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A graphic for women's lacrosse clinching a berth in the 2025 Tournament
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Winner Holy Family HOLY FAM 5-7, 5-2
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Bridgeport BRIDGEPO 5-8, 2-5
Winner
Holy Family HOLY FAM
5-7, 5-2
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Final
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Bridgeport BRIDGEPO
5-8, 2-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT F
Holy Family HOLY FAM 0 3 5 0 1 9
Bridgeport BRIDGEPO 0 5 0 3 0 8

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Shields Overtime Winner at Bridgeport Clinches CACC Tournament Berth for Women’s Lacrosse

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Rianna Shields' (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock South) goal 43 seconds into overtime gave the HFU women's lacrosse team a 9-8 triumph at Bridgeport on Saturday afternoon, securing the Tigers' fifth consecutive appearance in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament. 
 
The Purple Knights scored the last three goals of regulation, all in the fourth quarter, to send the game to overtime, which began with a draw control by Tori Wolstenholme (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert Catholic). 
 
Individual Highlights
  • Wolstenholme led all players with 10 draw controls, five ground balls, three goals, three assists and three assists
    • Already the program's all-time leader in draw controls, the graduate student moved into second all-time with 163 ground balls and 56 assists
  • Shields had three caused turnovers too, and was second on HFU with four draw controls and two goals
    • The senior is now fourth in program history with 61 caused turnovers
  • Payton Pugh (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert Catholic) also had five ground balls to move into fourth in program history with 144 for her career
  • Taina Harkins (Hopewell, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central) and Lexi Ryan (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) both had three caused turnovers too, with Harkins netting a brace and Ryan scoring as well
  • Julie Gallardo (North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick Township) rounded out the scoring
  • Nicole Wiser (Langhorne, Pa./Villa Joseph Marie) made eight saves to pick up her fourth win in her last five appearances in net
 
Inside the Box Score
  • In a match that was otherwise even statistically, the Tigers more than tripled up Bridgeport in draw controls, 16-5
 
How it Happened
  • After a scoreless first, UB opened the second with five of the first six goals for a 1-5 edge with 4:35 left in the first half
  • Harkins and Ryan scored 21 seconds apart to cut the deficit to 3-5 entering the break
  • HFU then outscored the Purple Knights 5-0 in the third, completing seven unanswered, with Wolstenholme both starting and ending a stretch that took just 3:13 
 
Up Next
The Tigers are back on the road on Tuesday, traveling to Wilmington for a 4 p.m. start. 
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