Rematch Set! Fisher to Meet Stevens for E8 Women's Lacrosse Title in Rematch of Last Year's Championship FInal
Cardinals and Ducks to Meet in Sunday's Championship Game
St. John Fisher and Stevens posted wins earlier today, and will meet in the 2019 Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse Championship game tomorrow afternoon. Here's how Saturday's Semifinal games, which both took place at St. John Fisher played out -
#1 St. John Fisher 11, #4 Nazareth 1 | BOXSCORE
No. 12 St. John Fisher secured its spot in Sunday's E8 Championship Game with a 11-1 victory over Nazareth in the first of two semifinals on Saturday afternoon. With the win, Fisher has now extended its winning streak to 16 games, while also tying the all-time program record for total wins in a season with 17.
The Golden Flyers wrapped up their 2019 season with a 10-8 overall record following the defeat.
For the second consecutive game and third time this season, Fisher held its opponent to only one goal, while also shutting out the Golden Flyers in the opening 30 minutes of action. As a team, Fisher caused 14 of the 27 Nazareth turnovers, while winning 11 of the game's 14 draw controls.
The Cardinals got the goal scoring started early on in the opening half as
Sydney DeGirolamo notched her 30
th of the season and the first goal of the game at the 27:44 mark. From there, Fisher continued to hold Nazareth off of the scoreboard, while the Cardinals added three more goals to their lead before the halftime break.
Mallory Eymer led all scorers with five points in the semifinal matchup as the Syracuse native finished with three goals and two assists, increasing her season totals to 50 goals and 17 assists.
#3 Stevens 11, #2 Utica 6 | BOXSCORE
No. 3 seed Stevens defeated second-seeded Utica 11-6 in the Semifinals of the E8 Conference Tournament Saturday afternoon to advance to the championship game. It's the second year in a row that the Ducks have defeated the Pioneers in the E8 semifinals and it'll be their third consecutive appearance in the championship. Stevens will now take on top-seeded St. John Fisher in tomorrow's title game.
Utica wraps up its season with a 13-4 overall record. The Pioneers set a new program record for wins and conference wins in a season this year.
The Ducks opened the scoring at 24:50 as junior
Kyra Bednarski netted her first of five goals on the day. The Ducks would carry a 5-3 lead into the half and would score the first two goals of the second half to open a 7-3 advantage midway through the third quarter.
2019 Women's Lacrosse Tournament Schedule:
- All games to take place at St. John Fisher -
Saturday, May 4
Semifinal Round
No. 1 St. John Fisher 11, #4 Nazareth 1
No. 3 Stevens 11, No. 2 Utica 6
Sunday, May 5
Championship Final
12:30 pm - No. 1 St. John Fisher vs. #3 Stevens
- Information for this release provided by the athletic communications staffs at St. John Fisher and Utica -
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