University of Oregon
6-4
Towson
7-3
Towson Uses 7-0 Run To Defeat Ducks
03/25/17 | Women's Lacrosse
THREE DUCKS FINISHED WITH A PAIR OF GOALS, BUT NO. 12/15 TOWSON USED A 7-0 RUN IN THE SECOND HALF TO PULL AWAY FOR A 10-7 WIN
TOWSON, Md. - No. 12/15 Towson used a 7-0 run in the second half to break open a tight game on Saturday afternoon as the Oregon women's lacrosse team fell, 10-7, at Johnny Unitas Stadium.
How it Happened: Sophomore Shannon Williams, who entered the day leading the MPSF in both goals (29) and points (43), opened the scoring with a goal just more than three minutes into the game to give Oregon (6-4) an early lead.
Towson (7-3) responded with back-to-back goals to move ahead before senior Bella Pyne scored off an assist from freshman Julia Bolte with 1:21 left in the half to tie the game, 2-2, going into the break. The low-scoring first half saw the Ducks put seven shots on goal, but Towson goalie Angie Benson tallied five first-half saves to keep the game tied.
Williams got things going again to start the second half, once again scoring less than four minutes in to put Oregon back on top, 3-2. After a Towson response tied the game again, junior Jill Zubillaga took a feed from Cambi Cukar and found the back of the net to put the Ducks back in front, 4-3, with 24:21 remaining.
The Tigers then took back control and momentum, mounting a 7-0 run to take over the lead for good.. Towson scored three times in a three-minute span to take back the lead with 16:42 remaining, and then found the back of the net four times in a stretch of just more than three minutes to pull away.
The Ducks began to mount a late comeback in the final minutes, as Pyne and Zubillaga each scored their second goals of the game to pull Oregon within four, 10-6. Cukar scored with six seconds remaining to get Oregon within three, but it was too little, too late as Towson held on for the win. The Ducks had multiple scoring chances throughout the second half, but Benson kept them in check for the Tigers with nine saves.
Who Stood Out: Williams improved upon her team and MPSF-leading goal total with a pair of scores, while Pyne and Zubillaga also scored twice for the Ducks. Cukar finished with a goal and an assist, and Bolte assisted on a pair of scores.
Notable: Cukar finished with one assist to push her career total to 105, putting her only nine shy of the all-time Oregon record … Zubillaga, a defender by trade, now has six goals in the last two games and seven in the last three after entering the season with no career goals … Williams now has 31 goals this season to lead the club, one more than her team-best total from 2016 … Oregon put 16 of its 21 shots on goal … The Ducks were held to less than 10 goals for the first time this season.
Up Next: The Ducks enter the final two games of their eight-game road stretch as they travel to face George Mason at 3 p.m. PT on Monday. Oregon will end the road swing on Wednesday at Virginia before returning home to Eugene.
