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WEST PALM BEACH, Fl. - The third-ranked Franklin & Marshall
women's lacrosse team scored a season-high 19 goals and held
Division II Merrimack to five goals for the non-conference victory
over spring break in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The win marks the second straight game the Diplomats (4-0) held
an opponent to five goals or less. Lauren Ehrhardt led the
offensive charge with a hat trick and two assists for a game-high
five points. Sarah Meisenberg tallied one goal and three assists to
hit the 200-point plateau of her career, finishing the day with
201.
Lidia Sanza made a season-best 11 saves, including six in the
second half that left the Warriors (0-2) scoreless.
It took less than five minutes for F&M to take a 4-0 lead on
Merrimack. Blake Hargest took just 23 seconds and a pass from
Ehrhardt for a 1-0 edge. A minute later, Hargest returned to the
favor to Ehrhardt before Ashley Bevington hit for her first of
three.
Shannon Summers won the following draw control for the
Diplomats and Ehrhardt immediately scored for a four-goal
advantage.
Lauren Leddy, who paced Warriors with two goals, scored on a
free-position shot and Kelly Pasquantonio cut the lead to 4-2 with
an unassisted goal at the 23:50 mark.
Over the next 22 minutes, F&M added nine more goals
including two straight from Meredith Lussier to take a commanding
13-5 lead at halftime. Meisenberg finished a free-position shot
before assisting Ehrhardt with 10:06 remaining to for her
200th career point.
Merrimack tallied its final goal of the game with 5:55 left in the
first half thanks to Maddie Basile. From there, the Diplomats went
on a 7-0 run, getting one more goal in the first half and six in
the second for the 14-goal margin.
Jen Pritchard reached 250 career points with her first goal of
the day at 15:31 of the first half. She went on to record three
more goals for a team-high of four goals. Freshman Erin Dunne
registered her first collegiate goal with an unassisted tally in
the second half
The Diplomats return to action on Saturday against Bryn Mawr.
Game time is 1 p.m.
