COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team led No. 22 Saint Anselm College early in the second half before losing 17-8 on Wednesday during Northeast 10 Conference play at Duffy Field. The Hawks' national ranking was according to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-8, 0-3 NE10), Saint Anselm (5-3, 1-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Ginnie Hamilton (Middletown, R.I./Middletown), 4 goals, 12 draw controls
• Junior Audrey Conover (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional), 1 goal, 2 assists
• Junior Layne Doherty (Belmont, Mass./Belmont), 2 goals
• Sophomore Mia Sullivan (Natick, Mass./Natick), 2 assists, 2 ground balls
• Senior Sophia Lynch (West Hartford, Conn./Conard), 1 goal
• First-year Aby Amigo (Essex, Mass./Pingree School), 13 saves
• First-year Elle Murphy (Brockton, Mass./Cardinal Spellman), 4 ground balls

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Lucy Mawn, 3 goals, 1 assist, 7 draw controls
• Sophomore Ayla McDermod, 3 goals, 1 assist
• First-year Kendall Herrick, 3 goals, 1 assist
• Junior Alyssa Hill, 2 goals, 2 assists
• Junior Julia Rowley, 3 goals
• Sophomore Aiko Fujita, 9 saves

GAME FACTS

• Hamilton's 12 draw controls tied for third-most by a Purple Knight since complete records became available in 1999. They were the most by a Purple Knight since Hope Alto '23 had 13 at Post University on Feb. 19, 2022, but the most by a Saint Michael's player in an NE10 game since SMC Athletic Hall of Fame Amanda Soule '08 set a program record with 16 at former NE10 counterpart Merrimack College on April 30, 2008.

THE ACTION

• Saint Anselm led 3-1 when Herrick tallied at 3:54 of the first quarter, but Conover fed Hamilton at 2:48 before striking for the tying marker 45 seconds later. Doherty finished off a go-ahead 3-0 spurt by converting Sullivan's feed at 9:54 of the second frame.
• Mawn scored 35 seconds before halftime, but Doherty again scored off of a Sullivan helper at 13:29 of the third quarter to put her team back in front at 5-4.
• McDermod assisted Rowley at 11:58 before tallying 35 seconds later, but Hamilton forced the game's final tie at 11:05, only 18 seconds after McDermod gave the Hawks the lead.
• Three Hawks scored in a 3-0 response that took 1:35 to elapse, sparking what became a game-changing 9-1 run. McDermod scored the final two goals, which staked the visitors to a 15-7 lead by 6:09 of the fourth.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at No. 16 Adelphi University, 1 p.m.
• The Panthers' national ranking is according to the IWLCA.