WILMINGTON, Del. – Graduate midfielder Cara DiStefano tied her season-high in goals scored with a hat trick, but the high-powered offense of Wilmington University proved to be too much for Post University Women's Lacrosse as nine first-quarter goals for the Wildcats would be more than enough to propel them by the Eagles, 21-4, on Saturday morning.
THE BASICS
Post University 4, Wilmington University 21
Post University (2-2, 0-1 CACC)
Wilmington University (7-2, 1-0 CACC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
DiStefano's goal would come in a man-down situation in the first quarter after the Wildcats opened the game with four straight goals from four different players, cutting into the lead, 4-1. However, five more goals in the opening 15 minutes would give Wilmington the cushion they would need to propel themselves through the rest of the game.
Freshman midfielder Klara Domachowska recorded a goal for the third straight game in the second, giving her seven on the season which puts her third on the team behind DiStefano with nine and fellow freshman midfielder Roksana Debicka at 10 goals. But the Eagles would go into the half trailing still by 10, 12-2, and DiStefano's second goal of the affair to start the third made it a quick 2-0 run for Post before Wilmington went back to work offensively.
Scoring nine of the final 10 goals in the game, the Wildcats would take their 17th straight win against the Eagles, 21-4. Sophomore midfielder Ella Royer along with senior midfielders Amelie Gamache and Makenzie Stritzinger led Wilmington with four goals each while sophomore Alea Javorowsky led the team with eight total points after scoring twice and assisting on six goals. Gamache lurked close behind with six points after she tacked on two assists to go along with her four goals.
Only three players for Post recorded points with DiStefano leading the way with her three points on three goals while graduate attacker Hailey McHenry had one assist and Domachowska had her one goal. Senior goalie Lauren Bain, who was named CACC Goalie of the Week the last two weeks, made nine saves on 30 attempts by the Wildcats while senior goalie Katie Vindigni halted eight of the 11 shots that Post took.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Cara DiStefano tied her season-high in goals for a game, recording a hat trick with three of the four goals for Post today
- Wilmington University made the most of their free-position shot attempts, converting on 6-of-8 attempts – The six free-position goals allowed were the most for Post since they allowed six against Dominican (N.Y.) twice in 2022 on April 13th and April 26th that season
- So far this season, Post University is 0-2 when scoring less than 10 goals in a game and 2-0 when scoring 10-plus goals offensively
- Post University falls to 0-17 in the all-time series against Wilmington University and has not scored more than 10 goals against the Wildcats since their matchup back in 2019.
WHO'S NEXT
Post University gets ready for their 2024 home opener scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 PM against Felician University in a conference matchup at LaMoy Field. In the all-time series, the Eagles are 7-0 against the Golden Falcons, allowing less than 10 goals in six of the seven matchups dating back to 2016. Last year marked the first time in which Felician scored 10-plus goals against Post, as the Eagles won that game, 15-11.
