RALEIGH, N.C. – The Shenandoah University women's lacrosse team used a three-goal fourth quarter to key an 11-9 non-league women's lacrosse victory over Meredith College Saturday afternoon.
 
Playing through cold and rainy conditions, the Hornets (3-2) rallied to win by scoring the final three goals of the contest.
 
IN BRIEF
Trailing for the first time since Meredith (2-2) scored the initial goal of the contest, Gabriella Raspanti tied the contest a 9-9 off of a Reilly Cisar assist with 12:31 to play.
 
Less than two minutes later, Cisar tallied what proved to be the game-winner with an unassisted goal at 10:35.
 
At 7:14, she set up Emma Stiffler with an insurance goal to give SU the two-goal advantage.
 
Shenandoah goalkeeper Ashley MacFarlane had to make just one save following Stiffler's goal to preserve the victory. The SU defense also caused one turnover during this span.
 
The three-goal rally capped a game in which the two teams were never separated by more than two goals and were tied at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 7-7, and 8-8 before a two-goal Meredith run around the fourth quarter break gave the Avenging Angels the 9-8 lead.
 
That lead lasted only 38 seconds before Raspanti knotted the game for the eighth and final time.
 
SU outshot its hosts, 29-22, and had a 19-17 edge in groundballs. Meredith won 12 of 23 draws.
 
MacFarlane made eight saves for the Hornets.
 
UP NEXT
Shenandoah returns home for a 4 p.m. Wednesday non-league contest versus Christopher Newport.
 
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