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America East Semifinals

#17 Boston University 11, Delaware 6
May 4, 2001

Terriers End Hens' Season with Late First Half Flurry

 

Ashley Moderacki (21) scored two goals for the Blue Hens

HEMPSTEAD, NY -- No. 3 seed and 17th ranked Boston University broke a 3-3 tie by scoring the final three goals of the first half and moved on to post an 11-6 victory over No. 2 seed University of Delaware in the America East Women's Lacrosse semifinals Friday night at Hofstra University Stadium.

In the other semifinal game, top seed and 16th ranked Hofstra advanced to the championship game for the second straight year with a 13-5 win over No. 4 seed New Hampshire. Kathleen McPike led the Pride (15-2) with three goals and three assists. Hofstra and Boston University will square off at 4 p.m. Saturday with the winner earning an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

Delaware, which got two goals each from junior Corinne Shuck (Broadneck/Annapolis, MD) and Ashley Moderacki (Haverford/Havertown, PA), ended its season with a record of 7-10. Junior goalkeeper Laurie Tortorelli (Haverford/Havertown, PA) posted 14 saves in goal. The Blue Hens had won three of the last four America East titles but were eliminated in the semifinals for the second straight year.

Boston University, whom the Hens beat 9-7 back on April 14 in Newark, improved to 11-7 as Kyle Rutkowski scored three goals and dished out an assist and Chrissy Lombard, Polly Purcell, and Rachel Leiber each tallied twice.

The Blue Hens scored the first goal of the game and later tied the contest at 3-3 on a goal by Megan Fortunato (Upper Moreland/Hatboro, PA) with 10:27 left before intermission.

The Terriers responded with three straight goals with Purcell scoring one and assisting on another. The third goal with 3:32 left in the first half gave BU a 6-3 halftime lead. Delaware cut the lead to 8-6 on a goal by Shuck with 15:18 left to play, but the Hens could not score again. Lombard tallied with 11:09 left for a 9-6 lead and Rutkowski scored five minutes later for some insurance.

Fortunato, who led the team in scoring with 35 goals and 50 points, closed her outstanding career at Delaware with 119 goals and 69 assists for 191 points to rank eighth all-time.

AGATE:

Boston University........6.......5..........11
Delaware....................3.......3............6

Scoring (Goals-Assists)

Boston University - Kyle Rutkowski, 3-1; Polly Purcell, 2-1; Rachel Leiber, 2-0; Chrissy Lombard, 2-0; Gabby Juocys, 1-0; Kristin Abruzzese, 1-0

Delaware - Ashley Moderacki, 2-0; Corinne Shuck, 2-0; Megan Fortunato, 1-1; Kate O'Connell, 1-0; Nikki Kucharski, 0-1

Shots: Boston University - 30, Delaware - 23; Saves: Boston University - 7 (Brooke Barrett); Delaware - 14 (Laurie Tortorelli); Groundballs: Boston University - 17, Delaware - 27; Caused Turnovers: Boston University - 12, Delaware - 11; Draw Controls: Boston University - 11, Delaware - 7; Attendance: 200

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