Score: University of Rochester 13, Elmira College 5
Records: Rochester (2-2), Elmira (0-2)
Location: Rochester, NY - Edwin Fauver Stadium

Rochester, NY -- The Elmira College women's lacrosse team was defeated 13-5 on the road by the University of Rochester at Edwin Fauver Stadium Tuesday afternoon.

The Yellowjackets opened the game on a 4-0 run and led 6-1 at the half. The only first-half goal from the Soaring Eagles was scored by Marisa Carr '18, her first of the young season.

With a 10-goal lead in the second half, the Yellowjackets subbed out starting goaltender Maire Prosak in favor of Katherine Bushway. The Soaring Eagles made quick work of the relief netminder, as Hayley Baker '19 found the back of the net just 37 seconds after the substitution. EC scored three unanswered goals on Bushway in a span of 2:32, the latter a free position goal from Moorea Spoljaric '16, trimming the deficit to 12-5. Prosak, however, quickly returned to goal to thwart any comeback attempts.

Turning Point
The Yellowjackets held a significant advantage in time of possession, which prevented the EC offense from getting into a rhythm. Not only did Rochester win 14-of-20 draw controls, it limited the Soaring Eagles to a 47.4 clear percentage (9-for-19), simply not allowing Elmira to get the ball into the sticks of attackers Baker and Spoljaric in the offensive zone.

Inside the Box

• Baker and Spoljaric each scored twice to lead EC.
• Spoljaric scored both of her goals off of free position shots.
• Spoljaric filled out the stat sheet with a game-high three caused turnovers, three ground balls and two draw controls.
• Carr added one unassisted goal in the first half.
• Defender Hannah Rafalowski-Houseman '16 caused two turnovers and collected three ground balls.
• Jamie Wallisch paced the Yellowjackets with six goals.
• Rochester held advantages in shots (22-to-11), ground balls (21-to-16), and draw controls (14-to-6).
• Both teams were efficient on the free position restart, as EC converted 2-of-3 opportunities and U of R finished 3-for-4.
• Payton Rusin '18 made five saves in goal for Elmira.
• Prosak needed only two saves in 56:51 to earn the win.

News and Notes

• Rochester improves to 4-0 all-time against Elmira.
• Spoljaric has scored at least one goal in 19 consecutive games.
• Tuesday's game was Spoljaric's 36th career multi-goal outing.
• Baker has started her career with multiple goals in consecutive games.
• Elmira has caused double-digit turnovers in back-to-back games for the first time since April 3-4, 2015.

Up Next
Elmira College returns home to host the Wells College Express at Corning Community College on Saturday, March 19th, at 12:00 p.m.