ALBANY, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team lost to Northeast-10 Conference foe The College of Saint Rose, 17-4, on Wednesday afternoon on Sullivan Field.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (2-5, 0-4 NE10), Saint Rose (5-4, 1-3 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Junior Catie Murphy (Northboro, Mass./Brewster Academy/Wagner), 3 goals
- Junior Hope Msumba (Grafton, Mass./Grafton), 3 saves, 7 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers in 45 minutes of relief
- Sophomore Lois Manning (Little Compton, R.I./Portsmouth), 1 goal (1st career)
- Senior Hope Alto (South Boston, Mass./Ursuline Academy), 1 assist, 2 draw controls
- Senior Peyton Edwards (Avon, Conn./Avon), 2 ground balls
- Sophomore Molly Gannon (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), 2 ground balls
- Sophomore Hannah Twombly (South Portland, Maine/Pomfret School), 2 draw controls
- First-year Abbie Whitley (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry), 2 draw controls
- Sophomore Abby Cole (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), 1 save in 15 minutes, loss
OPPONENT LEADERS
- First-year Eliza Barton, 2 goals, 2 assists, 5 draw controls
- Sophomore Lauren Pendergast, 3 goals
- Junior Daria Bock, 2 goals, 8 draw controls
- Junior Dorothy Gaffney, 1 save in 15 minutes, win
GAME FACTS
- The Purple Knights held a 16-14 edge in ground balls while committing 16 turnovers to the Golden Knights' 15.
THE ACTION
- Barton had two goals as Saint Rose led 6-0 5:05 into the contest.
- Murphy tallied off of Alto's feed at 4:36 of the first quarter to put the Purple Knights on the board.
- The Golden Knights scored six of the next seven goals to pull away.
- Manning potted her first college marker on a solo effort at 10:17 of the third quarter before Murphy completed her hat trick with 7:45 left in the frame.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday at No. 8 Le Moyne College, 11 a.m.
- The Dolphins' national ranking is according to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).
