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Casey Chiesa allowed no goals in the second half Tuesday vs. Elmira.

Devils' unbeaten start reaches school record level

4/2/2013 5:31:00 PM

BOXSCORE ELMIRA, N.Y. -- Fredonia State improved to 8-0 with a 10-5 women's lacrosse win Tuesday over Elmira College.

The eight straight wins to start the season establishes a new school record. The previous record of 7-0 was held by the 2011 team.

Using a balanced scoring attack, the Blue Devils outscored the Soaring Eagles 7-1 in the second half at Campus Field.

The loss dropped Elmira to 4-4.

Her team down 4-3 at halftime, Katie Glagolev scored an unassisted goal to forge a 4-4 tie before Alicia Jones gave Fredonia State the lead for good, 5-4, on a set up from Rachel Reinis with 18:55 remaining.

Reinis, Katie Kleine, Glagolev again, Shelby DePew, and Marissa Cussins then scored in succession as the Blue Devils took a 10-4 lead with seven unanswered goals.

Elmira broke through for its lone goal of the second half with 53 seconds left in the game.

Glagolev finished with three goals while Reinis had two goals and one assist. Cussins, Kleine, DePew, and Kaila Fox each had one goal and one assist.

The Blue Devils had a wide statistical edge in several categories -- 32-12 in shots, 33-22 in ground balls, and 19 of 23 successful clears compared to 17 of 33 by Elmira.

In addtion to her four saves, senior goalkeeper Casey Chiesa was credited with five ground balls. She shared the team lead with Cussins, while Kleine and Reinis had three draw controls each.

The Blue Devils' hot start has caught the attention of national pollsters. For the second week in a row, they received votes -- yet failed to crack the Top 20 -- in the NCAA Division III rankings conducted by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association.

Also, they entered the week as one of nine NCAA Division III unbeaten teams.

The Blue Devils return to SUNYAC competition Saturday when they play host to New Paltz. Game time is 1 p.m. on the University Stadium grass field.

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