UDC Women’s Lacrosse Falls at Molloy

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – The University of the District of Columbia women's lacrosse team was defeated by Molloy College, 23-4 in East Coast Conference play at DG Skelos Complex on Saturday afternoon.

Junior Amber Walls (Biology – Temple Hills, MD/Surrattsville HS) and sophomore Jazmin Lopez (Graphic Design – Pembroke Pines, FL/Charles W. Flanagan) each scored a pair of goals and sophomore goalkeeper Dani Falco (Elementary Education – Middletown, NY/Valley Central HS) made nine saves.

Ten different Lions scored as Molloy won for the 3^rd time in its last four games. Meghan Orlando was the key offensive facilitator with an ECC single-game high eight assists. Jessica Markowitz tallied a game-high five goals and Cooper Sesselman and Kim Pepe each netted hat tricks.

Molloy (6-5, 1-3 ECC) won 24-of-29 draw controls, won 27 groundballs to UDC's five, and out-shot the Firebirds, 38-8.

The Lions scored the game's first 12 goals and took a commanding, 15-2 lead at halftime. Lopez and Walls scored back-to-back goals early in the 2^nd half to pull UDC within 12, but Molloy scored the final seven goals of the game for the lopsided victory.

UDC (0-7, 0-4 ECC) will visit Delaware St. on Wednesday, April 8^th at 4 p.m.