Penn women in lacrosse Final Four

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, May, 2008 | by Kate Fagan Inquirer Staff Writer

Penn's Melissa Lehman hesitated, planted her left foot, then sliced toward the goal, her stick held high as a target, a silent call for the ball. Allison Ambrozy stood behind the net, cradling the ball, waiting for something to develop. She saw Lehman's cut. No, she thought, the defender's too close, it's too risky.

Lehman kept coming, the web of her lacrosse stick raised no more than a foot above her defender's. Ambrozy noticed. She saw Lehman's gain of half a step. She whipped the ball. Lehman's stick gave with arrival, and in one motion, before she took even a stride, the flash of yellow was redirected, splashing into the Boston University goal. There were other goals yesterday. Penn won, 8-5, in the NCAA women's lacrosse quarterfinal at Drexel's Vidas Field, but none...