Columbia, Md. - No. 1 Harford scored 12 times in the opening 15 minutes, allowing the Fighting Owls to defeat No. 4 Howard, 17-4, in Wednesday afternoon's Region 20 women's lacrosse semifinals.
Harford improves to 12-0 with the victory, moving the Fighting Owls ahead of their 11-win mark last season. Only the 14-4 record set by the 2016 women's lacrosse team stands in its way of obtaining the most wins in program history. Howard sees their season come to an end at 1-10.
Seven different Fighting Owls scored in the contest. NJCAA leading scorer
Sarah Dudick and sophomore attacker
Beth Bishop paced all players with four goals each. Dudick also led with five assists, caused three turnovers and chipped in four draw controls.
Scoring Summary:
Harford Goals: Beth Bishop (4);
Sarah Dudick (4);
Rachel Wilson (3);
Sammy DeCarlo (2);
Toni Grad(2);
Julianna Andrus (1);
Paige Graff (1)
Harford Assists: Dudick (3), Bishop (2), DeCarlo (1), Wilson (1), Graff (1)
Howard Goals: Sandra Naylor (2); Kristen Ogle (1); Maddie Reeser (1)
Howard Assists: Ogle (2)
Goalkeepers
W: Amanda Cliffe (12-0)
L: Brianna Bucksell (1-10)
Game Notes
- Rachel Wilson led all players with seven draw controls and four ground balls.
- Freshman goalie Amanda Cliffe made seven saves.
- Sammy DeCarlo scored twice on Harford's lone free position shots.
- Saturday's appearance in the Region 20 final will be Harford's sixth since 2013.
Up Next
The Fighting Owls will go toe-to-toe with No. 2 seed Anne Arundel on May 11. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the NJCAA National Championship.
