Women's Lacrosse Cruises by Clarkson University

POTSDAM, NY - Second year attack Perry Markell ’10 (Portsmouth, RI -- Portsmouth Abbey) scored a career high 6 goals to help guide the Soaring Eagles (2-1) to a 16-10 victory over the Golden Knights of Clarkson University (1-2) Sunday afternoon at SUNY Potsdam.

In just two games played, Markell has accumulated a total of 9 goals with 1 assist and currently ranks second on the team in total points with 10. Leading the team is third year attack Sarah Young ’09 (Hampton, NJ -- North Hunterdon) who has 10 goals and 2 assists in her first three matches. In Sunday’s contest, Young also had a great offensive showing finding the back of the Golden Knights cage on 4 different occasions.

Also recording a career high performance was Mina Schnell ’10 (Southboro, MA -- Algonquin), who managed her first career hat trick. Schnell and Markell each scored a free position goal as the team ended out the afternoon 2-for-2 on free position attempts.

EC jumped to an early lead 29 seconds into the contest when the Markell sisters connected to give the Soaring Eagles the 1-0 advantage. Georgia Markell ’11 (Portsmouth, RI -- Portsmouth Abbey) ended the game with 3 assists and 1 goal. Clarkson’s Alicia Chace answered right back however tying the game at 1-1 about three minutes later.

The two teams would battle back and forth throughout the first half. EC did manage a two goal lead at the 6:58 mark when Young scored her third consecutive goal of the match. Clarkson would come back and score one more goal before the halftime horn sounded.

Goalie Erin Kendall ’09 (White River Junction, VT -- Hartford) earned a total of 4 saves in the first half tying Clarkson goalie Jana Keller who also managed 4 saves. Going into the halftime break, the two squads were almost identical in total shots, with Clarkson taking a slight edge over the Purple and Gold in groundballs.

Elmira wasted little time in the second retaking a two goal lead less than 3 minutes in. Following the goal, the two teams were dead locked once again scoring back and forth at will. That all changed however as EC scored 4 unanswered goals to gain some breathing room going into the final 18 minutes of regulation.

Clarkson did try to battle back but the distance between them and the Soaring Eagles was too much to overcome. Schnell recorded the team’s final goal of the afternoon around the four minute mark.

Kendall would once again have a strong showing in front of the cage for the Purple and Gold earning a total of 8 saves in the half for a game total of 12. Keller recorded only one save in the final 30 minutes.

The Golden Knights would lead the second half in both shots with 15, and groundballs with 15. EC tallied a total of 12 shots and 10 groundballs in the half.

Women’s Lacrosse returns to action on Thursday when they travel to SUNY Brockport to face the Golden Eagles at 4 p.m.

Elmira 16, Clarkson 10
Box Score

Scoring: E- Perry Markell 4, Sarah Young 4, Mina Schnell 3, Mary-Kate Geratowski 2, Georgia Markell 1; C- Alyssa Breed 3, Alicia Chace 3, Kimberley Loucks 2, Emily Bojarski 1, Rachel Kopels 1

Assists: E- Geratowski 3, Georgia Markell 3, Lauren Mokes 2, Emily Zimmerman 2; C- Bojarski 2, Brittnie Carroll 1

Shots: E-25, C-30; Saves: E- Erin Kendall 12, C- Jana Keller 5