The Basics

·         Final Score: Centenary 24, Rosemont 18

·         Records: Rosemont 1-7 (0-3 CSAC), Centenary 3-4 (2-1 CSAC)

·         The 42 goals by the two teams combined were the most scored in a WLAX game in which Rosemont has played, breaking the existing record of 38 goals (Cabrini 25, Rosemont 13, 4/16/2002)

·         Location: Hackettstown, NJ

How It Happened

The host Centenary Cyclones were bent on scoring lots of goals tonight. The Ravens managed to keep pace, but fell short towards the end of the game after a costly yellow card.

On average there was a goal scored, remarkably, every 86 seconds on average. Though the number of goals was great, both teams were scoring and keeping the game close.

In the first half, the game opened with the teams trading goals until Rosemont took a 3-2 lead with 21:33 on the clock. Rosemont would up their advantage to 4-2 with 18:51 left in the half. The teams would remain trading goals with each other when, after the game was knotted at 7-7 with 3:12 left in the half, the Cyclones scored the next three to take a 10-7 lead. Rosemont would score with nine seconds left in the half to go into the break trailing by only two goals, 10-8.

The same would continue in the second half, but the Cyclones would open the half with three straight scores to give them their largest lead of the game at 13-8. No sitting on the ball to run out the clock in this game, though, as Rosemont would score four of the next five to get back to within a goal, trailing 14-13 with 21:38 left. And the goals just kept on coming. After a key yellow card called on the Ravens, the Cyclones would take advantage, outscoring Rosemont 8-1 over the next 14:10 to take what finally looked like a commanding lead, 22-14 with 6:20 left in the game. The Ravens never gave up, outscoring Centenary 4-2 down the stretch to account for the final 24-18 score. Whew!  

Ravens' Top Performers

·         Jennifer South had another huge game, this time scoring eight goals with an assist for nine points. She also had seven draw controls and two ground balls.

·         Rookie Victoria Kasper put together her best offensive performance this year, scoring six times.

·         Ali Osorio scored twice with an assist to go along with six ground balls, four draw controls, and four caused turnovers.

·         Melissa Lynch also scored twice with an assist. She had three draw controls.

·         In such an offensive slugfest, it is remarkable that Rosemont keeper Elizabeth Russell actually made 15 saves out of the 39 Cyclone shots-on-goal.

For the Cyclones

·         Abby Voelkner scored eight goals with three assists for 11 points.

·         Devin Sutko's passes were connecting with her teammates. When not scoring her five goals, she assisted on nine others for a massive 14 points.

·         Priscilla Ortiz scored five times with an assist (6 points).

·         Kristen Rabenstein put four goals on the board.

Up Next

The Ravens will return home for their next-to-last home game of the regular season when they host the Neumann Knights in a CSAC tilt on Tuesday, 3/29. The game is scheduled to start at 4:00pm.