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MORGAN MARSHALL
Staff Writer
On April 5, the women’s lacrosse team hosted its SUNYAC game against Brockport. Brockport is currently ranked No. 12 in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll.
The Blue Devils came within one goal of the Golden Eagles before Brockport took full control of the game.
Junior midfielder Kristie Kleine led Fredonia with three goals and one assist. Sophomore midfielder Audrey Yokopovich and freshman midfielder Jade Williams had two goals each.
Following behind them was freshman midfielder Samantha Spiess with one goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Nicole Burrows made 12 saves for the Blue Devils and had eight ground balls. Yokopovich also led the team with four ground balls and four draw controls.
The Blue Devils finished the game with a loss to the Golden Eagles 18-10.
“This week did not go the way we planned. We need to get back to the basics and work from there,” said Yokopovich. “Passing, catching, ground balls, just the little things. We worked really hard this week but the scores did not show that.”
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On Thursday, the Blue Devils faced St. John Fisher — who is ranked No.18 in the IWLCA poll. After playing its third top-20-ranked team in the past six days, Fredonia still fell short in a loss to Fisher 8-6.
Kleine led the teams with five goals and Yokopovich followed behind her with one goal.
“Going [0-3] this week is pretty discouraging, especially when you have the talent and ability to win and do really well,” said Kleine. “I think our biggest problem right now is taking care of the smaller aspects. We need to work more on ground balls, passing and catching. We are a very young but talented team. Next week is a new week and we have two big games, which will be an opportunity to begin a winning streak.”
However, the Blue Devils will have to wait a little longer for their redemption.
Saturday, the team was supposed to face Oswego. The weather caused the game to be postponed, and is now scheduled for tomorrow at 4 p.m.
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The Blue Devils look forward to their next SUNYAC game and continue to keep up their hard work that will hopefully pay off.
“It’s been a tough couple of games but the team is focused on coming together right now to work hard and to win the big SUNYAC game we have coming up,” said senior attack Katie Miller. “We still have high hopes for this season. It has been frustrating, but we know that we have the talent to get those wins.”
On Saturday, the team will be on the road to New Paltz to continue its SUNYAC week at 1 p.m.