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Lacrosse Explodes for Season-High 19 Goals to Trounce Manhattan

STORRS- UConn lacrosse bounced back in a big way on Saturday afternoon at home,  exploding for 19 goals, taking down Manhattan 19-2 at Morrone Stadium to move to 3-1 on the season. 

First Quarter: UConn: 8, Manhattan: 0

  • Eliza Bowman got the Huskies started twenty-three seconds into the game, sending one past Manhattan's goalie to convert a feed from Rayea Davis
  • Jenna Giardina doubled the UConn lead with an unassisted goal to get the hosts in front 2-0
  • Two saves by Tori Cini kept Manhattan off the board in the opening minutes of the first 
  • Karsyn Burnash fired in the third goal of the opening quarter, converting another assist from Davis to pad the Husky lead to 3-0
  • Bowman tacked on with a free-position goal, her second of the afternoon as UConn maintained a comfortable four-goal advantage 
  • Davis ran the lead to 6-0, with two goals in rapid succession in the closing minutes of the quarter
  • Bowman completed the first quarter hat-trick, and Jenna Giardina wrapped up the first quarter with a goal as the Huskies took a commanding 8-0 lead into the second 

Second Quarter: UConn: 14, Manhattan: 1 

  • Davis came out firing in the second, with three quick goals in rapid succession to turn the lead all the way up to 11-0.
  • The Jaspers got on the board on a goal from Moira Marcozzi with five minutes left in the second
  • Barlow Clark-Schoeb scored the first goal of her UConn career on a free-position shot
  • Anna Magennis scored the 13th goal of the half, with Clark-Schoeb's second of the afternoon to give the Huskies a 14-1 lead at the break

Third Quarter: UConn: 16, Manhattan:1

  • After a goalie change for Manhattan, Eve McGrogan scored the 15th goal of the afternoon in the third quarter
  • Sofia Oximana came in for the Huskies and made multiple plays in goal to keep the Jaspers tally at 1 for the day 
  • Ava Plata continued her strong start to the season with another goal to fuel the offensive even further 

Fourth Quarter: UConn: 19,  Manhattan: 2 

  • Anna Zimmerman scored the first goal of the season in the opening minutes of the fourth
  • Clark-Schoeb completed the hat-trick for the 18th goal of the game for UConn
  • Gracie Lint made her first career saves for the Huskies in a very strong debut
  • Tori Tomalia picked off a Manhattan pass and took it back the other way for her first career goal, as the Huskies scored a season-high 19 goals en route to a tremendous 19-2 victory in Storrs

Of Note: Davis' five goals mark the second time she's eclipsed five this season. The three goals from Clark-Schoeb were the first of her career. Tomalia's goal in the fourth was also the first of her career. The 19 goals as a team were the most scored by UConn this season.

Up Next: The Huskies wrap up February with their first road test of the season, shipping up to Harvard on Wednesday at 6:30pm. 

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