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March 24, 2001 James Madison Rallies Late to Down Hens in OT
HARRISONBURG, VA -- Lisa Staedt scored both her goals in overtime as No. 7 ranked James Madison knocked off No. 18 University of Delaware in a key women's lacrosse Top 20 matchup Saturday afternoon. James Madison, which avenged a 14-13 upset loss to Delaware last season in Newark, improved to 5-1 on the season while the Blue Hens dropped their second straight game, both to Top 20 opponents, to fall to 3-3. Staedt scored 98 seconds into overtime to give the Dukes the lead for good and added another score with 55 seconds left in the second overtime to lead James Madison. Kristen Dinisio and Mindy Leher each scored three goals to lead James Madison to the victory. Megan Fortunato and Ashley Moderacki each scored two goals to lead the Blue Hens with Moderacki also adding two assists. Delaware goalkeeper Laurie Tortorelli posted 18 saves. After a 3-3 deadlock at halftime, the game went back and forth several times in the second half before Delaware took a 7-5 lead with 6:45 left in regulation on back-to-back goals by Kate O'Connell and Fortunato. But James Madison rallied as Leher scored with 3:25 left to cut the lead to 7-6 and then sent the game into the extra session on a goal with 2:23 left. Delaware, which lost to No. 13 ranked Penn State 6-5 on Wednesday, was playing its first overtime game since a 10-8 loss to Princeton in 1999. The Hens also lost to James Madison 11-10 in overtime in 1998. Delaware continues its six-game road swing March 30 at Vanderbilt. AGATE: Delaware..................3.......4.......0.......0........7 Scoring (Goals-Assists): Delaware - Megan Fortunato, 2-1; Ashley Moderacki, 2-2, Claire Marrazzo, 1-0; Kate O'Connell, 1-0; Corinne Shuck, 1-0; Brooke Mulligan, 0-1 James Madison - Kristen Dinisio, 3-0; Mindy Leher, 3-1; Lisa Staedt, 2-1; Chrissy Monahan, 1-0; Michelle Zurfluh, 1-0; McNevin Malloy, 0-2, Gail Decker, 0-1 Shots: Delaware - 35, JMU- 39; Saves: D - 18 (Laurie Tortorelli), JMU- 13 (Jennifer Corradini); Groundballs: D - 17, JMU- 22; Draw Controls: Delaware - 9, JMU- 11; Caused Turnovers: Delaware - 11, JMU- 5; Attendance: 200
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