CURTIS HENRY
Special to The Leader
For a second consecutive season, the Women’s Lacrosse team has returned from its spring trip to Florida, having swept the competition. The Blue Devils went 3-0 over spring break, beating their opponents from Roger Williams, Rowan University and St. Lawrence University.
Their opening game took place against Roger Williams University and would prove to be the toughest of the three games Fredonia played. The game was knotted at six goals, each with just under 22 minutes remaining, when senior Katie Glagolev broke the tie with her second goal of the game.
Senior midfielder Marissa Cussins led the team with five goals on the day, as the team would go on to be victorious with a score of 9-7. Deven Machette was the high scorer for Roger Williams with three goals.
After a four day break from the action, the team returned to the field, this time facing Rowan University. The team found themselves in a tight match going into half with the score at 6-5; however, after the break it was all Fredonia. The ladies rattled off six consecutive goals coming out of the half, which would prove to be more than enough.
The final score read 14-8, as the Blue Devils were once again led by Cussins offensively as she found the back of the net on six different occasions. Glagolev would tally four goals, and freshman Audrey Yokopovich notched two goals and two assists. Defensively, the team was led by freshman goalkeeper Nicole Burrows, who racked up 11 assists.
In their third and final game of the week, the Blue Devils faced St. Lawrence University for a second straight season while on the spring fling trip. The outcome of the game was never really in doubt, and the team coasted to a commanding 16-5 end result. Leading the team this time around was Katie Kleine, who amassed a whopping five goals and seven assists.
It’s worth noting that Kleine’s 12 points are the second-most all-time for Fredonia in a single game — she holds the record of 13, which she set in 2013.
Alongside Kleine’s standout performance were Cussins and Yokopovich, who were each responsible for four of the team’s goals.
The team will look to keep up momentum after the hot start to the season when it travels to Cortland in SUNYAC play on Saturday, March 28. The Blue Devils’ next home game will be played on Saturday, April 4, when the ladies play host to SUNY Oswego at University Stadium.