COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team was trimmed in its Northeast-10 Conference opener by Southern Connecticut State University, 13-12, on Saturday at a frigid Duffy Field.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-4, 0-1 NE10), Southern Connecticut State (4-0, 1-0 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Ginnie Hamilton (Middletown, R.I./Middletown), 3 goals, 2 assists, 5 draw controls
• First-year Mia Sullivan (Natick, Mass./Natick), 2 goals, 2 assists
• Junior Sophia Lynch (West Hartford, Conn./Conard), 3 goals, 3 draw controls
• Sophomore Audrey Conover (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional), 2 goals, 7 draw controls, 2 caused turnovers
• Sophomore Layne Doherty (Belmont, Mass./Belmont), 1 goal, 1 assist
• Sophomore Ava Adams (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield), 1 goal
• Sophomore Laura Dickerson (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), 4 saves, 4 ground balls
• Senior Addy Fenton (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy), 4 ground balls
• Junior Abbie Whitley (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry), 3 caused turnovers

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Allie Palmer, 4 goals
• Junior Macy Vail, 3 goals, 1 assist
• Senior Jordan Fisher, 2 goals, 2 assists
• Junior Bailey McDermott, 3 goals
• Sophomore Maddox Burton, 3 assists
• Junior Caelan Connors, 7 saves, 3 ground balls

GAME FACTS

• The teams played to a decision determined by two goals or fewer for the seventh time in their last nine meetings, with three settled by a single tally.

THE ACTION

• Fisher scored once and added an assist during a 3-0 run that gave the Owls a 4-2 lead by 6:39 of the first quarter.
• Conover tallied twice in a 5-0 response that provided the hosts a 7-4 lead, but Palmer scored twice in a 4-0 counter. Fisher's goal 48 seconds into the second half made it 8-7 in favor of the Owls.
• Hamilton found the net at 5:38 of the third quarter to finalize a 3-0 run and help Saint Michael's lead 10-8.
• Three Owls scored in a 3-0 response, but fourth-quarter goals by Adams (8:18) and Lynch (5:59) staked the hosts to a late 12-11 lead.
• McDermott scored a woman-down strike at 4:38 to tie the game, but Dickerson made three saves in the final two minutes to help maintain the deadlock.
• In a tie game, the Purple Knights committed a turnover in their own end with 16 seconds left, and Palmer scored the game-winner on a free-position shot at five ticks. The visitors won the ensuing draw.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Next Saturday at No. 19 University of New Haven, 1 p.m.
• The Chargers' national ranking is according to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).