When and Where:

March 16, 2024 - Hackettstown, NJ

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 1-3, Centenary, 3-2

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) women's lacrosse team picked up their first win of the 2024 season when they took down Centenary University 20-3 on Saturday afternoon.

Top performers:

• Freshman Sabrina Doyle led the Golden Eagles with five goals on the day

• Senior Brooke Zecchini added four goals 

• Senior Jamie Trowbridge finished with seven points on three goals and four assists with three ground balls

How it happened:

• Four different Golden Eagles scored within the first eight minutes of play taking a 4-0 lead before the Cyclones got on the board at the 6:55 mark

• Goals from Julianna Gentile and Brooke Zecchini closed out the first quarter with St. Joseph's ahead 6-1

• SJLI quickly added to their lead scoring twice within the first minute of play in the second frame, 8-1, and went to shut the hosts out of the quarter taking a commanding 14-1 lead into halftime

• The Golden Eagles started the third with four straight goals, three from Doyle, before the Cyclones managed to record back-to-back goals to wrap up the quarter, 18-3

• Trowbridge netted a pair of goals in the fourth quarter bringing the game to its final 20-3

Notes:

• SJLI goalie Harding finished the day with three saves with her counterpart Chloe Neubaurer finishing with 13

• St. Joseph's outshot the Centenary 44-10

• The Golden Eagles collected 17 ground balls compared to the Cyclones 10

• SJLI was 2-3 on clears while the Cyclones went 4-8

Up next: 

The Golden Eagles will travel to Albright College for a non-conference contest on Saturday, March 23rd at 1:00 pm.