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`Dogs Topped by Trojans, 17-6
2/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
By Josh Mitchell
jomitchell@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
LOS ANGELES - The Fresno State lacrosse team opened up with an early lead at USC, but fell 17-6 on Tuesday at McAlister Field. The Bulldogs dropped to 0-2 on the season, while USC moved to 2-2.
Senior Marcy Levatino led the Bulldogs with two goals and an assist and Caroline Dineen-Carlson notched her team-leading fourth goal of the season.
Chyna Hill won the opening draw, and less than two minutes later a foul on USC's Gussie Johns led to a free position shot for Marcy Levatino, which the senior took advantage.
Less than a minute later, the Trojans equalized through Michaela Michael. A free position shot for Michael less than a minute later gave the home side a 2-1 lead. Five and a half minutes into the game, Caroline Dineen-Carlson leveled the game at 2-2 with her fourth goal of the season.
A minute later, Amanda Johansen scored her first of five goals for the Trojans as they would take a 3-2 lead and not look back as they would score 14 unanswered goals.
With 22:22 left in the second half, Nicole Ortlieb tallied a goal for the Bulldogs on a free position shot. After nearly nine minutes had passed, Levatino netted her second goal of the game to make it 14-4.
USC added three more goals before Fresno State's Abigail Bergevin scored her first-career goal and Kyleigh Westgarth added one more to the 'Dogs tally with seconds to play.
The Bulldogs will continue their road trip, traveling across the country to play at Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, N.C., on Feb. 27 and Furman in Greenville, S.C., on March 1.
Fresno State will then return to California for its home opener at the Soccer/Lacrosse field on March 4 at 7 p.m., PT.
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