Box Score When and Where:
March 11, 2023 - New Paltz, NY
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 1-1, 0-0 Skyline
Ramapo, 1-1, 0-0 SUNYAC
Results:
The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's lacrosse team picked up their first season victory with a 14-8 win over Ramapo on Saturday afternoon.
Top performers:
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Senior Melissa Newman recorded a game-high four goals and tied a game-high three assists while contributing one ground ball and one caused turnover
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Senior Jamie Trowbridge added three goals and tied a game-high three assists, to go along with three ground balls, four draw controls and five caused turnovers
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Senior Emma Lange provided two goals, four ground balls, two draw controls, and three caused turnovers
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Junior Emily O'Mara totaled two goals, five ground balls one draw control and two caused turnovers
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Goalkeeper Maggie Harding secured her first win of the season and picked up 12 saves in the process
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Caitlyn Featherstone and Kelly Griffin paced the Roadrunners with three goals each
How it happened:
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The game opened with Ramapo pulling ahead with a two-goal advantage, prior to SJLI responding with a 4-1 scoring run, giving St. Joseph's the 4-3 lead at the end of the first
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Kayla Sodano opened up the scoring in the second quarter before goals from Griffin and Featherstone tied it up at 5 apiece
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Both teams would enter the half tied at six with O'Mara and Kaylie Gresek trading goals right before the half
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The Golden Egles would take control in the third quarter scoring Ramapo 4-1 in the quarter with Newman netting the first two goals
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SJLI kept the Roadrunners at a distance for the remainder of the game with St. Joseph's again out-scoring the opponent 4-1 securing the win
Notes:
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St. Joseph's collected 28 ground balls with Ramapo collecting just 11
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The Roadrunners held a 17-9 draw control advantage over SJLI
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The Golden Eagles had 38 shots compared to Ramapo's 28 shot
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Both teams recorded 12 saves apiece
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The Roadrunners went 12-19 on clears while SJLI was 21-28 on clears
Next up, the Golden Eagles go out on the road as they travel to Kean University for a non-conference matchup on Wednesday, March 15 at 4:00 pm.
