BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Neumann University women's lacrosse team wrapped up the 2016 regular season with an 18-8 win at Moravian College on Wednesday afternoon.
Rebecca Dolenti led the Knights with five goals and two assists.
Jordan Hopkins had three goals, two assists and 10 draw controls.
Kaitlyn Conrad added three goals and an assist.
Brittany Cassidy,
Diana Caicedo and
Alexa McIntyre each netted a pair. McIntyre added seven caused turnover.
Becca Wallace made six saves in net.
Taylor Klever opened the scoring 2:58 into the game. Moravian then tied the game at one. Goals by Dolenti, Caicedo and Cassidy put Neumann up 4-1 midway through the first half. The Greyhounds answered with four straight goals for 5-4 lead. In the final 10 minutes of the half, the Knights scored four goals to take an 8-5 lead into halftime.
Neumann outscored Moravian 10-3 in the final 30 minutes. Dolenti and McIntyre started the second half scoring for a 10-5 game. After the Greyhounds would score, the Knights answered with two or three goals to increase their lead. Dolenti, Conrad and Hopkins scored the final three goals of the game to seal the win.
Neumann wraps up the regular season 12-4 overall and 8-1 in the conference. The Knights will be the No. 2 seed in the postseason and will host a semifinal game next Wednesday, May 4.