Schneider’s 17 saves not enough - Pioneers drop 9-7 decision to Colonials

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Sunday, April 3, 2005

Schneider’s 17 saves not enough - Pioneers drop 9-7 decision to Colonials

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three goals by junior Steph Greenlees (Lake Forest, Ill.) and 17 saves by senior goalkeeper Steph Schneider (Leesburg, Va.) were not enough as the University of Denver women’s lacrosse team (2-10) dropped a 9-7 decision to George Washington University (6-2) on Sunday, April 3 at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex.

GW’s Laura Hostetler notched a game-high six goals.

Hostetler scored GW's first three goals of the contest as the Colonials grabbed a 3-1 lead at the 5:04 mark. Consecutive free-position scores by sophomore Kate Broderick (Chantilly, Va.) tied the game, and the Pioneers took the lead on an unassisted goal by senior Crystal Jack (Kingwood, Texas) at 13:08. The Colonials’ Annie Howley knotted the match at four apiece with an unassisted tally at 19:23, and each team scored once in the final 5:08 to head into the locker room tied, 5-5.

Hostetler tickled the twine twice in the first five minutes of the second half to put GW ahead, 7-5. Greenlees brought Denver within one with an unassisted goal at 35:48, but Hostetler's final marker of the afternoon put the Colonials back in front by two, 8-6, at the 44:24 mark. The Pioneers drew within one again when freshman Caroline Muldoon (Lafayette, Pa.) batted a loose ball past GW goaltender Caitlin Garman with 12:34 left on the clock and Denver had a chance to tie the match in the final minutes, but Garman stopped Jack from point-blank range with 2:30 to play giving the Colonials possession of the ball. GW cleared successfully and spread the field, holding the ball as time wound down, until GW’s Jenny Howley fed Katelyn Honeyford for her second career goal with eight seconds remaining to secure the triumph.

Greenlees paced Denver with three goals and also added three draw controls. Broderick notched a ground ball and a draw control to go along with her two scores. Schneider made 17 saves in the cage for the Pioneers.

The Colonials held the edge in shots, 34-18, including outshooting the Pioneers, 20-6, in the first half. Denver owned the advantage in draw controls, 12-6.

The Pioneers finally return home on Saturday, April 9. Denver will host Mountain Pacific Sports Federation foe Saint Mary’s at 1 p.m. at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.

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