAGS THIRD SEED WITH HUGE 22-15 WIN OVER MANHATTANVILLE

4/27/2013 4:29:00 PM

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WOMEN'S LACROSSE SNAGS THIRD SEED WITH HUGE 22-15 WIN OVER MANHATTANVILLE

EDWARDSVILLE – The Wilkes University women's lacrosse team earned their first ever 10-win season and secured the third seed in next week's Freedom playoffs with a 22-15 win over Manhattanville Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Colonels improve to 10-3 overall and 4-2 in Freedom action while the Valiants fall to 4-12 overall and 3-3 in the league. With the loss, the Valiants will sit as the fourth seed while FDU-Florham and Arcadia are the first and second seeds respectively.

The Lady Colonel offense attacked early scoring the first three goals of the game. Madeleine Brownsey (Glenside, PA/St. Basil Academy) scored two while Gabby Ford (Elmont, NY/Sewanhaka) added a single tally before Cassandra Honovich scored for the Valiants. After a subsequent Valiant goal, Carley Smith (York, PA/Dallastown), Brownsey, and Ford scored consecutive goals to give the Lady Colonels a 5-2 edge. Three Smith goals, a Melanie Rivera (Middletown, NY/Middletown) strike, and a goal from Kerr and Brownsey gave Wilkes the 12-7 advantage going into the break.

In the second half, the Lady Colonel offense stayed hot and kept the Valiant scoring at bay. Outscoring the Valiants 10-8 in the second half, the Lady Colonels made the most of their opportunities scoring 22 goals in 38 chances, while the Valiants remained strong at draw controls winning 23 to Wilkes' 16.

Smith laced six goals while Brownsey found the net on five occasions. Ford and Kerr were stellar scoring four goals each. Rivera connected for two goals while Elizabeth Bracco (Oceanside, NY/Oceanside) added a single tally.

Honovich led the Valiants with a game-best nine goals.

“She's (Honovich) a great player,” interim head coach Danielle Hawkins said after the game. “I'm really proud of everyone's effort. The girls are all playing well and I could not be more excited for them,” she mentioned.

The Lady Colonels honored seniors Jackie Harrison (Baltimore, MD/Milford Mill Academy) and Brittaney Costigan (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) prior to the game. Costigan earned the win, making eight stops in the net. Harrison snagged two ground balls and a caused turnover as part of the strong defensive effort by the Lady Colonels.

The # 3 seeded Lady Colonels will travel to Glenside, Pa. to battle the #2 seeded Arcadia Knights on Tuesday. Game time is to be determined. 4 seeded Manhattanville will travel to face (Exeter, PA/Wyoming Area)1 seeded FDU-Florham.

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