Robinson Scores 6 as Women's Lacrosse Takes Down MSJ

(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) - The women's lacrosse team at Thomas More defeated the Mount Saint Joseph Lions on Wednesday (March 22nd) night by a score of 20 to 8. Sophomore Gracey Robinson (Lebanon, Ohio / Lebanon) led the Saints with 6 goals on the evening. 

• Gracey Robinson got the Saints started with an unassisted goal to put them out in front. (1-0)
• Junior Kendra Yurt (Louisville, Ky. / Mercy) scored 3 straight Saint goals, two coming off assists from first year Meg Pierani (Bright, Ind. / Mercy McAuley) to give the Saints a 4 goal advantage. (4-0)
• Gracey Robinson and junior Mckenzie Mobley (Harrison, Ohio / Harrison) each scored unassisted goals to extend the TMU lead. (6-0)
• MSJ scored to cut the lead to 5 with 3:50 to go in the opening quarter. (6-1)
• Mckenzie Mobley scored her second goal of the evening to extend the Saint lead. (7-1)
• MSJ answered with 2 goals to make it a 4 goal game. (7-3)
• Mckenzie Mobley scored her third goal of the opening quarter to give TMU a 5 goal lead after the first. (8-3)
• Meg Pierani opened the next quarter with her first goal of the game to make it a 6 goal lead. (9-3)
• Senior Sarah Metz (Middletown, Ohio / Little Miami) caught a pass from Gracey Robinson and scored to extend the TMU lead. (10-3)
• Gracey Robinson would then score an unassisted goal with 10:18 to go in the half to put the Saints up 8. (11-3)
• MSJ would answer with a goal of their own. (11-4)
• Gracey Robinson would score her 4th goal of the game in the closing minutes of the opening half. (12-4)
• Junior Madi Carle (Cincinnati, Ohio / Mercy McAuley) scored off an assist from first year Lexi Williams (Cincinnati, Ohio / Oak Hills) to extend the lead in the second half. (13-4)
• Gracey Robinson found Meg Pierani who scored another Saints goal to put them up 10. (14-4)
• MSJ scored off a TMU penalty with 3:37 to go in the third. (14-5)
• Meg Pierani scored an unassisted goal to put the lead back to 10. (15-5)
• Sarah Metz would find Gracey Robinson for her 5th goal of the game. (16-5)
• Sarah Metz would follow with a goal off a Kendra Yurt assist to put TMU up 12. (17-5)
• Meg Pierani scored another goal off a Mckenzie Mobley assist for the Saints. (18-5)
• Kendra Yurt and Gracey Robinson each scored unassisted goals for the Saints. (20-5)
• MSJ scored 3 goals in the final minutes of the contest. (20-8)

• Gracey Robinson led the Saints with 6 goals to go along with 2 assists, 3 ground balls and a caused turnover.
• Kendra Yurt collected 4 goals, an assist, 3 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers.
• Madi Carle tallied a goal to go along with team highs in ground balls with 10 and caused turnovers with 9. Both are Single Game School Records. 
• Meg Pierani recorded 4 goals, 2 assists, and 2 ground balls for the Saints.
• Mckenzie Mobley scored 3 goals and an assist to go with a ground ball and a caused turnover.
• Sarah Metz found the back of the net twice, and also had an assist.

Women's lacrosse return to action on Saturday (March 25th) when they host Franklin College at Republic Bank Field. That game is set to start at 1:00 PM ET.