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Stephanie Cimini
Jason Kapusta
9
Westminster (Pa.) WES 2-6, 0-1
11
Winner Franciscan FRM 2-3, 1-0
Westminster (Pa.) WES
2-6, 0-1
9
Final
11
Franciscan FRM
2-3, 1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Westminster (Pa.) WES 2 4 1 2 9
Franciscan FRM 4 2 2 3 11

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Titans edged at Franciscan

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio--The Westminster College women's lacrosse team opened its Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) schedule Wednesday night with a 11-9 loss at Franciscan University. 

Franciscan improved to 2-3 overall. Westminster fell to 2-6. 

Senior midfielder Stephanie Cimini (Mars, Pa. | Mars) led Westminster with three goals. Freshman attack Emma Brazier (Northport, N.Y. | Northport) scored two goals. Junior midfielder Nina Rascona (Somerset, Pa. | Somerset) added one goal and one assist. Junior midfielder Samantha Reed (Zionsville, Pa. | Emmaus) and freshman attack Haley Wenzel (Coppell, Texas, Coppell) each scored goals. Freshman attack Emma Lafayette (Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Allegheny) had one assist. 

Rascona and freshman defender Isabella Cespedes (Merrick, N.Y. | Sanford H. Calhoun) finished with four ground balls and three caused turnovers each.

Cimini registered seven draw controls while Rascona had a career-high six draw controls. 

Senior goalkeeper Jaden Domaratz (Springdale, Pa. | Springdale) totaled 11 saves.

Franciscan had five different players score two goals apiece. 

Rascona tied the game at 1-1 with just under eight minutes to go in the first period. Brazier cut the lead to 3-2 with under six minutes remaining, scoring off of an assist from Lafayette. Franciscan led 4-2 heading into the second. 

With 1:15 gone in the second Wenzel cut the deficit to 4-3. Trailing 6-3, Cimini scored on a free position attempt with just over six minutes to go in the half. She scored again at the 3:18 mark before Domaratz tied the game at 6-6 after scoring with under two minutes remaining. 

Grace Deegan gave the Barons a 7-6 lead just under five minutes into the third period. Cimini tied the game at 7-7 after scoring on another free position shot with nine minutes left in the third. Franciscan carried an 8-7 lead into the fourth period. 

Samantha Reed forged an 8-8 tie early in the fourth after scoring off of a Rascona assist with 12:18 remaining. Kiera Wilson put Franciscan up 9-8 1:25 later. 

Brazier cut Franciscan's lead to 10-9 with three minutes left in regulation. Ashley Morisey closed out the scoring, pushing the Barons' lead to 11-9 with under a minute remaining. 

Westminster held a 31-27 advantage in shots and had a 24-22 edge in shots on goal. Both teams had 21 ground balls. 

Westminster will travel to conference rival Grove City College Saturday. The opening draw at Don Lyle Field is scheduled for 12 p.m.
 
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