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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team (2-11, 1-8 Northeast-10 Conference) couldn't keep pace with 13th-ranked Merrimack College on Wednesday evening, falling, 19-3.

For Merrimack (10-5, 7-4 NE-10), Mary Pasquantonio registered a game-high five goals and two assists, while Christina McCarron added four goals and one assist. Colleen Strachan chipped in with three goals and one assist, while Inna Hedden saved three shots to earn the victory.

Senior Joan Colloton (Albany, N.Y./Academy of the Holy Names) scored two second-half goals in the loss, extending her goal-scoring streak to 11 games. Junior Eliza Scoba (Franklin, Mass./Franklin) added a goal and an assist, and also has scored a goal in each of the last 11 games, while junior Sandy Palumbo (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) stopped 14 shots.

Merrimack scored nine goals in the opening 11:35 of play to take command early, and opened up an 11-0 halftime advantage. Colloton got Saint Michael's on the scoreboard 26 seconds into the second half, but the Warriors scored the next four goals to push their lead to 15-1, ending any doubt.

Merrimack outshot Saint Michael's 39-10, and held a 22-14 edge in ground balls. The Warriors were also successful on all 15 of their clears, compared to just 7-of-14 for the Purple Knights.

Saint Michael's is back in action on Saturday with a 1 p.m. game at the University of New Haven.

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