MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Adelphi University Panthers, who have been ranked No. 1 in the nation since the start of the season, extended their two-season win streak to 30 games this morning in a 24-2 rout of the Saint Anselm women's lacrosse team at Larkin Field on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University.  The Panthers have now won 49 consecutive regular-season games, dating back to 2007, and hang onto their number one spot in the NE-10 with a 12-0 (9-0 NE-10) record.  The loss drops the Hawks to 4-6 (2-5 NE-10).

Claire Petersen, who led the Panthers with five goals and seven assists, opened the scoring just 19 seconds after the opening draw control with an unassisted goal.  She scored two more quick goals for the Panthers to make it 3-0 after the first five minutes of play. As of last Sunday, Peterson led the country in assists per game (3.8) and was seventh in the nation in points per game (5.5).

The Panthers ran the score to 7-0 before Britini Hickman (Farmington, N.H.) passed the ball through four defenders to Leigh Krzyston (Bedford, N.H.) in front of the net, who roped it in for the Hawks' first goal of the game.  Adelphi's offense continued to shine, soaring to a 15-1 lead at the half.

Early in the second half, senior Katie O'Brien (Peabody, Mass.) took the ball the length of the field on a successful clear and found a hole in the Panther's defense, netting an unassisted goal for the Hawks at 24:32.  The goal was the first of the four-year defender's career, shortly after she notched her first career point with an assist at Merrimack on April 3. 

Despite a 13-save appearance by Hawk goalkeeper Katherine O'Hara (Norwell, Mass.), who leads the nation in saves per game, averaging 14.0, the Hawks eventually fell to the Panthers by a score of 24-2.  Panther starter Caitlin Fitzpatrick made three saves and allowed both goals in the first 54:26 minutes of play.  Cathryn Bonitz did not see a shot in her 5:34 minutes in relief.

The Hawks return to action on Tuesday, April 20, when they host the Falcons of Bentley University in a Northeast-10 Conference competition beginning at 4:00 pm.