CAMBRIDGE – The No. 11 University of Denver women's lacrosse team defeated Harvard 17-6 in Cambridge on Sunday afternoon. The Pioneers improved to 6-1 on the year while the Crimson fell to 3-3.
 
Sophomore Amelia Cole saw 23-minutes in net for the Pioneers, posting four saves and .800 save percentage to help the Pioneers sweep the weekend.

"The girls made some great on field adjustments to pull away from Harvard in the second half," said head coach Liza Kelly. "I was very pleased with our leadership today. Our draw team was fabulous, Coach Zeman had a great plan and Baum and her circle crew really executed it!"

Pioneer Performers:
Bea Behrins led the DU offense with four goals in five shots this afternoon. Quintin Hoch-Bullen and Eliza Radochonski each posted a hat trick while Kendra Lanuza and Julia Feiss tabbed two apiece.
 
Maddie Baum won eight draw controls to bring her total to 13 on the weekend. Molly Little followed with six.
 
Nine Pioneers caused at least one turnover, Kennedy Milburn led the brigade with four while Sammie Morton posted the first of her career.
 
Lanuza and Katherine Fischer split the leaderboard with three groundballs each.
 
By the Numbers:
The Pioneers out-shot Harvard 41-20, posting a new season-high. Denver also totaled 28 shots on goal, 19 draw controls, 16 ground balls, 12 caused turnovers and went 6-12 on the free position.
 
Harvard tallied 11 shots on goal, five draw controls, 19 ground balls, eight caused turnovers and went 1-4 on the free position shot.
 
Timeline:
For the first time all season, the Pioneers were not the first team on the board during the game. After Harvard's Grace Hulslander started the scoring with 27:54 left in the first half, Hoch-Bullen responded with back-to-back goals to put the Crimson in Gold in the lead.
 
The first 15-minutes of the game were back-and-forth between the two teams, tied at both the 2-2 and 3-3 marks. The Pioneers began to pull away after Radochonski stopped an 8-minute slow streak with a goal to the bottom left corner of the net.
 
Bea Behrins kicked off the second half with her 18th goal this season, assisted by Radochonski. Harvard responded at the 26:28 minute mark, but then went 23-consecutive minutes without another goal. The Crimson and Gold took advantage of the situation, posting nine in a row.
 
Harvard attempted a comeback late in the second half, scoring with 4-minutes left in the contest, but Morton posted her second goal of the season for Denver with 12-seconds remaining.
 
What's Next:
The Pioneers will remain on the road as they face Gardner Webb on Friday, March 15 at 3 p.m. MT.
 
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