Paola Nogueras

Box Score

South Nets Nine, Including 100th Career Goal in Win Over Keystone

Rosemont College RCWL 3-12, 2-7 CSAC

Keystone College KCWL 4-7, 3-6 CSAC

Rosemont College RCWL

3-12, 2-7 CSAC

Final

Apr. 23, 2016

Keystone College KCWL

4-7, 3-6 CSAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Rosemont College RCWL	6	10	16
Keystone College KCWL	5	9	14

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 4/23/2016 11:21:00 PM | Ben Gluckman

Ravens Fend Off Giants in Season-Ending Thriller

South Scores Nine Goals, Including 100th Career Goal

The Basics

Final Score: Rosemont 16, Keystone 14
Records: Rosemont 3-12, (2-7 CSAC) – Keystone 4-7, (3-6 CSAC)
Rosemont win knocked Keystone out of the CSAC playoff picture
Location: La Plume, Pa.

How It Happened

A main point taken from this game is that the two teams tangling today were very evenly matched, with neither team able to put the other away easily. With the Rosemont post-season hopes already snuffed out, the host Keystone Giants could still earn a spot in the CSAC playoffs with a home win, so much was at stake in this CSAC contest.

The Ravens got off to a great start by scoring the first three goals of the game. Victoria Kasper scored a pair, sandwiching a score from Jennifer South. Just 30 seconds later, the Giants would score their first of the game, and three minutes later would make the score 3-2 in favor of Rosemont. With Rosemont still ahead by a goal, Jennifer South would score with 9:03 left in the half to put the Ravens ahead 5-3. For South, it would be her 100^th career goal.

That would not be the last time that South would be heard from, as her next goal, 38 seconds later, was her 50^th of the season. Keystone would put the last two goals on the board to end the half with the Ravens holding a slender 6-5 lead.

The two teams would combine for 19 goals in the high-pressure second half. Keystone would score the first three goals of the 2^nd half, their fifth in a row, to make a run at putting the Ravens away as they were ahead 8-6 with 26:45 left in the game. But the Ravens wouldn't go away. Trailing 9-8, Rosemont would use two goals from South and goals from Ali Osorio, Gina Ragona and Jenna Kaiser's first of the season to regain a three-goal lead, 13-9, with just under 15 minutes left.

Keystone then rebounded with three straight scores to get back to within 13-12, which was answered by two big goals from South to put Rosemont back up by three, 15-12 with 3:43 left. With the clock winding down, Keystone was able to outscore the Ravens 2-1 down the stretch, but Jennifer South's final career goal would give Rosemont the breathing space they needed to run out the clock and claim the two-goal win, and for the Ravens to end their season on a positive note.

Ravens' Top Performers

In a year of career days, Jen South had another career day, scoring nine goals with an assist for 10 points. It appeared as though she was on a mission tonight, with five ground balls, four draw controls and three caused turnovers.
Victoria Kasper scored four goals
Ali Osorio had a goal, 6 draw controls, and two caused turnovers.
Gina Ragona and Jenna Kaiser each scored single goals. Kaiser had 2 caused turnovers while Ragona had two ground balls.
Goalkeeper Elizabeth Russell saved 15 of 29 Keystone shots on goal to earn the win.

For the Giants

Emily Hawkins had a 10-point night with eight goals and two assists. She had four ground balls, six draw controls and two caused turnovers.
Hanna Zuchowski scored four goals with three ground balls

Stats of the Game