SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts No. 3 Le Moyne College earned an 18-6 win over the American International College women's lacrosse team on Tuesday, April 13 in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup.
FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE: No. 3 Le Moyne 18, AIC 6
RECORDS: Le Moyne rises to 8-0 overall and in the NE10's Southwest Division, while AIC drops to 1-8 overall and 1-7 in the NE10 Southwest
LOCATION: Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusetts
KEY STATS:
No. 3 Le Moyne:
Jessica Meneilly: Six goals, one assist
Gemma Addonizio: One goal, four assists
Erin McMullen: Four goals, one assist, 11 draw controls
Paige Crandall: Win (8-0), eight saves in 43:56
AIC:
Krista Iwanicki: Two goals, two ground balls
Liz Day: Two goals
Devin Coulter: Two assists
Chelsea Davis: Loss (1-7), 11 saves; four ground balls, one caused turnover
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Both teams defended well in the early going, with multiple offensive possessions failing before AIC struck first on a feed from senior Devin Coulter to graduate student Krista Iwanicki in front at 3:29.
- The Dolphins bounced back from the early deficit, scoring four times in a 2:11 span to take a 4-1 lead.
- AIC was able to slow Le Moyne's run, and at the 13:02 mark junior Molly Leavitt hit the net to cut the deficit to 4-2.
- The teams traded goals over the next 10 minutes, with goals by junior Sam Giordano and sophomore Liz Day, with the latter set up by her classmate Kaitlyn Morris.
- Le Moyne struck four times down the stretch to take a 10-4 lead into halftime.
- The Dolphins continued to push, building to a 17-4 lead through the 16:49 mark of the second.
- Iwanicki and Day each added a second goal down the stretch, with Coulter setting up Day's tally.
- Le Moyne scored once more late in the game for the 18-6 final.
DAVIS SETS ANOTHER RECORD:
- Graduate student goalkeeper Chelsea Davis collected four ground balls during the game, giving her 172 for her career, a new high-water mark for the history of the program.
- The prior record had been held by Gina Gallo '11, with 169.
- She moved into 19th all-time in the history of the NE10 in ground balls.
- Davis also owns the single-season mark for AIC, having collected 68 in the 2018 season.
- That total is tied for twelfth-most in a season in NE10 history.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets return to action Thursday, April 15 at 1:00 p.m. at The College of Saint Rose.
