WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 18) - American University Women's Lacrosse junior Bridget McGeady (Severna Park, MD/Archbishop Spalding) tallied five goals and connected for one assist to lead the Eagles to a, 17-13, win over the University of Denver in a tight second half in front of 128 fans at Reeves Field.

American (2-2, 0-0 CAA) made 35 shots on goal and forced the Denver Pioneers to commit 20 turnovers in a game that was decided in the second half of play. With 10:47 to play in the game the Pioneers battled to a two point deficit, 14-12, but the hard charging Eagles and solid defensive play by Racey Bingham (Sr., Lincoln, MA/Wayland) and Karen McFarland (Sr., West Simsbury, CT/Simsbury) held the Pioneers scoreless for over 11 minutes. The Eagles scored two unanswered goals in the final seven minutes of play to win the game. Junior Ashley Flanigan (Glastonbury, CT/Glastonbury) and Nadia Harmsen (Fr., Buzzards Bay, MA/Tabor Academy) added three goals a piece, while McFarland and Kerry Lambert (Bayshore, NY/Academy of St. Joseph) chipped in two goals each. Freshman Laura Repoli (Gastonbury, CT/Glastonbury) and Diaone Takao (Jr., Larchmont, NY/Mamaroneck) also scored for the Eagles. AU goalkeeper Vicky Miller (Jr., Woodlyn, PA/Ridley) made 18 saves in her 60 minutes for the Eagles.

The Pioneers (1-3) were led by Kim Bodick's five goals.

American will next take on Davidson College this Sunday, March 19, 2000 at 1:00 p.m. in the third of a three-game home stand this week. Denver will travel to Mount St. Mary's on Sunday, March 18, 2000, at 10:00 a.m.

                1       2       FINALAmerican        9       8       17              Denver          6       7       13

Scoring:
AU: (McGeady 5, Harmsen 3, Flanigan 3, Lambert 2, McFarland 2, Repoli, Takao);
UD: (Bodick 5, Cook 2, James 2, Lapotosky 2, Evans, Hovey).
Assists:
AU: (Lambert 3, Ober 2, Bingham, McGeady); UD: (Cook, James, Spry).
Shots On Goal: AU: 35; UD: 36
Ground Ball Controls: AU: 27; UD: 42
Draw Controls: AU: 18; UD: 14
Saves:
AU: Miller (60 minutes, 18 saves, 13 goals).
DU: Hazard (40 minutes, 6 saves, 12 goals), Harwood (20 minutes, 1 save, 5 goals).