Gazzola Records 100th Career Point, Gophers Not Rattled by Sabres

TOWSON, Md. - Senior Julia Gazzola (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) scored 10 goals, in the process recording her 100th career point, as the Goucher College women's lacrosse team earned its first victory of the season with an 18-4 triumph over Marian (Wis.) University Wednesday afternoon at Beldon Field.

• Gazzola got Goucher (1-4) on the board just 1:52 into the game.
• The Gophers scored six goals in the quarter, with Gazzola and Emily Flinn (Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry) each scoring twice.
• Flinn also assisted on two of Gazzola's tallies.

• Minami Ushijima (Nishinomiya, Japan / Keimei Gakuin) scored 1:08 into the second to increase the Gopher lead to 7-0.
• Marian (0-3) scored back-to-back goals at 11:39 and 9:20 to pull within 7-2.
• Gazzola scored two of Goucher's four goals the rest of the half as the hosts led 11-2 at the break.
• Amelia Lazzini (McDonald, Pa. / South Fayette) and Emily Burk (Nottingham, Md./Perry Hall) also scored, with Lazzini recording her first collegiate goal.

• Gazzola scored her sixth goal of the game 1:27 into the third.
• The Sabres scored at 11:28 to make it 12-3.
• After Lazzini scored at the 10:42 mark, Gazzola rattled off three straight goals to make it 16-3 with 15 minutes left.

• Izzy Newton scored for the guests just over four minutes into the final frame.
• Gazzola scored her 100th career point with her 10th goal at the game with 6:18 left.
• Burk closed out the scoring with 3:08 to go.

• Gazzola's 10 goals were two shy of the program single-game record of 12.
• Gazzola has totaled 82 goals and 18 assists in 26 career games.
• Flinn totaled three goals and five assists, while Lazzini and Burk each scored two goals.
• Molly Smith (Damascus, Md.) finished with five caused turnovers, while Yoyo Karuma (Chiba, Japan / Aoyama Gakuin) had three.
• Gazzola recorded nine draw controls.
• Elizabeth Green (Easton, Pa./Lehigh Valley Charter for the Arts) picked up four ground balls.
• Belle Christ (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) and Sydney Lewis (Baltimore, Md./Carver) each played a half in goal and made three saves apiece.
• The Gophers outshot the Sabres 30-11.

• Goucher is set to travel to DeSales for a 1 pm non-conference game on Saturday, March 12.
• The Gophers return home next Wednesday, March 16, entertaining Hood in a 4 pm contest at Beldon Field.