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Date: March 27, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's lacrosse rips Oberlin

ORLANDO, Fla. --

The Colby College women's lacrosse team ended their trip to Florida with a 23-0 victory over Oberlin College at the Disney Sports Complex on Thursday morning.

The 14th-ranked Mules ended the trip with a 2-1 record and are now 3-2 overall. Colby started the week with a 14-3 win Monday against Oswego and then fell 16-5 to Williams College on Wednesday.

Cara Dionisi (St. Mark's School/Sudbury, Mass.) had three goals and three assists against Oberlin. Julia Benedict (Miss Porter's School/Dover, Mass.) added three goals and two assists, while Ally King (Hall/Hartford, Conn.), Kelsey Neville (Duxbury/Duxbury, Mass.) and Katie Roberts (Pingry School/Chatham, N.J.) all had two goals and one assist. Elizabeth Ghilardi (Norwell/Norwell, Mass.) had one goal and three assists.

Colby goaltender Anna Schierberl Scherr (Berwick Academy/Portsmouth, N.H.) had one save in the first half and then scored her first two collegiate goals in the second half. Sarah Burlingham (Radnor/Radnor, Pa.) also had two goals for the Mules.

Colby plays at second-ranked Amherst at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Colby 23, Oberlin 0

Colby College 15-----8------23

Oberlin 0-------0------0

Goals-Assists: Colby: Cara Dionisi 3-3, Julia Benedict 3-2, Elizabeth Ghilardi 1-3, Ally King 2-1, Kelsey Neville 2-1, Katie Roberts 2-1, Anna Schierberl Scherr 2-0, Sarah Burlingham 2-0, Amanda Epstein 1-1, Lauren Gremelspacher 1-1, Kate Wheeler 1-0, Emma Miller 1-0, Meredith Pfaff 1-0, Becca Avrutin 1-0.

Goalies: Anna Schierberl Scherr (Colby) 1 save and Kim Jones (Colby) 2 saves. Sarah Pilzer (O) 19.