2002 Women's Lacrosse News
May 6, 2002
Collesidis Career Ends on Top
Eastern University's Andrea Collesidis (Sr, A, Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown), the most prolific goal-scorer in the history of intercollegiate women's lacrosse, had four goals in a 13-11 loss to Cabrini in the PAC Final on Saturday. The subject of a recent issue of Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd, Collesidis ends her career with 342 career tallies.
With 406 career points, Collesidis is the leading career points scorer in Division III history. The mark was held by Maggie Murphy of Frostburg State with 398 (1989-92). Collesidis is the first and only Division III player to surpass 300 career goals and 400 career points. She ends her career as the third leading scoring in All-Divisions.
Collesidis broke the All-Divisions Career Goal Scoring mark previously held by Karen Emas (now Borbee) of Delaware with 310 (1981-84) April 18 against Rosemont. Borbee is currently the head field hockey and women's lacrosse coach at Swarthmore College.
An outstanding two-sport athlete, Collesidis was named PAC Player of the Year in Women's Basketball. She finished her basketball career at Eastern as its all-time leading scorer with 1,956 points.
Division III Career Goal Scoring List
1) Andrea Collesidis, Eastern 342 (1999-2002)
2) Julie Noyes, Swarthmore 278 (1993-95)
3) Amy Rafalski, Bridgewater 264 (1995-98)
All-Divisions Career Goal Scoring List
1) Andrea Collesidis, Eastern 342 (1999-2002)
2) Karen Emas, Delaware 310 (1981-84)
3) Gail Cummings, Temple 289 (1984-88)
Division III Career Points List
1) Andrea Collesidis, Eastern 406 (1999-2002)
2) Maggie Murphy, Frostburg State 398 (1989-92)
3) Amy Hoover, William Smith 383 (1992-95)
4) Gwyneth Jones, Swarthmore 374 (1981-84)
All-Divisions Career Points List
1) Jen Adams, Maryland 445 (1998-2001)
2) Karen Emas, Delaware 420 (1981-84)
3) Andrea Collesidis, Eastern 406 (1999-2002)
4) Maggie Murphy, Frostburg State 398 (1989-92)
5) Amy Hoover, William Smith 383 (1992-95)
6) Gail Cummings, Temple 378 (1984-88)
7) Gwyneth Jones, Swarthmore 374 (1981-84)
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2002 Final Women's Lacrosse Standings
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School
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Overall
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PAC
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*(1) Cabrini
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15-5
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10-0
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*(2) Eastern
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12-5
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9-1
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*(3) Neumann
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11-5
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8-2
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*(4) Cedar Crest
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12-7
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7-3
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*(5) Wesley
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7-9
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5-5
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*(6) Gwynedd-Mercy
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7-9
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5-5
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Arcadia
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6-8
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4-6
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Misericordia
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3-9
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3-7
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Immaculata
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4-11
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2-8
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Alvernia
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2-9
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1-9
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Rosemont
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1-15
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1-9
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* - clinched berth in PAC Tournament, numbers at left indicate postseason seed, PAC Tournament Champion in Bold
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2002 PAC Women's Lacrosse Pre-Season Coaches' Poll
Cabrini Favored to 5-peat in PAC Women's Lacrosse Race
Aston, PA -- According to the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference pre-season women's lacrosse coach's poll, Cabrini College is favored to win its fifth consecutive PAC championship.
The Cavaliers earned 117 points, including eight of the possible 11 first place votes.
"It is a nice honor to be selected as the pre-season favorite in the PAC," said Cabrini head coach Jackie Neary. "But, there are a lot of good teams in this league. It should be a great season."
Neumann, the PAC runner-up a year ago, is picked second with 108 points, including two first place votes.
Eastern got one first place vote and is third with 104 points while Cedar Crest and Wesley round out the top five with 84 and 68 points, respectively.
2002 Women's Lacrosse Coach's Preseason Poll
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Team
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Team Points
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First Place Votes
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Cabrini
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117
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8
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Neumann
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108
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2
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Eastern
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104
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1
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Cedar Crest
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84
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Gwynedd-Mercy
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62
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Arcadia
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53
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Rosemont
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49
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Alvernia
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36
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Immaculata
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24
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Misericordia
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21
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2002 Women's Lacrosse Final Statistics
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2002 Women's Lacrosse All-PAC Awards
2002 ALL-PAC Women's Lacrosse Team
Aston, PA - Eastern University senior midfielder and NCAA Division III career scoring leader Andrea Collesidis (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) was named the Women's Lacrosse Player of the Year by the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference. Collesidis finished the regular season as the top goal scorer in the conference for the Eagles.
