MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team lost to No. 24 Saint Anselm College, 18-2, on Wednesday evening during Northeast-10 Conference play in Grappone Stadium. The Hawks' national ranking is according to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-6, 0-3 NE10), Saint Anselm (8-1, 3-0 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Brynn Bertucci (Beverly, Mass./Bishop Fenwick), 1 goal
• Sophomore Lila Peddie (Middleboro, Mass./Middleboro), 1 goal
• Sophomore Julia Barbato (Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial), 1 assist, 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
• Senior Addy Fenton (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy), 6 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
• Junior Abbie Whitley (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry), 3 caused turnovers, 2 ground balls
• Sophomore Layne Doherty (Belmont, Mass./Belmont), 3 draw controls, 2 caused turnovers
• Junior Sophia Lynch (West Hartford, Conn./Conard), 3 draw controls
• Sophomore Maddie Nutter (Los Angeles, Calif./Royal/Davis & Elkins), 7 saves in 48:24, loss
• Sophomore Laura Dickerson (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), 1 save in 11:36 of relief

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Jaycie Balboni, 4 goals
• Senior Abigail Christmas, 4 goals
• Senior Kendra Sabotka, 1 goal, 3 assists
• Senior Elizabeth Driscoll, 8 saves in 45 minutes, win

GAME FACTS

• Lynch moved into fifth in school annals in career draw controls (105), edging past Kimberly Ryan '01 (104).
• Whitley vaulted past Noel Smith '06 (49) to take seventh in program history in career caused turnovers (51).

THE ACTION

• The Purple Knights put more shots on goal (3) than the Hawks (2) in the first half of the opening quarter, as the teams played to a scoreless stalemate in the early portion of the contest.
• Christmas accounted for the first three goals of the game in a matter of 3:16, helping the Hawks net the opening 18 goals.
• Bertucci struck at 7:53 of the fourth quarter before Barbato fed Peddie in the fan for a strike at 3:33.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday vs. No. 10 Adelphi University, 1 p.m.
• The contest was moved up a day from its originally-scheduled Saturday date.
• The Panthers' national ranking is according to the IWLCA.