Dover, Del. (Mar. 22, 2019) --- Tamrin Swann and Olivia Summerville scored three goals each, while Emmy McGill added two goals and an assist to lead Delaware State to a 14-11 women's lacrosse victory over Howard at Alumni Stadium today.
The win snapped a 23-game losing streak for the Hornets, whose last win was also against Howard, 17-14, on Mar. 26, 2017.
The game featured seven ties and four lead changes.
A total of nine players scored for the Hornets, including the first career goals for Briana Fynes, Emily Campanelli and Nicole Burch.
The Hornets struck first when Summerville scored on a free position shot a minute-30-seconds into the contest.
Howard scored the next three goals over the next 17 minutes to grab a 3-1 lead.
Delaware State clawed back with four straight goals, the first two by Swann, to regain the lead. Jasmine West capped off the rally with her first goal of the season to give the Hornets a 5-3 lead with 4:45 left in the first period.
Howard's Tiffany Hunt scored the last two goals of the half to tie the score at 5-5 at the midway point.
The Bison scored first in the second period on a goal by Jillian Jones to lead 6-5.
Fynes and McGill scored back-to-back goals by the Hornets over the next three minutes. McGill's score gave DSU a 7-6 lead at the 23:33 mark of the second period.
Howard responded with the next two goals by Lailah Robey to regain the lead 8-7.
Swann scored her third goal of the game and Mia Moseley tallied her second of the season to put the Hornets back ahead 9-8.
Delaware State tacked on two more goals, one each for Summerville and McGill to stretch its lead to 11-8.
Howard again pushed back with a goal by Jones and two more from Robey to tie the game at 11-11.
The Hornets regained the lead for good on a goal by Emily Campanelli with 4:12 left to play. Aniya Aiken and Burch added insurance scores in the closing moments to seal the win for the Hornets.
Summerville's three goals have put her into the team lead with six on the season, while Swann and McGill are second on the team with five each.
The Hornets return to action next Friday (Mar. 29) at Kent State in Ohio (3:00 p.m.).
