April 3, 2009
Box Score
Garden City, N.Y. -
The #1 Adelphi University women's lacrosse team opened on a 11-7 run and never looked back as they defeated the University of New Haven, 18-6, in a non-conference match-up tonight at Competition Field. The Panthers remain perfect at 9-0, while snapping the Chargers (9-1) nine game win streak.
Sophomore Michelle Ceraso scored the first of her four goals in the opening minute of play off the draw control by freshman Erica Devito. Freshman Marissa Mills found the back of the net a minute later to make it 2-0. Sarah Mangone put the Chargers on the board on a free position goal at 27:41. Freshman Alison Staudt tallied the first of three goals in the fourth minute on a feed from senior Rachel Ray, followed by a free position goal by Ceraso. But UNH answered to make it a 4-2 game with 19:52 remaining in the half. Ray added a goal and another assist in a 3-0 run capped by a goal by sophomore Kaitlyn Carter, 7-2. The Chargers scored again before Vanessa Sotcheff registered two of the next three Panther goals to open the lead, 10-3, at 6:42. UNH snuck in one more goal but Staudt had the last word, picking up her second goal with 10 seconds to go before intermission.
Mangone scored again for UNH to open the second half. Devito collected two of her four goals in a 6-0 Adelphi run to surge ahead, 17-5. Caroline Marrero found the back of the net for the second time for the Chargers with 4:28 left in regulation. Sophomore Nicole Bass combined with Ray to tally the final goal of the contest in the 59th minute.
Junior Caitlin Fitzpatrick made six stops in goal for the Panthers. Maureen Spellman also had six saves for New Haven.
Adelphi riddled the UNH goal with 44 shots in the game, while holding its opponent to just 16. Both teams managed 13 draw controls, but the Panthers were able to convert 5-of-10 free position attempts into goals compared with 1-of-6 for the Chargers.
Next up, the Panthers travel to Rindge, New Hampshire to take on Franklin Pierce on Sunday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m.
