COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team picked up a key 18-4 Northeast-10 Conference victory over American International College on Saturday at Duffy Field during Senior Day. The Purple Knights head into their regular-season finale on Tuesday tied with Southern New Hampshire University for the eighth and final NE10 Championship position; Saint Michael's hosts the Penmen at 3 p.m. that day.
The Purple Knights honored seniors
Brynn Bertucci (Beverly, Mass./Bishop Fenwick),
Addy Fenton (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy),
Lois Manning (Little Compton, R.I./Portsmouth) and
Abby Roman (Falmouth, Mass./Falmouth) prior to the contest.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (5-10, 2-7 NE10), AIC (2-13, 0-9 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Bertucci, 2 goals, 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
- Fenton, 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 ground balls, 2 draw controls
- Roman, 2 caused turnovers
- Sophomore Audrey Conover (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional), 3 goals, 2 assists, 4 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
- Sophomore Ginnie Hamilton (Middletown, R.I./Middletown), 3 goals, 2 assists, 10 draw controls, 2 caused turnovers
- Junior Sophia Lynch (West Hartford, Conn./Conard), 3 goals, 1 assist, 5 draw controls
- Sophomore Layne Doherty (Belmont, Mass./Belmont), 3 goals
- Sophomore Lila Peddie (Middleboro, Mass./Middleboro), 2 goals, 4 ground balls
- Sophomore Julia Barbato (Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial), 1 assist, 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
- Sophomore Maddie Nutter (Los Angeles, Calif./Royal/Davis & Elkins), 3 saves in 47:59, win
- Sophomore Laura Dickerson (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), 0 saves in 12:01 of relief
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Gabrielle Walz, 2 goals, 5 draw controls
- Senior Jordyn Galgay, 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 draw controls
- Sophomore Maggie Kloster, 12 saves
GAME FACTS
- Lynch pushed her career draw control total to 132, passing Steph Bonewald '16 (128) for fourth in program history. She is within one of Melissa Jaskiewicz '15 for third place.
- Hamilton became the fourth player since the program began tracking draw controls in 1999 to notch double figures in a game. Her 51 this season tie Brynne Curran '08 (2007) for seventh in school annals.
- The Purple Knights' five wins is their most since 2015.
THE ACTION
- Six players scored as the Purple Knights forged a 9-1 lead by 10:40 of the second quarter, when Doherty scored a woman-up strike.
- AIC put together a quick 2-1 spurt in a 2:56 stretch to draw within 10-3 with 3:23 left.
- Five Saint Michael's players scored in a 7-0 response, with Lynch and Bertucci both scoring with their team a woman up.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Tuesday vs. Southern New Hampshire, 3 p.m.
