Saturday, February 17
LOUISVILLE, KY
1 p.m.
University of Louisville
2-1
12
vs
5
DENVER
2-0
1
2
F
DENVER
6
6
12
Louisville
2
3
5
Scanlan Scores Twice as Women's Lacrosse Falls to Denver, 12-5
February 17, 2018 | Women's Lacrosse
The Cards move to 2-1 on the year with the loss.
Louisville, Ky. -- University of Louisville women's lacrosse fell 12-5 to Denver in snowy conditions on Saturday afternoon at the UofL Lacrosse Stadium.
With the loss, the Cardinals move to 2-1 on the season.
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"It was a tale of two teams. We showed some of our weaknesses against Denver. I thought we made a lot of plays, but we didn't follow it up with something positive," said head coach Scott Teeter.
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Denver scored the first goal of the game on the opening draw within the first two minutes of the half. Ally Hall then issued the Cards' first goal to even the game after a series of turnovers, making that her second goal of the season.
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The third goal of the game came from the Pioneers after they forced a turnover, allowing them to regain the lead. Julia Wood then scored the equalizer at 11:38 off an assist from Hall.
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The Pioneers then went on a 4-0 run to end the first half with a 6-2 lead. Louisville ended the first half with 12 shots on goal, while Lexie Ball had five saves.
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The Pioneers capitalized off a free position rebound, giving them a 7-2 lead early into the second half. Shortly following, Lexi Cheetham was able to get her first goal of the season to cut the Pioneers lead to five.
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After the fourth goal by Denver in the second half, Caroline Blalock issued a pass to Shayla Scanlan, who found the back of the net, making that her first career goal.
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In the final minutes, Wood connected with Scanlan, who scored on a wrap-around goal, but it wasn't enough to avoid the loss.
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Scanlan's two goals led the way for the Cards and Ball totaled 10 saves.
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The Cardinals return to action on Thursday at 2:00 p.m ET in Indianapolis when they take on Butler.
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With the loss, the Cardinals move to 2-1 on the season.
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"It was a tale of two teams. We showed some of our weaknesses against Denver. I thought we made a lot of plays, but we didn't follow it up with something positive," said head coach Scott Teeter.
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Denver scored the first goal of the game on the opening draw within the first two minutes of the half. Ally Hall then issued the Cards' first goal to even the game after a series of turnovers, making that her second goal of the season.
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The third goal of the game came from the Pioneers after they forced a turnover, allowing them to regain the lead. Julia Wood then scored the equalizer at 11:38 off an assist from Hall.
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The Pioneers then went on a 4-0 run to end the first half with a 6-2 lead. Louisville ended the first half with 12 shots on goal, while Lexie Ball had five saves.
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The Pioneers capitalized off a free position rebound, giving them a 7-2 lead early into the second half. Shortly following, Lexi Cheetham was able to get her first goal of the season to cut the Pioneers lead to five.
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After the fourth goal by Denver in the second half, Caroline Blalock issued a pass to Shayla Scanlan, who found the back of the net, making that her first career goal.
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In the final minutes, Wood connected with Scanlan, who scored on a wrap-around goal, but it wasn't enough to avoid the loss.
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Scanlan's two goals led the way for the Cards and Ball totaled 10 saves.
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The Cardinals return to action on Thursday at 2:00 p.m ET in Indianapolis when they take on Butler.
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Team Stats
DEN
UL
Shots
25
22
Turnovers
20
19
Caused Turnovers
9
14
Draw Controls
11
8
Free-Position Shots
6
4
Ground Balls
22
22
Game Leaders
Players
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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