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#14 Notre Dame 9, Delaware 7
March 26, 2002

Fighting Irish Score Game-Winner with 3:40 Left 

Laurie Tortorelli posted 15 saves to lead the Blue Hen defense

NOTRE DAME, IND -- Eleanor Weille scored her only goal of the game with 3:40 left to break a 7-7 tie and Lauren Fischer scored in the final minute as No. 14 ranked Notre Dame edged the University of Delaware 9-7 in a non-league women's lacrosse game Tuesday at Meyo Field.

The loss was the fourth straight setback for the Blue Hens, including three by two goals or less. The Hens, who dropped a 12-11 verdict to No. 20 Ohio State on Monday at Notre Dame, fell to 2-5 on the season while the Fighting Irish improved to 5-1.

Delaware will return to action Saturday when the Blue Hens travel to No. 17 ranked William & Mary for a Colonial Athletic Association game. The Tribe will be the Hens' fourth straight Top 20 opponent.

Senior Ashley Moderacki (Haverford/Havertown, PA) scored a team-high three goals while senior Corinne Shuck (Broadneck/Annapolis, MD), who scored six on Monday vs. Ohio State, added two goals. Freshman Lindsey Greer (Hammond/Laurel, MD) and junior Morgan Clute (Loch Raven/Towson, MD) recorded the other two Delaware goals. Senior goalkeeper Laurie Tortorelli (Haverford/Havertown, PA) kept the Blue Hens in the game, recording 15 saves.

Notre Dame got three goals each from Fischer and Danielle Shearer while Natalie Loftus added two goals. Loftus, Shearer, and Weille each notched an assist on the afternoon.

The hard-fought game featured seven ties and the lead never wavered by more than one goal.

Notre Dame took a 4-3 lead at halftime as Shearer scored her second goal of the game with 8:46 left in the stanza. Delaware had tied the game on a goal by Moderacki just two minutes earlier.

The Blue Hens never held the lead in the second half, but tied the score four different times with Shuck scoring two minutes into the second half for a 4-4 tie, Moderacki scoring at the 23:31 mark for a 5-5 deadlock, Shuck scoring at 20:00 to forge a 6-6 tie, and Moderacki scoring her third goal with 8:17 to tie the score for the final time at 7-7.

The score remained tied until the 3:40 mark when Weille took a pass from Loftus and scored past Tortorelli for what proved to be the game winner. Fischer scored her third goal of the game with just 25 seconds remaining to ice the victory.

AGATE:

Delaware..............3...........4...........7
Notre Dame..........4...........5...........9

Scoring:

Goals: Delaware - Ashley Moderacki-3, Corinne Shuck-2, Lindsey Greer, Morgan Clute; Notre Dame - Lauren Fischer-3, Danielle Shearer-3, Natalie Loftus-2, Eleanor Weille;

Assists: Delaware - Brooke Mulligan; Notre Dame - Kate Scarola, Alissa Moser, Eleanor Weille, Natalie Loftus, Danielle Shearer

Saves: Delaware - 15 (Laurie Tortorelli), Notre Dame - 10 (Jen White); Shots: Delaware - 20, Notre Dame - 29; Groundballs: Delaware - 14, Notre Dame - 29; Draw Controls: Delaware - 5, Notre Dame - 14; Caused Turnovers: Delaware - 9, Notre Dame - 9

 

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