Lady Rangers dominate Northern Colorado 21-2
Katie Simons, Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Issue date: 2/19/08 Section: Sports
The Regis women's lacrosse team easily defeated the University of Northern Colorado 21-2 in their first lacrosse game of the 2008 season. The Rangers got off to a quick start as they scored 15 goals in the first half of play.
RU dominated every statical category tallying 41 shots to just four for Northern Colorado. The Rangers caused 16 turnovers and collected 33 ground balls. In the second half the Rangers added six more goals.
Eight different Rangers got in on the scoring action in the game. Lillian Yanni (Sr., Vernon Hills, Ill.) led the way with four goals while collecting six ground balls and causing three turnovers.
Kelsi Goings (Fr., Castle Rock, Colo.), Maria Heilner (Fr., Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and Cristina Johnson (Fr., Hampstead, Md.) all tallied three goals in the game. Heilner also tallied two assists.
Jen Gunlikson (Sr., Littleton, Colo.), Erin Guercio (Fr., Frederick, Md.), Amanda Ponzer (Sr., St. Louis, Mo.), and Julia Ostberg (Jr., Arvada, Colo.) all scored two goals.
Ostberg tallied three assists while Gunlikson tallied two assists, three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Johnson added seven ground balls and four caused turnovers to go along with her goals. Chani Taggart (Fr., Boise, Id.) collected six ground balls in the game.
The Rangers will be in action on Thursday, February 21 when they travel to Colorado Springs to take on Colorado College at 4:00 pm.
RU dominated every statical category tallying 41 shots to just four for Northern Colorado. The Rangers caused 16 turnovers and collected 33 ground balls. In the second half the Rangers added six more goals.
Eight different Rangers got in on the scoring action in the game. Lillian Yanni (Sr., Vernon Hills, Ill.) led the way with four goals while collecting six ground balls and causing three turnovers.
Kelsi Goings (Fr., Castle Rock, Colo.), Maria Heilner (Fr., Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and Cristina Johnson (Fr., Hampstead, Md.) all tallied three goals in the game. Heilner also tallied two assists.
Jen Gunlikson (Sr., Littleton, Colo.), Erin Guercio (Fr., Frederick, Md.), Amanda Ponzer (Sr., St. Louis, Mo.), and Julia Ostberg (Jr., Arvada, Colo.) all scored two goals.
Ostberg tallied three assists while Gunlikson tallied two assists, three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Johnson added seven ground balls and four caused turnovers to go along with her goals. Chani Taggart (Fr., Boise, Id.) collected six ground balls in the game.
The Rangers will be in action on Thursday, February 21 when they travel to Colorado Springs to take on Colorado College at 4:00 pm.
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