Junior Hannah Anderson led Stonehill with two goals and an
assist against top-ranked Adelphi today.
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#1 Adelphi Tops #9
Stonehill in NE-10 Opener, 16-9
Panthers win inaugural
NE-10 contest behind Fey's six points
Boxscore
EASTON, Mass. (March 20,
2010) – Defending NCAA Division II National
Champions Adelphi University, ranked first in this week's
Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA)
poll, posted a 16-9 victory over 9th-ranked Stonehill
College in the Northeast-10 Conference women's lacrosse
opener for both at W.B. Mason Stadium this afternoon. It marks the
inaugural NE-10 contest for Adelphi who is in its first year as a
Conference member.
Junior Elizabeth Fey (Kings
Park, N.Y./Kings Park) led Adelphi to its fourth win to
start the season with four goals and two assists for six points.
Sophomore Marissa Mills (Islip, N.Y./Islip) added
three goals and an assist for four points, while junior
Michelle Ceraso (Massapequa, N.Y./Kellenberg)
netted three goals for the Panthers. Sophomore Erica Devito
(Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham Wading River) posted a goal and
two assists for three points. Sophomore Claire Peterson
(Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) and freshman Demmianne
Cook (Nesconset, N.Y./Smithtown East) both chipped in with
a pair of goals.
Junior Hannah Anderson
(Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) led Stonehill with two
goals and an assist for three points. Sophomore Sarah
Galligan (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional) scored
two goals for the Skyhawks, while senior Jackie Ladino
(North Dartmouth, Mass./Dartmouth) chipped in with a goal
and assist for two points.
Senior Caitlin Fitzpatrick
(Port Washington, N.Y./Paul D. Schreiber) preserved the
win in goal for Adelphi with 14 saves (nine second half), while
freshman Rebecca Moore (Marlborough, Mass./St. Mark's
School) posted 11 stops in goal for Stonehill. Adelphi
finished with a 37-29 advantage in shots for the match, including a
27-23 edge in shots on goal. The Skyhawks were hampered by 22
turnovers, compared to 15 for the Panthers.
Adelphi took control of the game
with four goals in the opening five minutes of the second half
after holding an 8-5 lead at the intermission. Fey had a goal and
assist during that run, with her goal 4:40 into the second half
giving the Panthers a 12-5 lead.
Stonehill closed the gap to 12-8
after a goal from senior Liza Gross (Loudonville,
N.Y./Shaker) with 17:26 to play, but Adelphi held the
Skyhawks there and scored three goals of its own to gain a 15-8
lead with just 4:34 remaining. Peterson scored her two goals during
that stretch.
Adelphi never trailed, opening a
2-0 lead 2:06 into the game on goals from Fey and Cook. Stonehill
cut the lead in half with an unassisted tally from sophomore
Sam Lynott (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem East) with 24:22
left in the first half.
The teams traded goals before
Adelphi gained some breathing room by netting five of six goals
over a seven minute span to open an 8-3 lead after a marker by
senior Allison Tumulty (Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky
Point) with 3:11 left in the half. Mills had two goals in
that stretch, while Fey added a goal and assist. Stonehill closed
within 8-5 at halftime on goals from Ladino and freshman
Heather Sullivan (Andover, Mass./Andover) in the
last minute of the frame.
Stonehill (1-1, 0-1 NE-10) is back
in action on Thursday, when it hosts Merrimack College for an NE-10
matchup at 3:30 p.m. Adelphi (4-0, 1-0 NE-10) visits Assumption
College tomorrow at 1 p.m.
