By Adam Cohen, Athletic Communications Assistant
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Allegheny women's lacrosse team earned a 15-8 victory over Transylvania in a nonconference road matchup on Wednesday (March 23).
The Gators improve to a perfect 6-0 in the 2022 campaign and have defeated seven straight opponents, dating back to April 28, 2021.
The Gators were first put on the board by
Liz Dolan (Pittsburgh, Pa./Hampton) in the beginning period, but Transylvania ended the first quarter ahead, 2-1. The second frame saw back-and-forth action where one goal from
Grace Baginski (Lakeville, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) and
Emily Herrold (Hampstead, MD./Machester Valley), respectively, along with two shots finding the back of the cage from
Senna Perelman (Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights) made it a 5-4 Allegheny lead to head into halftime.
In the third quarter, Transylvania tied the game at 5-5 before Herrold knocked in the go-ahead goal, which highlighted a four-point frame. Allegheny then added six points in the final 15 minutes of play to finish off the Pioneers.
Overall, Perelman paced the Blue and Gold with six goals along with a team-high three assists, and four caused turnovers. Meanwhile, Baginski and Herrold each achieved the hat trick in the contest to add to the Gators' scoring total. Additionally,
Maddie Miller (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) and
Devin Gaffney (Rochester, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) both knocked in a shot past the opposing netminder as well. Allegheny also compiled its sixth straight double-digit performance this year and has outscored the competition 88-46.
Other contributors included Perelman and
Molly Wojcik (Pittsburgh, Pa./Hampton), who both led Allegheny with four ground balls collected. Furthermore,
Sybi Gerhart (Denver, Pa./Cocalico) issued a trio of caused turnovers. The Gators were also successful on 20 out of 23 clear attempts to aid the defense. In goal,
Sarah Thorman (Ellicott City, MD./Centennial) made eight saves in 16 attempts.
Allegheny travels back to Meadville and is set to play its first North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) matchup against Kenyon on Saturday, March 26 at 1 p.m.
