RINDGE, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team lost to Franklin Pierce University, 12-7, on Tuesday at Sodexo Field in a Northeast-10 Conference contest.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-8, 0-6 NE10), Franklin Pierce (2-7, 2-5 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Addy Fenton (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy), 2 goals, 1 assist, 6 draw controls
• Senior Hannah Bishop (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), 1 goal
• Junior Hope Alto (South Boston, Mass./Ursuline Academy), 1 goal
• Sophomore Amanda Drislane (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional), 1 goal
• Sophomore Catie Murphy (Northboro, Mass./Brewster Academy/Wagner), 1 goal
• First-year Allie Schofield (South Kingstown, R.I./The Prout School), 1 goal
• First-year Abby Cole (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), 9 saves, 3 ground balls
• Senior Jane Leys (Newport, R.I./Rogers), 3 ground balls, 4 draw controls
• Senior Jillian Perry (Salem, N.H./Salem), 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
• Senior Shannon Murray (Bow, N.H./Bow), 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
• Junior Molly Carroll (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield), 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Morgan Baxendale, 3 goals, 1 assist, 5 ground balls
• Graduate student Caroline Lounsbury, 3 goals
• Senior Savannah Ernst, 2 goals, 2 assists
• Senior Megan Bacik, 7 saves

GAME FACTS

• Schofield scored her first collegiate goal.
• Saint Michael's held leads in ground balls (17-15) and draw controls (12-11) while being outshot just 31-29.

THE ACTION

• Ernst assisted graduate student Jenna Cimbron's opening goal at 9:38 of the first period before scoring 32 later, helping Franklin Pierce forge a 5-1 lead by the end of the opening frame. Bishop tallied for Saint Michael's at 8:30, amid a 3:32 stretch that featured five goals.
• Fenton scored twice in a 3-1 run that brought the visitors within 6-4, on Murphy's strike at 7:36 of the second period.
• Cimbron tallied 2:02 later, and Baxendale's goal 2:08 into the third stanza gave Franklin Pierce an 8-4 lead.
• Alto converted Fenton's pass at 7:04 before Drislane's solo effort 29 seconds later again brought the Purple Knights within two goals.
• The Ravens pulled away with the first three goals of the fourth quarter, before Schofield found the net at 3:36.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at No. 3 Adelphi University, 12 p.m.
• The Panthers' national ranking is according to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).