LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women's lacrosse erased a five-goal deficit Sunday afternoon, defeating Old Dominion 10-9 on Ben Cohen Field. With the win, the Broncs improve to 5-1 on the season, while the Monarchs drop to 3-5.
 
The Monarchs came out strong, scoring four of the game's first five goals to take a 4-1 lead early in the second quarter. The Broncs found their footing with goals by Toni Gismondi (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford[VCU]) and Katie Walsh (Marlton, NJ/Camden Catholic[FDU-Florham]), but the Monarchs scored to take a 5-3 lead into the half.
 
ODU opened the second half with three-straight goals, extending the lead to 8-3. The Broncs immediately got to work. Kylee Garcia (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville[FDU-Florham]), Anna Devlin (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City[TCNJ]), and Walsh scored to get the Broncs back to within 8-6 with 15 minutes remaining.
 
Walsh continued the run to open the scoring in the fourth quarter, then Emily Wesoky (Sterling, VA/Dominion[Wagner]) found the back of the net to even the game at 8-8. Walsh then scored twice, putting the Broncs in front 10-8 with 8:23 to play. After ODU scored to pull within one goal with 3:31 to play, the Monarchs had chances to tie the game, but Jamie Kubach (Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter[FDU-Florham]) made a clutch save and saw a final attempt at the buzzer, go high as the Broncs secured the victory.
 
Quotes & Notes
"After the last game we had and that result, we definitely wanted to win it. The crazy thing about this team is there's still so much opportunity for growth. This is the early phases of it. Overall, just proud of the girls and going into our spring break trip."
 
"The biggest thing is focusing on ourselves. A lot of teams when they get down, whether it's one or whether it's five, you start doing thing that try to counteract what they're doing. We just tell the team, trust the scout, trust each other, and do what we do best."– Head coach Evan Mager
 
"Their goalie was great, we knew that coming into the game, but someone had to step up and get our team hyped again. The most important thing is staying together, keeping ourselves composed, not getting frustrated, and knowing that things aren't going our way, but we got to get back as a team and work together." – Redshirt-Sophomore Midfielder Katie Walsh
 
"It was just a switch in mentality for me. It was a tight game, I'm pretty upset with myself and how I was playing, so I was thinking, I have to step up. After that, I was just seeing every shot and making every save I could. As a goalie, it's all about mentality. I was always taught just to reset and go to the next one, and that's what I did every every single time there's a shot going off." – Redshirt-Sophomore Goalie Jamie Kubach
 
- Kubach got the start in goal and played 57:23 in net, making 11 saves while allowing just six goals to earn the win.
- Walsh tied a program record with her five goals in the contest.
 
Broncs By The Numbers
- ODU held a 33-26 advantage in shots, but Rider held a 21-20 edge in shots on goal.
- The Broncs held a 19-18 edge in ground balls. Walsh paced Rider with five.
- Rider won the draw circle 13-10. Walsh finished with five and Devlin added four to lead the Broncs.
- Danika Sedivy (Centennial, CO/Heritage[St. Bonaventure]) led the Rider defense with three caused turnovers.
 
Up Next
- Rider returns to action Wednesday when the Broncs visit Presbyterian for a 6 p.m. game.