PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team celebrated Senior Day in a big way on Sunday, wrapping up the 2022 campaign with a 19-6 victory over Columbia at Franklin Field.
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Prior to the game, the Quakers honored the Class of 2022:
Taylyn Stadler,
Katie Bellucci,
Madison Jiranek,
Jordyn Bauer,
Ellen O'Callaghan,
Krissy Kowalski,
Robin Panzarella, and Maggie Beresheim.
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Quaker Notemeal
*Penn remains undefeated against the Lions in program history with a 24-0 all-time record.
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*The Quakers had 12 different scorers in the game, led by a four-goal and seven-point performance by junior
Niki Miles.
Bella Kehoe had a hat trick, while Themelis chipped in four points on three goals and an assist.
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*The senior class contributed seven points in the game: Stadler with a goal and an assist, Jiranek with a goal, Bellucci with a goal, and Panzarella with a goal and two assists.
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*Bellucci's goal was the first of her collegiate career.
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Sophie Davis and
Erika Chung both scored their first collegiate goals, while Chung had a four-point performance with a tied game-high three assists.
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*Back on defense, O'Callaghan remained the staple with a game-high four ground balls and game-high three caused turnovers in her final game.
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*In the goal, Kowalski earned her sixth win of the season, playing all 60 minutes for seven saves. With her fifth save of the game, she eclipsed 100 saves for the year.
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How It Happened
Although the Lions found the back of the net first, it was the Quakers that took a commanding lead with six-straight goals through the first and into the second quarter to take 6-1 lead that held the rest of the way.
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Themelis scored the first two goals before Miles scored twice around finishes by
Anna Brandt and Kehoe.
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In the second, Columbia scored twice, however, the Quakers added three more to the scoreboard to carry a 9-3 advantage into the half. In that stretch, Davis and Chung each scored their first collegiate goals, while Themelis capped off her third game this season with at least three goals.
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Coming out of the break, Penn didn't slow down. Miles and Stadler each scored a goal within the first five minutes, then Panzarella scored her first goal of the season followed by goals by
Kaitlyn Cumiskey and
Natasha Gorriaran to cue the running clock before the end of the frame.
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The Lions opened the final quarter with their fifth goals, but the Quakers answered with five straight to blow the game open. Bellucci started the stretch with her first collegiate goal, while Kehoe scored twice to cap off her first collegiate hat trick, Miles added her fourth of the game, and Jiranek added her senior day goal.
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