Collesidis was joined on the All-PAC First Team by a pair of teammates, sophomore Clare Ruegsegger (Nyack, NY/Nyack) on attack and senior Chris Horton (King of Prussia, PA/Moorestown) on defense. Cabrini College, the 2002 PAC champion, had one representative on the first team in senior midfielder Adrienne Maiocco (Media, PA/Marple-Newtown). Alvernia freshman Stacie Arnosky (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) was named Rookie of the Year and also first team attack. Cabrini head coach, Jackie Neary was named Coach of the Year.
Player of the Year: Andrea Collesidis, Eastern
Rookie of the Year: Stacie Arnosky, Alvernia
Coach of the Year: Jackie Neary, Cabrini
First Team
Attack
Stacie Arnosky, Alvernia (Fr, Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove)
Jennifer Case, Cedar Crest (Jr, Simsbury, CT/Simsbury)
Clare Ruegsegger, Eastern (So, Nyack, NY/Nyack)
Becky Hall, Neumann (Sr, Aston, PA/Sun Valley)
Midfield
Andrea Collesidis, Eastern (Sr, Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown)
Laura MacDougal, Wesley (Jr, Dover, DE/Dover)
Adrienne Maiocco, Cabrini (Sr, Media, PA/Marple-Newtown)
Defense
Amy Martin, Cedar Crest (Jr, Boothwyn, PA/Chichester)
Chris Horton, Eastern (Sr, King of Prussia, PA/Moorestown)
Brooke Sheffield, Neumann (Sr, Glenolden, PA/Interboro)
Courtney Massari, Neumann (So, Linwood, PA/Chichester)
Goalkeeper
Kara DiStefano, Cedar Crest (Sr, Doylestown, PA/C.B. West)
Second Team
Attack
Nicole Schulz, Cabrini (Sr, Philadelphia, PA/St. Hubert)
Kelli Romano, Cabrini (Jr, Brook Haven, PA/Sun Valley)
Steph Hoffman, Cedar Crest (Jr, Boyertown, PA/Boyertown)
Julia Brown, Rosemont (Jr, Glenolden, PA/Interboro)
Midfield
Laurie Mayer, Neumann (Jr, Freeport, NY/Freeport)
Tracee King, Cabrini (Sr, Yeadon, PA/Penn Wood)
Shanna O'Donnell, Neumann (Sr, Glenolden, PA/Interboro)
Defense
Stephanie Masucci, Cabrini (Sr, Philadelphia, PA/St. Basil)
Kim Howard, Cedar Crest (So, Boyertown, PA/Boyertown)
Kim Loud, Eastern (Fr, East Sandwich, MA/Sandwich)
Mindy Putnam, Eastern (Jr, Baldwinsville, NY/CW Baker)
Goalkeeper
Jamie Knobler, Cabrini (Fr, Norristown, PA/Norristown)
Honorable Mention
Andrea Cox, Misericordia (Sr, M, Elysburg, PA/S. Columbia), Arielle Parker, Eastern (So, A, Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.), Amanda Thomas, Immaculata (Fr, G, Malvern, PA/Villa Maria), Christine Henry, Neumann (Jr, A/M, Kennett Square, PA/Unionville), Abbie Wright, Neumann (Fr, G, Annapolis, MD/Annapolis)
Player of the Week
April 29: Becky Hall, Neumann (Aston, PA/Sun Valley). Had 11 goals and 10 assists in a 2-0 PAC week.
April 22: Laura MacDougal, Wesley (Dover, DE/Dover). Had 21 goals and 2 assists in a 3-1 week.
April 15: Andrea Collesidis, Eastern (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown). Scored 23 goals, including becoming just 2nd player with 300 career golas, and added 5 assists in a 3-0 week.
April 8: Kelli Romano, Cabrini (Brook Haven, PA/Sun Valley). Had 15 goals and 6 assists in a 3-0 PAC week.
April 2: Laura MacDougal, Wesley (Dover, DE/Dover). Had 6 goals and 2 assists in a 1-0 week.
March 25: Stacey Arnosky, Alvernia (Pottstown, PA/Pottstown) Had 20 goals and 4 assists in a 1-2 PAC week.
March 18: Stacey Arnosky, Alvernia (Pottstown, PA/Pottstown) Had 15 goals and two assists in a 2-0 week.
March 12: Laura D'Ascenzo, Gwynedd-Mercy (Huntingdon Valley, PA/Lower Moreland). Had 4 goals and 2 assists in a 1-0 PAC week.
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2002 Women's Lacrosse Championships PAC | NCAA |
PAC Women's Lacrosse Championship
Championship Round- Saturday, May 4, 2002
@ #1 Cabrini 13, #2 Eastern 11 (Cabrini advances to NCAA Tournament)
Kelli Romano scored three goals and added two assists, as Cabrini College (14-4) defeated Eastern University (12-5), 13-11, for its fifth consecutive Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) title.
