Junior goalie Brelyn Friedman made a career-high 18 saves in the Greyhounds' match versus No. 8 The College of New Jersey on John Makuvek Field. Photo by Marissa Werner '23
Junior goalie Brelyn Friedman made a career-high 18 saves in the Greyhounds' match versus No. 8 The College of New Jersey on John Makuvek Field. Photo by Marissa Werner '23
March 22, 2022

Greyhounds Fall to No. 8 TCNJ in Hard-Fought Contest After Early Lead

BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s lacrosse team scored first and was tied after 30 minutes of action with No. 8 The College of New Jersey in non-conference action on John Makuvek Field Tuesday; however, the Lions took control in the third quarter to post an 18-7 win over the host Greyhounds.

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's lacrosse team scored first and was tied after 30 minutes of action with No. 8 The College of New Jersey in non-conference action on John Makuvek Field Tuesday; however, the Lions took control in the third quarter to post an 18-7 win over the host Greyhounds. 

How It Happened

  • The Hounds scored that opening goal just 1:30 into the contest when senior midfielder Lindsey Strohl scored off a pass from freshman midfielder Alex Cherenson. After TCNJ knotted the contest, Strohl scored again to put the Blue and Grey back in front, 2-1. The Lions notched two markers to take a 3-2 edge before Strohl found the goal again with just 4.6 seconds left in the opening quarter when she knocked in a pass from freshman attack Jackie Salvatore as the teams were tied at 3-3 after 15 minutes of action
  • Cherenson gave Moravian the lead again 1:12 into the second quarter with a goal before the Lions made it a 4-4 contest. Junior midfielder Megan Donnelly put the Hounds ahead once more at the 7:23 mark, just 25 seconds after TCNJ had tied the contest. The Lions would score with 1:42 until the intermission to make it 5-5 through 30 minutes
  • TCNJ opened the second half with three straight goals before Cherenson scored the Greyhounds' only goal of the period. The Lions netted three more tallies to lead 11-6 after 45 minutes of play
  • Moravian would get three goals in the fourth quarter, two from freshman attack Madi Dippel and one from Donnelly; however, the Lions scored six times in the period including the final goal with 1:44 to go 

Inside the Numbers

  • Moravian had four different players score goals and a total of seven players earn points led by Strohl, who netted a hat trick in the first quarter to go with five draw controls, five ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers. Donnelly had two goals, two assists and two draw controls while Cherenson contributed two goals and an assist
  • Dippel added a pair of goals while Salvatore, junior attack Devin King, and senior defender Samantha Cherenson all had one assist
  • Junior goalie Brelyn Friedman made a career-high 18 saves, tied for the sixth-most in a match in program history, while sophomore defender Keara Reilly scooped up a team-high six ground balls to go with a pair of caused turnovers. Junior midfielder Emily Hoskin had three draw controls while senior attack Eliza Fantazzi and senior defender Meghan Moore both had two ground balls
Head Coach Caroline Pape discusses the team's performance after their 17-9 loss to No. 8 TCNJ.

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Saturday, March 26 at Drew University, 1:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 2 at Juniata College, 1:00 p.m.