No. 13/17 Louisville Cruises to a 15-5 Win Over Vanderbilt

Tuesday, February 23

Nashville, Tenn.

4:00 PM

University of Louisville

4-0

Vanderbilt

2-1

Louisville

Vanderbilt

No. 13/17 Louisville Cruises to a 15-5 Win Over Vanderbilt

February 23, 2016 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Hannah Koloski leads the Cardinals with a career-high six goals

By: Kim Pemberton

NASHVILLE, TENN. – The No. 13/17 Louisville lacrosse team cruised to a 15-5 win over Vanderbilt on Tuesday afternoon to improve to 4-0 on the season. Junior Hannah Koloski led the Cardinals with a career-high six goals while seniors Kaylin Morissette and Cortnee Daley finished with four goals apiece.

"I am extremely proud of our effort today," said head coach Kellie Young. "Our defense shut down a dynamic offense and our offense stayed poised under solid pressure. It was a phenomenal team performance on the draw. Kay excelled and had great team support on the circle and behind the line. Hannah Koloski had one of her best offensive performances of her career and Cortnee Daley was a true midfield, impacting every aspect of our performance."

The Cardinals jumped out to an impressive 7-0 lead in the first 15 minutes of the game. Daley scored two goals in the first minute of play. Heidi Smith assisted on her first goal while Kelli Gerding assisted on the second goal. Koloski scored the first of her six goals at the 24:49 mark on a free position shot, pushing the Cards' lead to 3-0.

Smith scored on a free position shot 30 seconds later for a 4-0 lead. Koloski scored at the 22:42 mark and then again at the 15:20 mark to push the Cards' lead to 6-0. Morissette scored less than a minute later to cap the 7-0 Louisville run.

Vanderbilt got on the board at the 8:19 mark with a goal from Mallory Schonk. Morissette scored her second goal of the day at the 6:19 mark to put Louisville up 8-1 at the half.

Louisville finished the first half with a 17-6 shot advantage and a 10-0 advantage in draw controls. Louisville goalkeeper Brittany Read finished with three saves while Vanderbilt's Callahan Kent finished with one.

The Cardinals picked up where they left off in the second half with a goal from Morissette 45 seconds into the second half to push the Louisville lead to 9-1. Five minutes later Vanderbilt found the back of the net, cutting the lead to 9-2.

Morissette scored at the 18:15 mark for a 10-2 lead but Vandy answered just minutes later, cutting the lead to 10-3. Koloski found the back of the net at the 14:38 mark for an 11-3 lead but the Commodores answered a minute later with their fourth goal of the game.

Louisville answered with a 4-0 run to take a 15-4 lead with seven minutes remaining in the game. Koloski scored off a free position shot then Daley scored two straight goals. Koloski scored off a pass from Morissette to cap the scoring run. Vanderbilt scored at the 4:19 mark for a 15-5 final score.

Louisville finished the game with a commanding 37-17 shot advantage and a 19-3 draw controls advantage. Read finished with eight saves for Louisville while Vanderbilt finished with 12 saves.

The Cardinals will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 27 as the host Boston College to open ACC play at the UofL Lacrosse Stadium at noon.