With the win, Cabrini receives the PAC's automatic bid to the Division III Tournament for the third straight year. The Lady Cavaliers will find out their opponent on Sunday.
The Lady Cavaliers came out of the gate strong, reeling off the first three goals of the contest, as Romano, sophomore Missy Modesti and senior Tracee King all tallied in the game's first nine minutes. Eastern answered with three goals of its own to tie the score. Rachel Lenzo, Andrea Collesidis and Clare Ruegsegger were the goal-scorers for the Lady Eagles. The teams traded goals for the rest of the half, with Cabrini's Adrienne Maiocco scoring the final goal of the half to give Cabrini a 6-5 lead at the break.
The Lady Cavaliers came out strong in the second half, as Modesti scored twice, and senior Nicole Schulz added her second goal of the game, giving the Lady Cavaliers a four-goal advantage, 10-6, with 21 minutes remaining. The Lady Eagles responded with five of the game's next seven goals to pull within one, 12-11, with 8:25 remaining on Ruegsegger¹' fourth tally of the contest.
Romano put Cabrini ahead by two, 13-11, with 2:03 remaining, and the Lady Cavaliers hung on from there.
Freshman Jamie Knobler stopped seven shots for Cabrini in the win. Eastern's Alexis Pace made 12 saves in a losing effort.
Maiocco was named the game¹s Most Valuable Player. She also was the MVP
of the 1999 PAC Championship Game.
Collesidis' four goals give her 101 on the season, a PAC single-season record. She is the NCAA's all-time leading goal scorer, with 342 and points scorer with 406.
Cabrini has defeated Eastern in the title game three of the past four seasons.
Semifinal Round- Wednesday, May 1, 2002
@ #1 Cabrini 20, #4 Cedar Crest 7
Tracee King scored five goals and Kelli Romano and Missy Modesti added four apiece, as Cabrini College defeated Cedar Crest College, 20-7 in a Pennsylvania Athletic Conference women's lacrosse semifinal. The top-seeded Lady Cavaliers improved to 13-4 on the season, while the Falcons fell to 12-7.
Cabrini will host second-seeded Eastern University on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Lady Cavaliers will be looking for their fifth consecutive PAC title.
Cedar Crest's Kim Howard opened the scoring 1:40 into the contest, but the Lady Cavs responded with the game's next six goals. Modesti scored twice in that span and assisted on another. Cedar Crest pulled within three on Howard's second goal of the half, but Cabrini would reel off the final nine goals of the stanza to take a 15-3 lead into intermission.
Romano's second goal of the game came with 16:30 to play in the half. It was her 89th point of the season, breaking Cabrini's single season scoring record.
Jamie Knobler made 10 saves for Cabrini. Kara DiStefano made 16 saves for the Falcons in the losing effort.
In their regular season meeting on April 2, Cabrini defeated Eastern 20-5. Saturday's meeting will be the third time in the last four seasons the two have met for the PAC Championship.
@ #2 Eastern 15, #3 Neumann 14
Eastern University (12-4) defeated Neumann (11-5) in the semifinal round of the PAC Tournament, 15-14 for a come from behind win. The Eagles advance to play at Cabrini on Saturday at 1:00 pm.
Eastern was trailing 9-4 at halftime with All-America candidate Andrea Collesidis being held to only one goal by the stingy Knights defense.
In the second half, Eastern went on a 9-1 run to take the lead for good at the 8:02 mark on a tally by Collesidis. Collesidis and twin sister, Chris Horton combined for 10 of the Eagle's 11 second half goals.
Neumann was led by Shanna O'Donnell with four goals and Christine Henry who added three scores. Rebecca Hall and Laurie Mayer added two apiece.
Both Neumann netminder Abbie Wright and Eastern's Alexis Pace had 11 saves.
Collesidis ended the game with eight goals and one assist, giving her 402 career points (338 goals, 64 assists). She is now the all-time Division III scoring leading, passing Maggie Murphy of Frostburg State (1989-92) with 398 points. Collesidis is the first and only Division III player to score over 300 goals and 400 career points.
First Round- Saturday, April 27, 2002
@ #3 Neumann 23, #6 Gwynedd-Mercy 0
Neumann College (11-4, 8-2) defeated Gwynedd-Mercy College (7-9, 5-5) in the first round of the PAC Women's Lacrosse Tournament, 23-0. Becky Hall (6), Laurie Mayer (5) and Christine Henry (4) combined for 15 of the Knights 23 tallies. Henry had a team-high 6 assists with Hall adding five. Abbie Wright turned aside only six shots for Neumann, recording the Knights second shutout of the season.
Neumann advances to the PAC Semifinal on Wednesday at 4:00 pm facing second seed Eastern University (11-4, 9-1).
