Radford, Va. (Mar. 23, 2023) – The Delaware State women's lacrosse team played even with Radford for the first 37 minutes before the Highlanders finished strong en route to a 16-11 victory over the Hornets. Margaret Gleason and Mady Cheney scored four goals each, while Ashlyn Grogan added three to lead Radford's attack. Gwenna Gentle was Delaware State's leading scorer with four goals, while teammate Jadyn Coleman came off the bench to tally three.
Gentle and Coleman scored two goals each to lead the Hornets to an 8-7 lead at the half.
The scored was 9-9 when Gleason notched her third goal of the game with 7:20 to go in the third period to give Radford the lead for good. Her fourth goal stretched the Highlanders' lead to 15-10 with 6:16 left to play.
Rosella Nardi also recorded two goals for the Hornets in the contest.
Delaware State is back in action on Mar. 29 at George Washington. Start time is set for 3:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C.