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American Falls to No. 5 Loyola in Season Finale
Eagles close 2002 with most wins in school history

May 1, 2002

Nadia Harmsen scored a goal against Loyola and finished the season leading the team with 25 goals.

BALTIMORE, Md. — In their last game of the season, the American women’s lacrosse team was defeated this afternoon by No. 5 Loyola, 25-4. Four different Eagles scored in the game as American concludes the season with a 10-8 record (5-1 in Patriot League play).

The Eagles played the Greyhounds close for the first ten minutes of the game. Stacey Morlang scored two goals in the first three minutes to give Loyola an early advantage. American stormed back as Nadia Harmsen (Buzzards Bay, Mass./Tabor Academy) scored her 25th goal of the year on a free position shot at 7:35 to cut the deficit in half. Gina Riitano (Schenectady, N.Y./Albany Academy) cut through two defenders to score her 21st goal of the season and knot the game at two.

After a timeout, Loyola scored seven straight goals to open a 9-2 lead. Lynn Brandon (Exton, Pa./Henderson) found Jamie Crean (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore) for a goal at the 24:56 mark and Adele Fenwick (Chevy Chase, Md./Stone Ridge), playing her last game as an Eagle, buried a shot to cut the deficit to five at the half.

The second half was dominated by the Greyhounds as they held the Eagles scoreless while scoring 16 goals. Sophomore goalkeeper Laura Randisi (Towson, Md./Notre Dame Prep) faced 51 Loyola shots in the game and performed very well, saving 17. American was held to only 17 shots in the game.

Holly Deland (Washington, D.C./Potomac School) played very well for the Eagles in her last game, snagging five ground balls and two draw controls. Amanda Detterline (Telford, Pa./Souderton) also made her final appearance in an American uniform, grabbing three ground balls while playing every minute of the contest.

This concludes the season for the American women. The Eagles were regular season co-champions of the Patriot League. The 10 wins in a season sets a new school record and American posted their first winning season since 1999. In addition, the Eagles recorded its first ever post-season victory with a win in the Patriot League Tournament over Villanova.

Goals: AU - Crean, Fenwick, Harmsen, Riitano; LC - Morlang 12, Borrone 3, Shacklock 3, Eyler 2, McNew, Schuerholz, Singleton, Shuck, Warnock.
Assists: AU - Brandon; LC - Morlang 4, Eyler 3, McNew 3, Warnock, Guarino, Shuck.
Saves: AU - Randisi 17; LC - Dabrowski 8.
Shots: AU - 17; LC - 51.