COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team lost to No. 24 Southern New Hampshire University, 21-7, during Northeast-10 Conference play on Tuesday at Duffy Field. The Penmen were 24th in this week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) national poll.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-10, 0-9 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (9-5, 5-5 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Amanda Drislane (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional), 1 goal, 3 assists
• Junior Catie Murphy (Westboro, Mass./Brewster Academy/Wagner), 3 goals, 2 ground balls
• First-year Sophia Lynch (East Hartford, Conn./Conard), 2 goals, 4 draw controls
• Sophomore Addy Fenton (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy), 1 goal, 3 draw controls, 3 caused turnovers, 2 ground balls
• Senior Hope Alto (South Boston, Mass./Ursuline Academy), 8 draw controls
• First-year Abbie Whitley (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry), 3 caused turnovers, 2 ground balls
• Junior Darby Rich (Melrose, Mass./Tilton School), 2 ground balls, 2 draw controls
• First-year Ellie Drinkwater (North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown), 3 ground balls
• Sophomore Abby Roman (Falmouth, Mass./Falmouth), 2 caused turnovers
• Sophomore Abby Cole (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), 6 saves, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Shelby Cole, 6 goals, 2 assists, 3 draw controls
• Senior Angelina Graziano, 4 goals, 2 assists, 2 caused turnovers
• Senior Courtney Cronin, 3 goals, 3 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers
• Junior Alexis DeLucia, 3 goals, 4 draw controls
• Junior Megan Petko, 3 saves in 30 minutes, win
• First-year Megan Mollman, 3 saves in 30 minutes of relief

GAME NOTES

• The Purple Knights held a 17-15 edge in draw controls while being trimmed in ground balls, 25-18.
• Alto totaled the second-most draw controls of her career, and the most during an NE10 outing.

THE ACTION

• Shelby Cole scored 1:03 into the contest, but the Purple Knights countered with three straight goals in a matter of 1:27. Murphy (11:51) and Fenton (11:12) tallied 39 seconds apart, both off of Drislane feeds, before Lynch made it 3-1 by 10:24 of the opening quarter.
• Graziano scored twice in a 4-0 counter, but Murphy's eight-meter goal at 13:37 of the second period brought the Purple Knights within 5-4.
• Shelby Cole scored twice in a 6-0 response, as the Penmen scored 16 of the final 19 goals.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. American International College, 11 a.m.
• The Purple Knights celebrate Senior Day that day.