Women's Lacrosse Drops Season Opener to New Paltz, 15-9
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) (0-1, 0-0) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
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New Paltz (1-1, 0-0) | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
When and Where:
March 6, 2023 - New Paltz, NY
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 0-1, 0-0 Skyline
SUNY New Paltz, 1-1 SUNYAC
Results:
On Monday evening, the St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's lacrosse team dropped its season opener to New Paltz, 15-9.
Top performers:
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Senior Amanda Gennardo totaled three goals, three ground balls and one caused turnover
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Senior Jamie Trowbridge collected a game-high four ground balls while adding two goals, causing one turnover, and adding a team-high four draw controls
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Freshman Gianna D'Arienzo scored one goal and tallied one assist and one groundball
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Freshman Maggie Harding contributed 10 saves
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Kaitlyn Shaw provided the Hawks with seven goals, with six draw controls and one caused turnover
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Lexi Atwater recorded three goals, one ground ball, and one draw control
How it happened:
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The first quarter saw a close battle between the two teams, as the Hawks scored first but the Golden Eagles would respond scoring three unanswered goals
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A goal late in the first from Melissa Newman would put St. Joseph's up 4-2 before New Paltz answered 40 seconds later with a goal of their own, giving SJLI the lead 4-3 at the end of the first
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The Hawks would go on to take a commanding lead in the second quarter as they scored nine straight goals and entered the half with a 12-4 lead
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Senior Emma Lange put the Golden Eagles back in the scoring column to open up the third quarter, as they outscored New Paltz 3-1 in the quarter
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Trowbridge and Gennardo would score in the final quarter cutting the lead to 13-9 late in the fourth but two goals from Shaw would solidify the victory for the Hawks
Notes:
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St. Joseph's collected 17 ground balls compared to New Paltz collecting 19
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The Golden Eagles went 18-25 on clears while the Hawks went 14-16
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New Paltz recorded 17 draw controls and SJLI recorded 11
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The Hawks totaled 35 shots as St. Joseph's tallied 17 shots for the game
Next up, the Golden Eagles host Ramapo for a non-conference matchup on Saturday, March 11 at 12:00 pm.
