SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - A fourth-quarter rally fell one goal short as the American International College women's lacrosse team lost 7-6 in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup with The College of Saint Rose on Wednesday, April 27.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score: Saint Rose 7, AIC 6
Records: The Yellow Jackets drop to 3-12 with a 1-11 NE10 record while the Golden Knights rise to 8-8 with a 4-8 NE10 mark
Location: Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusetts

KEY STATS:
Saint Rose:
Kaitlyn Jolly: Two goals, one assist
Deanna Ciliento: One goal, two assists
Lauren Pendergast: Two goals
Dorothy Gaffney: Win (8-8), 11 saves

AIC:
Kaitlyn Morris: Two goals
Sam Giordano: Two goals
Molly Leavitt: Two assists
Marissa Feary: Four caused turnovers
Madi Bis: Three caused turnovers
Jessica Stone: Loss (3-12), 15 saves

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Both teams struggled to score early on in the game. AIC notched the lone goal of the first quarter on the power play at 10:43 as Antonella Mikolyuk fired low on a brilliant pass from Liz Day.
• Early in the second, Mikolyuk found Day on the left side, and Day moved past the defense to get a shot home at 1:32 to put AIC ahead 2-0.
• The Golden Knights bounced back, as Kaitlyn Jolly scored twice in a 1:35 span to tie the game, and built up to a 4-2 edge by halftime.
• Lauren Pendergast pushed the lead to 5-2 before AIC rebounded, as Sam Giordano finished a feed from Molly Leavitt at 3:49. The Golden Knights scored two more, but Leavitt was there again to set up Giordano at 10:15, and that score held though the end of the frame.
• Kaitlyn Morris added her name to the scoresheet with a goal on a free position attempt at 1:38, and added another at 5:02 on a brilliant play to beat a defender at the left side of the net. However, despite key saves down the stretch by goalkeeper Jessica Stone and a late yellow card on the visiting side, Saint Rose held onto the 7-6 score to the end of the game.

NEXT UP:

• AIC closes the season at Adelphi University on Saturday, April 30 at 1:00 p.m.