Tallahassee, Fla. – No. 9/9 Clemson Lacrosse (13-4, 7-3 ACC) topped Florida St. (4-12, 0-10 ACC), 16-7, at the Seminole Lacrosse Complex on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers earned their 50th win in program history and extended their program-record win streak to 10 games.
Four Clemson performers recorded a hat trick, led by Freshman attack Marleigh O’Day with four goals. The trio of junior midfielder Natalie Shurtleff, sophomore attack Brook Goldstein, and junior attack Regan Byrne each netted three goals apiece. Freshman attack Alexa Spallina recorded a team-best four assists for the Tigers. Graduate midfielder Maddigan Miller had three caused turnovers. Sophomore defender Kira Balis recorded eight draw controls, and Shurtleff added six.
FIRST QUARTER | 4-2, CLEMSON
The Seminoles struck first, scoring the first two goals across the first three minutes of play. Eight minutes later Goldstein scored back-to-back goals to even the score. Freshman midfielder Emma Penczek and Byrne tacked on two more goals, which pushed Clemson’s advantage to 4-2 at the end of the opening frame.
SECOND QUARTER | 8-6, CLEMSON
Byrne and Shurtleff both scored back-to-back goals for the Tigers, which were sandwiched around a quartet of goals made by Florida St. With under 10 seconds to go, Penczek scored her second goal of the day, which gave Clemson a two-goal advantage heading into the break.
THIRD QUARTER | 11-6, CLEMSON
CU used the third stanza to extend its scoring streak to four straight goals. O’Day scored back-to-back goals, and Shurtleff scored her second goal of the contest.
FOURTH QUARTER | 16-7, CLEMSON
In the final frame of action, Clemson outscored Florida St. five to one. Byrne, Shurtleff, O’Day, junior attack Jasmine Stanton, and Goldstein all found the next for the Tigers en route to victory.
STATS RECAP
- Clemson won its 50th game in program history, all under Head Coach Allison Kwolek.
- The Tigers extended their program record win streak to 10 games.
- Shurtleff | Three goals, two assists, four shots, six draw controls
- Goldstein | Three goals, one assist, three shots, one ground ball
- Penczek | Two goals, three assists, six shots, one ground ball, one caused turnover, one draw control
- Spallina | Four assists
- Babcock | One assist, one shot, one ground ball, one draw control
- Pfundstein | One ground ball, two caused turnovers
- Masaracchia | Two ground balls, two caused turnovers
- Balis | Eight draw controls
- Scott | Two ground balls, two caused turnovers
- O’Day | Four goals, five shots
- Byrne | Three goals, five shots
- Stanton | One goal
- Eisfeld | One caused turnover, one draw control
- Brown | One assist
- Lowther | One ground ball, one caused turnover
- Miller | Two ground balls, three caused turnovers
UP NEXT
Clemson will await final seeding for the ACC Women’s Lacrosse Championship, which will take place from April 22 - 26 in Charlotte, N.C., at American Legion Memorial Stadium. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
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