NORTH CALDWELL, N.J. – The Holy Family University women's lacrosse team defeated Caldwell 23-3 on Friday afternoon, in a match that was moved up a day from Saturday.
Individual Highlights
- Lynn Hardy (Audubon, N.J./Camden Catholic) had double the amount of draw controls as any other player with a season-high 10 to move into a tie for seventh in the program's single-season history with 66 on the year
- Rianna Shields (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock South) led all players with a career-best eight goals for the second match in a row, and the third time in five matches, as she again added an assist to tie her career-high of nine points
- Shields now ranks eighth in the program's single-season history with 51 goals on the year
- Emma Hurley (Willow Grove, Pa./Upper Moreland) stopped seven of the 10 shots she faced for a season-best .700 save percentage
- Mackenzie Santucci (Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington Regional (RCBC)) set a season-high with six goals to move into sixth in program history with 127 for her career, and she led all players with three ground balls
- Tatceyana Pulley (Edgewater Park, N.J./Burlington City) was the third Tiger to net a hat trick, tying a career-best with four goals
- Both Pulley and Santucci had an assist to move into eighth in program history with 29 for their careers
- Tori Wolstenholme (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert's) also had five points, tying a career-high as she led all players with a career-best three assists
- Payton Pugh (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert's) was one of three Tigers to cause a turnover, joining Hardy and Santucci, and she was second on HFU with two ground balls
- Rachael Sepcic (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville (Georgian Court/Rowan)) contributed two points on two goals and an assist
Inside the Box Score
- Holy Family set new season-highs in both goals and draw controls (21), while the Tigers' 30 points, 44 shots and 32 shots on goal were the second most of the year
How it Happened
- Pulley netted twice in the opening 2:21 and after eight minutes of scoreless play, HFU exploded for seven goals in the final 4:26 of the first quarter
- Pulley completed her first quarter hat trick with 2:15 on the clock
- Six different Tigers scored in the stretch, with Shields netting twice one minute apart
- Caldwell opened the second quarter scoring, but HFU tallied five of the final six goals for a 14-2 advantage at the half as Shields again netted twice in a short span
- Holy Family outscored Caldwell 5-1 in the third before blanking the Cougars, 5-0, in the fourth
Up Next
The Tigers are back on the road for a 4 p.m. match at Wilmington on Wednesday.