EDINBORO, Pa. -- Division II Edinboro University avenged Monday afternoon's loss against the Elmira College women's lacrosse team by downing the Soaring Eagles on their home turf, 12-5, in the home-and-home series finale on Thursday.

After netting a season-high 18 goals in Monday's victory at Campus Field, the Soaring Eagles were unable to duplicate that performance in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. The Fighting Scots (1-2) limited Elmira (4-3) to 10 fewer shots and finished the contest with a 26-to-16 advantage in shots on goal. On the other hand, the Soaring Eagles continued to dominate the draw, as Kari Jensen '23 guided the team to a 15-to-4 lead in draw controls. Jensen, who collected 19 draws in the series opener, registered a game-high 11 on Thursday.

Jensen, a second-year midfielder from Waterloo, New York, also paced the Purple and Gold with a team-best three points (2g-1a). Junior attacker Mikayla Carfello '22 scored a pair of goals, and rookie defender Sydney Fendick '24 found the back of the net for her first collegiate goal. Junior attacker Kendra Heath '21 contributed one assist.

Edinboro opened the contest with four answered goals, two of which came in a span of 46 seconds from Sophie DePalma and Maddie Mulcahy that gave the Fighting Scots a quick 2-0 lead. Mulcahy completed her hat trick before halftime, with her third goal extended Edinboro's lead to 8-2 at the intermission.

In the second half, Fendick and Carfello netted back-to-back goals to trim the deficit to 9-4, but a 13-minute scoreless drought separated the two scores. Jensen's second tally of the day made it 10-5 in favor of the Fighting Scots with 6:10 remaining. Still, Marina Adelizzio and Angelina Anderson each added a goal inside the final five minutes to keep the game out of Elmira's reach.

News and Notes

• Elmira and Edinboro, a Division II member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, ended their two-game series tied a 1-1.
• With 11 more draw controls on Thursday, Jensen ended the series with a combined 30 draws.
• With 57 draws in seven games in 2021, Jensen already has more than any Soaring Eagle in a season since Moorea Spoljaric '16 hauled in 75 in 15 games during the 2016 campaign.
• Jensen logged multiple goals for the fifth time this season.
• Carfello had two goals in both halves of the home-and-home against the Fighting Scots.
• Fendick's second-half goal is the first point of her collegiate career.

Up Next
Elmira's 2021 home finale at Campus Field is set for Saturday, April 24, when the Soaring Eagles host Utica College at 1:00 p.m.