COLCHESTER, Vt. - Playing its second nationally-ranked foe in three days, the Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team split the game's first six goals with No. 10 Adelphi University before losing 19-7 on Friday afternoon during Northeast-10 Conference play at Duffy Field. The Panthers' national ranking is according to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (3-7, 0-4 NE10), Adelphi (8-3, 4-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Audrey Conover (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional), 3 goals, 1 assist, 5 draw controls
• Senior Brynn Bertucci (Beverly, Mass./Bishop Fenwick), 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 ground balls
• First-year Grace Driscoll (Salem, N.H./Salem), 1 goal, 1 assist
• Sophomore Ava Adams (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield), 1 goal, 4 ground balls
• Junior Sophia Lynch (West Hartford, Conn./Conard), 1 goal, 3 draw controls
• Sophomore Maddie Nutter (Los Angeles, Calif./Royal/Davis & Elkins), 5 saves in 45 minutes, loss
• Sophomore Laura Dickerson (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), 1 save in 15 minutes of relief
• Senior Addy Fenton (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy), 4 draw controls, 3 ground balls
• Sophomore Julia Barbato (Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial), 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
• Sophomore Lila Peddie (Middleboro, Mass./Middleboro), 3 ground balls
• Junior Abbie Whitley (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry), 2 caused turnovers

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Alexandra Leggio, 5 goals, 1 assist
• Junior Marielle Colalillo, 2 goals, 4 assists, 5 draw controls
• Sophomore Payson Hedges, 3 goals, 2 assists
• Sophomore Julia Foppiano, 2 goals, 3 assists
• Sophomore Ashley Kolomechuk, 3 goals, 1 assist
• Senior Madison Marchetta, 1 save in 30 minutes, win
• Junior Jillian McFadden, 9 saves in 17:36 of relief

GAME FACTS

• Both teams took 30 shots, while Adelphi held narrow edges in ground balls (19-18), draw controls (15-14) and caused turnovers (10-9).

THE ACTION

• The teams combined for four goals in an early 1:43 stretch, with Adelphi leading 3-1 by 11:12 of the opening quarter thanks to two goals by Leggio. Bertucci scored on a free-position strike for the Purple Knights.
• Conover and Lynch later tallied 46 seconds apart, with Conover assisting the second marker, to level the teams at 8:13.
• Hedges scored 39 seconds later to spark a 14-1 run.
• The Purple Knights held a 14-2 lead in third-quarter shots, but McFadden made all nine of her saves in the stanza, limiting the hosts to only a goal by Conover with 2:14 to go.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday at No. 18 Bentley University, 6 p.m.
• The Falcons' national ranking is according to the IWLCA.