SPARKILL, N.Y. – The Holy Family University women's lacrosse team never trailed in a 12-8 win at St. Thomas Aquinas on Thursday afternoon.
The Tigers tallied the first three goals, before scoring the final four of the second quarter for a 10-5 halftime advantage.
Up Next
HFU returns to Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play to host Post this Saturday at 10:30 a.m., in a game that was moved up from 12 p.m. due to impending inclement weather.
Individual Highlights
- Maura Kilkenny (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Little Flower Catholic) led all players with career-highs of five goals and six points and added a career-best five ground balls and team-high five draw controls
- Tori Wolstenholme (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert Catholic) led all players with a career-best four caused turnovers, while netting a hat track and adding a team and career-high seven ground balls
- Rianna Shields (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock South) also had three points with two goals and an assist, while Taina Harkins (Hopewell, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central) matched a game-high with a season-best two assists
- Payton Pugh (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert Catholic) finished second on the Tigers with five draw controls and two caused turnovers
- Olivia Kueny (West Deptford, N.J./Holy Cross Preparatory Academy) stopped 12 of 20 shots for her first career win
Inside the Box Score
- Holy Family held a 14-9 edge in draw controls
How It Happened
- Goals by Pugh and Wolstenholme sandwiched a Jullie Gallardo score to begin the game
- St. Thomas Aquinas got as close as 4-3 and 5-4, but Shields found the net with three seconds on the first period clock
- The Spartans again pulled within one with the first goal of the second, only for Wolstenholme to score twice in the 4-0 stretch to end the second