No. 20 Denver Defeats UC Davis 13-11

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DENVER – Redshirt senior Kara Secora (Denver, Colo.) and sophomore Jill Remenapp (Woodbine, Md.) combined to record 17 points, as the No. 20 University of Denver women’s lacrosse team defeated UC Davis 13-11 Sunday afternoon at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.

The win stretches Denver’s (13-1, 5-0 MPSF) overall winning streak to 11 and the home winning streak to 18. 

“Davis is a tough opponent and we knew that coming in,” head coach Liza Kelly said. “They played hard the entire game, they are physical and scrappy. Our team came out a little flat today after the win on Friday. We need to figure out how to put a Friday and Sunday together with 60 minute performances for both games. We have really asked for leadership from Kara and Jill, not just goals and assists. Knowing they have the ability to put the ball in the net really helps us.”

Secora recorded five goals and four assists, and Remenapp had a pair of goals while tying career highs with six assists and eight points. Junior Jenn Etzel (Bel Air, Md.), freshman Rachael McKinnon (Brooklyn, Ontario) and senior Mikayla Clark (Eden Prairie, Minn.) tallied two goals apiece. Senior Kate Henrich (Lansdale, Pa.) finished with six caused turnovers and three ground balls, and redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Hannah Hook (Arnold, Md.) made eight saves in the game.

The Pioneers opened the game with a goal from Secora, but the Aggies responded with back-to-back tallies to take a 2-1 lead 4:56 in. Denver bounced back with three-unanswered to take a 4-2 edge with 16:50 remaining in the first half. The Pioneers were held scoreless for the next 15 minutes, however, as UC Davis (3-8, 0-4 MPSF) scored five of the next six goals to take a 7-5 lead with 50 seconds left before the break. Secora pulled one back for DU with eight seconds left in the half, and the Aggies carried a 7-6 advantage into the intermission.

UC Davis opened the scoring in the second half, but the Pioneers responded with four-straight scores to take a 10-8 lead with 14:15 left in the closing period. The Aggies answered with three of the next four goals, to tie the game at 11 with 7:39 left to play. The Pioneers rallied for two straight goals and held onto the ball for nearly four minutes to hold onto the 13-11 victory.

Elizabeth Landry led UC Davis with four points on two goals and two assist. Elizabeth Datino tallied three goals, while Mary Doyle and Hannah Mirza recorded two goals apiece.

The Pioneers will return to action on April 19, when they travel to take on California at 6 p.m. MT. Denver then plays at St. Mary’s on April 21.