COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team lost to 24th-ranked Bentley University, 21-2, on Wednesday during Northeast-10 Conference play at Duffy Field. The Falcons, whose national ranking is according to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA), won the 2021 NE10 Championship to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-10, 0-8 NE10), Bentley (5-5, 4-4 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Jane Leys (Newport, R.I./Rogers), 2 goals
• Sophomore Amanda Drislane (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional), 1 assist
• First-year Addy Fenton (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy), 2 draw controls, 3 caused turnovers
• Senior Jordy Fenton (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy), 4 draw controls
• Junior Emilie Webster (New London, N.H./Kearsarge Regional), 3 draw controls
• First-year Abby Cole (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), 11 saves in 45 minutes
• Sophomore Hope Msumba (Grafton, Mass./Grafton), 1 save in 15 minutes of relief
• Senior Shannon Murray (Bow, N.H./Bow), 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
• Senior Jillian Perry (Salem, N.H./Salem), 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Courtney Dermody, 3 goals, 4 assists
• Graduate student Cara McCarthy, 3 goals, 1 assist, 4 draw controls
• Senior Christine Fish, 1 goal, 5 ground balls, 2 draw controls, 4 caused turnovers
• First-year Joelle Solecki, 1 goal, 4 draw controls
• Junior Maya Rose, 3 saves, 3 ground balls in 38:36
• First-year Ashlee Wargo, 1 save in 21:24 of relief

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's played its sixth ranked opponent in the last 10 games, with a seventh foe receiving national votes.
• The Purple Knights were edged just 14-12 in draw controls.

THE ACTION

• Dermody scored 3:31 into the first quarter before Leys leveled the teams with a free-position goal at 8:54.
• Junior Caroline Aufiero tallied off of McCarthy's feed 48 seconds later before Fish scored at 6:32, but Leys converted Drislane's pass and slipped a shot through Rose's five-hole with 4:59 left to make it 3-2.
• Twelve different Falcons found the back of the net as the visitors scored the final 18 goals.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. No. 13 Stonehill College, 1 p.m.
• The Skyhawks' national ranking is according to USA Lacrosse Magazine.