The Bantams faced off against the Union College Dutchwomen in a battle of nationally ranked teams while in Clermont, Florida for spring break. The Bants, ranked #6 in the country, were led by senior captains Alisen and Rachel, who scored three goals apiece. We jumped out to an early 6-1 lead thanks to two goals each by Rach and Al, as well as free position tallies from Kaitlin H. and Shea. First-year Kaitlin Reedy recorded her first collegiate point as she fed Alisen a beautiful pass to cap a fast break transition. Good job Reedy!
The Dutchwomen, ranked 17th nationally, would not give up though, as they battled back to within two goals at the half. Down 8-3 with two minutes remaining in the first, Union scored three unanswered goals, the last with only 11 seconds left in the half, to make the score 8-6. Knowing that Union looked to feed and wasn’t afraid to shoot from anywhere, the Bantam defense looked to cut the cutters in the second half, stay tight all the way through the 8 meter, and close doubles. Mal led the defense with 4 caused turnovers, while Emma, Bruno, and Liza chipped in 3 ground balls apiece.
Rachel was a feeding machine, assisting every goal of the second half. She got things started by finding Kaitlin H. just a minute into the period. After some back and forth play without a score, Rachel then found Alisen for Alisen’s third goal of the game to extend the lead to four goals. But Union’s Kristin Joyce found the back of the net for her fourth goal, which was followed by a Union free position goal to pull back within two. However, that was as close as the Dutchwomen would get, as the Bants pulled away with assisted tallies by Megan and Shea. Rachel finished the game with 3 goals and 4 assists for a team leading 7 points. Gina and Liv split time in cage for the Bantams, with Gina picking up a timely ground ball in the first and Liv coming up with 5 saves in the second.
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