Syracuse University
Northwestern
No. 11 Orangewomen Finish Regular Season With 14-3 Win
5/3/2003 4:14:50 PM | Women's Lacrosse
SYRACUSE, NY - The Syracuse University women’s lacrosse team finished the regular season with a 14-3 win against Northwestern on Saturday afternoon in the Carrier Dome.
The No. 11 Orangewomen (10-5) must until Sunday’s NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship selection show to see if they will advance to their fourth consecutive NCAA tournament.
Seven different players scored for the Orangewomen. Senior Kim Wayne led the team with five points on three goals and two assists. Junior Leigh-Ann Zimmer tallied a hat trick and dished out one assist. Junior Cristine Doran, junior Danielle Lillis and sophomore Jessica Bell each recorded two goals.
Syracuse scored four straight goals in the first nine minutes of the game. After Angela McMahon scored to put NU on the scoreboard, the Orangewomen rattled off six straight goals, including three by Zimmer, to take a 10-1 lead. SU tallied four of the next six goals to seal the win.
Syracuse outshot the Wildcats, 31-17, and forced 12 NU turnovers.
Senior goalie Carla Gigon made 10 saves for the Orangewomen. Senior Ellen Rust recorded her first point of the season with an assist off a Wayne goal in the second half.
The NCAA selection show is available on the Internet. It will orginate from the NCAA national office and will begin at 8 p.m. The anticipated length of this program is 15 minutes. Viewers can watch the show by going to www.ncaasports.com and clicking to the women’s lacrosse page.
In order to view the selection show via the Internet, users need the following: PC or Macintosh computer with a Pentium chip or better, sound card, speakers, minimum of 14.4 kbps for quality audio and Real Player.
