COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team lost to No. 1 Pace University, 24-5, on Friday evening during Northeast-10 Conference play at Duffy Field. The Setters, who won the 2023 national championship, earned their ranking from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-7, 1-6 NE10), Pace (12-0, 6-0 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Catie Murphy (Northboro, Mass./Brewster Academy/Wagner), 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Layne Doherty (Belmont, Mass./Belmont), 1 goal, 1 assist
• Senior Darby Rich (Melrose, Mass./Tilton School), 2 assists
• Sophomore Sophia Lynch (West Hartford, Conn./Conard), 1 goal, 2 draw controls
• Senior Amanda Drislane (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional), 1 goal
• First-year Ginnie Hamilton (Middletown, R.I./Middletown), 1 goal
• Senior Hope Msumba (Grafton, Mass./Grafton), 5 saves in 30 minutes, loss
• First-year Laura Dickerson (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), 3 saves in 30 minutes of relief
• Sophomore Erin Boyd (Islip, N.Y./Saint Anthony), 3 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers
• First-year Julia Barbato (Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial), 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Angelina Porcello, 3 goals, 5 assists, 6 draw controls, 5 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers
• Graduate student Sydney Juvelier, 5 goals, 1 assist
• Junior Nikki Mottes, 4 goals, 1 assist
• First-year Annie Sheehan, 3 goals, 1 assist
• Senior Alexandra Quinn, 1 goal, 7 draw controls
• Sophomore Sami Tanguay, 0 saves in 15 minutes, win

THE ACTION

• Sheehan scored a woman-up goal just 1:11 into the contest, but Drislane converted Murphy's feed at 11:17 of the opening quarter to level the score.
• Pace responded with the next five goals to kick off an 8-1 run, with Lynch scoring at 3:00 of the opening frame for her team's tally. Porcello paced the Setters with two goals and three helpers.
• Murphy tallied a woman down off of Rich's assist at 12:15 to make it 9-3.
• The visitors scored the next 15 goals by the time 3:58 remained in regulation.
• Hamilton (2:19) and Doherty (0:08) both scored in the waning minutes for the Purple Knights.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• April 20 at Felician University, 3 p.m.