La PLUME, Pa. – Keystone women's lacrosse got win No. 1 defeating Centenary, 15-5, Tuesday afternoon in Colonial States Athletic Conference action.
Team-leading scorer Krista Strausser (Danville, Pa./Danville) got Keystone on the board early with four scores through the first seven minutes of play. The senior added three more to finish with a season-high seven goals.
Centenary rebounded with back-to-back scores in under 30 seconds to make it a two-point deficit, but Strausser and Rileys Hayes re-extended the Giants lead back to four.
The Cyclones' Brooke Bode put in a pair of goals to close out the first quarter and make it a 6-4 game with Keystone leading. From there, the Giants poured in nine-unanswered points on the way to their first win of the season.
Keystone improved to 1-8 overall and 1-2 in the CSAC.
Centenary fell to 1-4 overall, 0-3 CSAC.
Inside The Box Score
- Miranda Mascia (Blakeslee, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) had a big scoring day, putting in a pair of goals and three assists along with six caused turnovers, eight ground balls and four draw control wins.
- Alex Williams (Elkton, Md./The Tome School) was 2 for 3 in shots on goal with an additional pair of assists for the graduate senior.
- Sophomore Casey Stratton (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) netted her first career goal late in the second period to make it a 9-4 score.
- Keystone outshot Centenary at a 36-14 margin with a 21-8 shots-on-goal advantage.
- Ellie Roberts tallied nine caused turnovers and six ground balls, setting a new Centenary program record for caused turnovers in a single game.
What's Next
- The Giants will begin a three-game road slate beginning with Cedar Crest (1-5 overall, 0-2 CSAC) Friday at noon.
- Keystone will return home April 30 for Senior Day in the regular season finale against Bryn Athyn.
- Centenary hosts Bryn Athyn April 16.
