Villanova, Pa-. In the final 20 seconds after the La Salle Explorers called timeout junior
Libby McKenna was able to pick off a cross pass from the Explorers offense and bring the ball down the field. Once she cleared the ball, she dished it to senior attack
Brittany Bruno who was able to get a low shot to go through the legs of the La Salle keeper and give the Wildcats a 11-10 win.
The Wildcats came out strong netting the first three goals in the opening five minutes. Bruno set up
Katie Comerford for the first, then Comerford herself would set up
Alexa Tsahalis and McKenna to go up 3-0. La Salle called time out and then went of a four-goal run of their own. Bridget Ruskey, who finished with a game high five goals, scored their first on a free position. Next Allison Hunter scored a free position and then an unassisted goal to tie the game at three. Ruskey dished it to Emily Johnston to give La Salle their first lead at the 10:46 mark of the first half.
Comerford dished it to Bruno to tie the game at four, La Salle answered with a goal by Gabby Burton at the 2:10 mark to go up one but the Wildcats would score right before the half. It was McKenna who would find the back of the net at the 40 second mark to tie the game at five at halftime.
Ruskey opened the second half with a goal and then
Caroline Curnal scored her first of the season at the 28:34 mark to tie the game at six. It would be Johnston and Ruskey who would net back-to-back goals for La Salle to put them up two at 26:44. It was Curnal who dished it to McKenna to bring the game back within one but Ruskey netted her fourth to push it back to two.
Olivia Piccirilli dished it to
Katie Comerford and then Bruno scored an unassisted goal to tie the game up at nine with just over eight minutes to go. Ruskey would score the final goal for La Salle at the 3:40 mark to put them up 10-9.
Kayla Gulmi set up Bruno for the tying goal at 1:58 to make it 10-10. It was Bruno, who scored the third straight goal for the Wildcats, who would net the game winner in the final seconds on a pass from McKenna to make it 11-10 Villanova.
Alexa Moro got the win in goal for Villanova, she had a team high four ground balls and three saves. Curnal won six draw controls while
Sydney Frank had three along with two ground balls and one caused turnover.
Villanova will travel to Hempstead, New York to take on the Hofstra Pride. Game time on Saturday is scheduled for 3:00 P.M.