Manchester, N.H. (April 4)-In a game that featured six Hawks with multiple goals, The Saint Anselm College women's lacrosse team defeated the American International College Yellow Jackets 19-7 Saturday afternoon at Grappone Stadium. The win lifts the Hawks to 3-6 on the year and 2-3 in NE-10 play, while the loss drops AIC to 3-6 overall and 1-3 in league play.

The Hawks started the scoring right away on a goal from junior attack Alyson McDonough (Brunswick, Maine) less than thirty seconds into the game. AIC's Kara Kirkland (Plymouth, Mass.) would score less than five minutes in to cut the lead to 2-1, but that is as close as they would get as Saint Anselm, who led by as many as twelve, would take a 15-5 lead into halftime on a goal from sophomore attack Emily Traicoff (Beverly, Mass.) with 29 seconds left.

The second half only featured a combined six goals, with four going for the Hawks, as Saint Anselm would pull away with a 19-7 NE-10 victory.

The Hawks were led in scoring by senior attack Michaela Rocha (Rye, N.H.) with her four goal and four assist effort, while sophomore Courtney Ford (Concord, Mass.) pitched in with four goals and an assist.

Saint Anselm netminder Katherine O'Hara (Norwell, Mass.) made eight saves and allowed only four goals in the win, while Yellow Jacket goalie Gina Gallo (Westfield, Mass.) made 16 saves and allowed 19 goals in the loss.

The Hawks return to action Tuesday, April 7th, as they will travel to Saint Michael's College for a 4 p.m. start.