The Columbia lacrosse team extended its season-opening win streak to four with a triple-overtime 16-15 victory over Marist this past weekend. The winning goal was scored by senior attacker Holly Glynn, who scored five goals in the contest, giving her a career total of 105, the most in Columbia history. While the Lions improved to 4-0 on the season, the Red Foxes dropped to 3-1.
Not only did Glynn score the final goal of the game, but she also scored the first goal, putting the Light Blue ahead just over a minute into the game. Marist responded with three goals of its own, but Columbia was able to come back and close out the half with an 11-8 lead.
The second half was a different story, as Marist outscored Columbia 7-4. After junior attacker Brittany Shannon scored an unassisted goal less than two minutes into the second half, the Red Foxes went on to score five of the next six goals.
With Marist up 15-14 with less than two and a half minutes remaining, senior midfielder Rachel Ryan scored a clutch goal, sending the game into overtime.
After two scoreless extra periods, Glynn put Columbia ahead 16-15 on an unassisted score. This goal would remain unanswered, giving the Light Blue its fourth consecutive win.
Besides scoring five times to top the previous record of 101 career goals, Glynn also added five draw controls and two assists. Shannon also had five goals, while contributing two draw controls and one assist.
Senior midfielder Stephanie Garland and junior midfielder Erin Wilson led the Red Foxes’ offensive effort with three goals each.
Columbia will now return home to face American on Tuesday. The Eagles are currently 1-4, with their only win coming against George Washington University on Feb. 25.
American is coming off a 18-6 loss to Colgate this past Saturday. The Red Raiders took the lead just over a minute into the first half and never relinquished it.
While the highest scorer on Colgate, Megan Lawler, had five goals, American’s leading scorers, senior midfielder Leslie Fischer and junior midfielder Amanda Makoid, each only had two goals.
The game is scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm on Tuesday at Baker Field.