WOMEN'S LACROSSE
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Women’s Lacrosse Edged by Rochester
Julia Decker and Carly Motondo score four goals each in comeback effort
March 24, 2009
 This goal by Carly Motondo cut the lead to 16-13 in an 18-14 loss to Rochester(credit: Kelly Vergin)
Brockport (0-3) led 3-2 early in the game with Decker feeding Karen Bianchi (Syracuse, NY/West Genesee) with 22 minutes to play in the first half. Rochester (3-2) answered with seven consecutive goals over the next 18 minutes to take a 9-3 advantage. Motondo scored her first goal of the game to stop the streak and junior Melissa Hill (Rochester, NY/Brighton) scored with 1:39 left in the half to cut the lead to 9-5. The Yellowjackets added a late goal to take a 10-5 lead into the halftime intermission.
In the second half, Decker scored her second of the game to shave the lead to 10-6 but Rochester scored the next five goals for a 15-6 lead, marking its biggest advantage of the game. Motondo scored at 23:02 to spark an 8-1 scoring run for the Golden Eagles. Motondo scored three times in the run and Decker added two goals as Brockport closed to within a pair of goals at 16-14 with 6:38 to play.
Rochester slowed the offense down and scored twice late in the game for the final score.
Decker finished with four goals and one assist while Motondo notched four goals and two assists. Freshman Dayna Piraino (Syracuse, NY/Henninger) and Hill each scored two goals while Bianchi and Cally Weddle (Homer, NY/Homer) each scored once.
Jamie Kaminski (Oakdale, NY/Sayville) made 11 saves in the Brockport goal.
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