Women’s Lacrosse Upends No. 23 Virginia Tech, 13-11

Wednesday, March 11

Providence, RI

4:00 PM

Brown University

4-3

Virginia Tech

7-3

Virginia Tech

Brown

Women’s Lacrosse Upends No. 23 Virginia Tech, 13-11

3/11/2020 8:01:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown women's lacrosse team defeated No. 23 Virginia Tech, 13-11, on Wednesday evening at Stevenson-Pincince Field in its final game of the season. Per the Ivy League, all spring athletic events have been canceled due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Brown (4-3) jumped out to an 8-4 lead by halftime and held off a second half charge by the 23rd-ranked Hokies. Junior Risa Mosenthal (Campton, N.H.) led all scorers with five goals, tying her season high, while sophomore Erin Tucker (Centerport, N.Y.) recorded 11 saves which included nine stellar stops in the second half.

"I'm so proud of the team," said head coach Keely McDonald. "They knew before the game that the rest of the season was canceled per the Ivy League release. To come together and rally and do schematically what we were supposed to do, and to play with heart is not easy in any game and it's not easy when you've had such emotional news. I'm just really proud of this group. I thought Virginia Tech was aggressive and physical and played really hard at the end. We had some close ones before this that we didn't finish so to finish under these circumstances speaks so much to the level of character and kind of kids we have in the program and the coaches within the program."

It was a tale of two halves as the Bears dominated the opening 30 minutes and the Hokies controlled the second. The Bears outshot the visitors by a 22-8 margin in the first en route to their 8-4 lead. Virginia Tech (7-3) came out of the break with three-straight goals to pull within one, 8-7, at 23:34, but the Bears were able to keep at least a one goal advantage the rest of the way. Mosenthal's free-position goal with 58 seconds remaining sealed the victory for Brown.

After a 1-1 tie to begin the afternoon, Brown rattled off four-straight scores to take a commanding 5-1 lead on sophomore Claire Jeschke's (Syracuse, N.Y.) player up free-position goal at 16:10. Mosenthal started the run at 21:34 while sophomore Alaina Parisella (Chatham, N.J.) added back-to-back tallies at 20:25 and 18:05.

The Hokies scored three of the next four goals before Mosenthal closed the period with two scores (7:29, 4:17) for Brown's 8-4 lead. The Bears went 2-for-5 on free-position shots while the Hokies were 1-for-3. Virginia Tech held a slight advantage in the draw control battle at 7-6.

Virginia Tech began the second with three consecutive scores in the first seven minutes to pull within one (8-7).

Brown alternated goals with Virginia Tech before senior KC Williams (Duxbury, Mass.) put in two-straight tallies at 15:33 and 10:24 to push the Bears' lead to three (11-8).

Taylor Caskey inched the Hokies within one (11-10) with back-to-back goals (7:42, 5:47 - free position) before Parisella added her career-high fourth goal of the day at 5:00 for a 12-10 lead. Jacelyn Lazore closed out the Virginia Tech scoring at 4:22. Tucker stopped the Hokies' last attempt before Mosenthal put the game away with 58 seconds left (free position).

Shots (20-9) and draws (9-4) both favored Virginia Tech in the second. The Bears were a perfect 3-for-3 on free-position shots while the Hokies were 4-for-7.

Overall, Brown edged Virginia Tech in shots, 31-28, while the Hokies had the advantage in draws at 16-10.

Angie Benson finished with 10 saves in the opposing net while Tucker tied her season high with her 11 saves. Tucker was solid in the second frame, turning away nine shots.

With the addition of an assist, Parisella finished with a career-high five points (4G, 1A). Jeschke and Williams both ended the evening with two scores while junior Maggie Fowler (Bethesda, Md.) handed out two assists. Jeschke also paced the team in draws with five. Junior Allison Lanzone (Wayne, Pa.) anchored the defense with three caused turnovers and three ground balls while senior Emily Fryer (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) contributed two caused turnovers and two ground balls.

Virginia Tech was led by Caskey (2G, 1A) and Sara Goodwin (1G, 2A) who each registered three points while three other players added two goals apiece, including Paige Petty who also led the squad in draws (6).