GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team lost to No. 3 Adelphi University, 17-1, on Saturday at Motamed Field during Northeast-10 Conference play. The Panthers, whose national ranking is according to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA), was last year's NE10 Championship runner-up and entered the day as one of five remaining undefeated Division II teams.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-9, 0-7 NE10), Adelphi (10-0, 7-0 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Paige Fleming (South Portland, Maine/South Portland), 1 goal
• Senior Jane Leys (Newport, R.I./Rogers), 7 draw controls
• First-year Abby Cole (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), 10 saves, 2 ground balls
• Senior Jillian Perry (Salem, N.H./Salem), 3 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
• Junior Hope Alto (South Boston, Mass./Ursuline Academy), 3 draw controls
• Senior Shannon Murray (Bow, N.H./Bow), 2 caused turnovers

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Redshirt senior Christina McCabe, 3 goals, 2 assists
• Sophomore Kelly-Ann McGrath, 2 goals, 1 assist
• Fifth-year Izzy Grant, 2 goals, 2 ground balls, 3 draw controls
• Senior Gianna Bifulco, 2 goals, 3 ground balls
• Graduate student Emma Lemanski, 0 saves in 45 minutes
• First-year Madison Marchetta, 1 save in 15 minutes of relief

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's played its fifth ranked opponent in the last nine games, with a sixth foe receiving national votes.
• The Purple Knights held a 12-10 edge in draw controls, marking the first time this season Adelphi was outgained on draws by an unranked team.

THE ACTION

• Grant and McCabe both scored twice as Adelphi grabbed a 5-0 first-quarter lead.
• Fleming netted an eight-meter tally at 13:29 of the second frame to get Saint Michael's on the board.
• The Panthers later scored three times in a 1:19 stretch, with graduate student Emily Beier beginning and capping the run, at 7:22 and 6:03. That kicked off a game-ending 12-0 run.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday vs. No. 20 Bentley University, 3:30 p.m.
• Bentley's national ranking is according to the IWLCA.
• The Falcons won the 2021 NE10 Championship to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.