The women’s lacrosse team snapped Quinnipiac’s eight-game winning streak yesterday, when the Lions defeated the Bobcats 13-12 in Hamden, Conn. With the win, Columbia improves its record to 5-6 with three games left to play, while the Bobcats fall to 9-5 with only one game remaining in their season.
The game was close throughout, but Columbia dominated in the final minutes, pulling out the win by a single goal. The Lions outshot the Bobcats 15-14 in the first half and 13-11 in the second. In draw controls, however, the Bobcats collected 17 while Columbia attained only 10, eight of which were in the second half of play.
It was Quinnipiac that scored the first goal of the game with a free position shot by Christine Sinnigen at 24:17. But Columbia’s Gabrielle Geronimos responded shortly after, with a goal for the Lions less than a minute later. It was a constant battle throughout the first half, with both teams under pressure to take the lead. Columbia’s Brittany Shannon scored three goals in the half, and Taylor Gattinella and Olivia Mann each added one point, bringing the score to a close 7-6 in favor of the Bobcats at halftime.
In the second half, the Bobcats struck first again, but were quickly answered by Kacie Johnson, who scored one of her three unassisted goals at 23:15. Johnson then followed up another two goals by Quinnipiac with a point at 17:30, not allowing the Bobcats a significant lead. Throughout the next 15 minutes, Shannon and Gattinella netted two goals each for the Lions, and Johnson struck again with the game-winning goal at 1:49.
Columbia will be on the road again this Saturday, April 17, as they will head to New Haven, Connecticut to compete in their final away match. The game against Yale will begin at 1 p.m.
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