Women’s Lacrosse Falls to LIU at Home

Women’s Lacrosse Falls to LIU at Home
April 20, 2022

Central Connecticut State women's lacrosse dropped its home matchup to LIU on Wednesday, falling to the Sharks 14-7. Olivia Gianakos, CCSU's leading scorer, notched a hat trick for CCSU with three scores against the Sharks.

GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE CCSU 7 LIU 14
RECORDS CCSU (2-9, 1-4 NEC) LIU (4-11, 3-3 NEC)
LOCATION Arute Field | New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

  • Lauren Valluzzi scored the first goal for CCSU on an unassisted goal to put the Blue Devils up 1-0.
  • Olivia Gianakos scored another unassisted goal for CCSU after the Sharks had taken a 3-1 advantage. 
  • The Sharks outscored CCSU 4-0 in the second quarter, putting them ahead 8-2.
  • Katelyn Parker scored a third quarter goal on an assist from Talie Richardson to cut LIU's lead to 9-3.
  • Parker assisted Gianakos on her second goal of the game, which came with 11:12 left in the fourth quarter.
  • Gianakos returned the favor with an assist to Parker after this with 05:22 left in the fourth.
  • Gianakos scored her third goal of the game with 4:04 remaining. Rosie Sconzo followed that up with another score for CCSU, putting the Blue Devils behind 14-7.

UP NEXT...

The Blue Devils travel to Saint Francis U on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

 

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