Pioneers and Cardinals Win
UTICA 10, Potsdam 6
The Utica College women's lacrosse team did not allow a goal in the second half as it downed visiting SUNY Potsdam 10-6 in non-conference action Saturday afternoon.
Utica moves to 2-2 on the year. The Pioneers return to action next Saturday as they travel to Reading, PA to face Albright College. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
UC went down 4-2 in the first 15 minutes of the game, however the Pioneers rallied to score eight of the game's next ten goals to capture their second victory of the season.
Four Pioneers scored two goals each, led by senior
Megan Kane (Staten Island, NY/Tottenville), who finished with a team-high three points on the day. Junior
Courtney Wheeler (Ava, NY/Rome Free Academy) and sophomore
Tewasherake Barnes (Akwesasne, NY/Salmon River) and
Rebecca Plunkett (Kings Park, NY/Kings Park) also had two goals apiece. Senior
Morgan DuPont (Wynantskill, NY/Averill Park) extended her scoring streak to four games, while freshman
Brooke Miller (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) netted her second goal in as many games.
Juniors
Kells Casey (Sandwich, MA/Kimball Union Academy) and
Erin Jacobson (Staten Island, NY/Curtis) combined for eight saves in goal, as Casey moved her record to 2-2 on the season. Devan Olschewske stopped seven saves in net for Potsdam as the Bears dropped to 1-4 on the season.
ST. JOHN FISHER 14, Buffalo State 9
The nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College women's lacrosse team earned its fourth win on the year with a 14-9 victory over host Buffalo State College on Saturday.
Fisher, ranked No. 17 in the latest coaches poll, faced a tied game at 1s, 2s and 5s with 5:46 left in the first half.
The Cardinals took off at that point with two goals from
Lindsey Shoales in less than 30 seconds to lead 7-5 at halftime.
Fisher continued to score goals, tallying five straight in about five minutes of the second half.
Three players –
Jordan Johnson,
Samantha Barton and Shoales – notched a trio of goals. Four other Cardinals recorded tallies to pace the offense.
Nicole Hart made nine saves in the win to improve to 3-1 in goal.
St. Joseph's 11, HARTWICK 7
King's College 11, ELMIRA 8
Wilkes 19, HOUGHTON 16