SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts The American International College women's lacrosse team came up short against Southern Connecticut State University, falling 12-7 in Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division play on Wednesday, March 31.
FAST FACTS:
Score: SCSU 12, AIC 7
Records: AIC falls to 1-4 overall and 1-3 in NE10 play, while the Owls start the year 1-0
Location: Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusetts
KEY STATS:
SCSU:
Karlie Rowe: Three goals
Jettke Gray: Three goals, eight draw controls
Savanna Feinberg: Three goals
Brianna Shaw: Three assists
Mia Pulisciano: One goal, two assists
Laura Morton: Win (1-0), 10 saves
AIC:
Sam Giordano: Three goals, one assist
Krista Iwanicki: Three goals
Madi Bis: Three caused turnovers
Cassie Hemmerdinger: Three caused turnovers, three ground balls
Chelsea Davis: Loss (1-3), 13 saves; four ground balls
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- AIC got the jump on the Owls as rookie Anevay Rice struck first at 2:22, but the Owls responded with a 4-0 run over 3:12 to take a 4-1 edge to the midpoint of the first half.
- Senior Krista Iwanicki pulled AIC back within two at 15:44, but the Owls responded with two tallies of their own, as Molly Kelly and Jettke Gray each scored.
- Down the stretch of the period, junior Sam Giordano tallied twice, scoring while the Owls were shorthanded at 23:32, and then finishing a feed from sophomore Elly Macdonald at 27:25 to cut the lead for Southern Connecticut to 6-4 at the break.
- The Owls scored twice in the first 4:16 out of halftime, with Mia Pulisciano and Karlie Rowe netting goals, and then clamped down; neither team scored for over 12 minutes until Iwanicki finished a pass from Giordano at the 17:00 mark.
- The Owls quickly added to their quantity thereafter, notching four more to put the game out of reach with 3:33 to play; Giordano and Iwanicki would complete their hat tricks, but AIC ultimately fell 12-7.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets pay a visit to the Le Moyne Dolphins on Saturday, April 3 at 1:00 p.m.