@ #4 Cedar Crest 12, #5 Wesley 10
Cedar Crest College (12-6, 7-3) held off Wesley College (7-9, 5-5) in the first round of the PAC Women's Lacrosse Tournament, 12-10. Stephanie Hoffman led the Falcons with seven goals and two assists, her best effort of the season. Jennifer Case added four tallies. Kara DiStefano was solid in the nets with 21 saves.
The Wolverines outshoot Cedar Crest 29-22 and were led by Caty Bivins with four goals and Laura McDougal added two tallies. Goalie Krista Roosa had eight saves for Wesley.
The Falcons advance to the PAC Semifinal on Wednesday at 4:00 pm to face four-time defending PAC champion Cabrini (12-4, 10-0).
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NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship
NCAA Tournament- Regional Semifinal- Saturday, May 11, 2002
@ St. Mary's (MD) (19-0) 15, Cabrini (15-5) 7
Sophomore attack Kate Story scored five goals and added one assist and sophomore midfielder Carol Schmoeller scored one goal and added four assists in leading the St. Mary’s College Seahawks to a 15-7 victory over Cabrini College on Saturday afternoon. The game was an NCAA South Atlantic regional semifinal held at St. Mary’s College. With the win, the Seahawks advance to the regional finals where they will face Mary Washington College, who defeated Randolph-Macon College in the other semifinal, 13-9.
With the four assists on the afternoon, Schmoeller ties the school single-season record in assists. She now has 30 assists on the year, equaling the mark set by Amy Brewer in 1992.
The Seahawks set the tone for the game early, scoring the first two goals in the game’s first 58 seconds of play. They would add four more goals to take a 6-0 lead in the first 15 minutes of play. Cabrini (15-5) would break the goal streak with their lone goal of the first half when junior attack Kelli Romano would score unassisted with 13:14 remaining in the half.
The Seahawks would score the last four goals of the half, two by freshman midfielder Allison Cannavino and two by sophomore midfielder Meg McFall to open a 10-1 lead at the intermission.
The Lady Cavaliers would come out with enthusiasm to start the second half, scoring two of the first three goals. Senior attack Nicole Schulz would score on a free position shot. The Seahawks would then score a goals before sophomore attack Missy Modesti would score for the Lady Cavaliers off of an assist from junior midfielder Colleen Connor to make the score 11-3 and force the Seahawks to call a timeout.
The eight goal differential would be as close as the Lady Cavaliers would get the rest of the afternoon, as the two teams would trade the final eight goals of the contest.
The Seahawks (19-0) now advance to the regional final to face tenth-ranked Mary Washington College (11-5) on Sunday, May 12, 2002. The game is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.
NCAA Tournament- 1st Round- Wednesday, May 8, 2002
@ Cabrini (15-4) 12, College of Wooster (12-6) 11
Kelli Romano scored six goals and Nicole Schulz added four, as Cabrini College defeated The College of Wooster, 12-11, in the first round of the NCAA Division III women¹s lacrosse tournament. The win was the Lady Cavs' first NCAA victory in three tries.
Romano scored the Cavaliers first five goals of the game, with four coming in the game's first eight minutes, as Cabrini jumped out to a 4-1lead. The Lady Fighting Scots responded with a pair of goals, off the sticks of Miriam Esber and Ashley Arnold to creep within one with 20:04 remaining in the opening stanza.
Romano's fifth goal of the half, with 9:11 remaining, ignited a five-goal spurt by the Lady Cavaliers. Schulz became the second Lady Cav to find the net four minutes later, and Romano added her sixth goal of the half 38 seconds later. Sophomore Missy Modesti and senior Melissa McDonough finished off the 5-0 run, as Cabrini took a 9-3 lead into the break.
As strong as Cabrini finished the first half, Wooster came out stronger in the second half, scoring four quick goals to draw within two, 9-7. Erica Frazier-Young got the scoring started 2:47 into the half, and Beth Hemminger sandwiched a pair of goals around a tally by Emily White to get the Fighting Scots back into the game just 5:16 into the stanza.
Freshman Jamie Knobler made a few big stops for Cabrini, and Schulz answered with a pair of goals to give Cabrini a four-goal cushion. However, Wooster had one more run in them. After Hemminger and Schulz exchanged goals to make it 12-8 Cabrini, Frazier-Young ripped off three straight goals to bring the Scots within one, 12-11, with 7:11 to play.
Cabrini successfully chewed up most of the clock, and Wooster got one final shot off in desperation, but Cabrini hung on for the win.
Knobler made 10 saves for Cabrini in the win. Wooster goaltender Kim Christensen kept her team in the game with 16 saves on the day.
Romano's third goal of the day gave her 100 points on the season. She is the first Lady Cavalier to accomplish that feat in team history.
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