MANCHESTER, N.H. – Led by four-goal
efforts from Lauren Alfis
(Hanover, Mass.), Tia Karon (Medford,
Mass.) and Carrie Brophy
(Mansfield, Mass.), the Saint Anselm women's lacrosse team
outlasted the Purple Knights of Saint Michaels College in overtime,
winning by a score of 17-16. The win lifts the Hawks to 5-8
(3-7 NE-10), while the Purple Knights drop to 3-10 (3-7 NE-10).
Carrie Brophy opened the scoring for the Hawks just 16 seconds
after the opening draw control, netting an unassisted goal at
29:44. Lauren Alfis then followed her with an unassisted goal
at 28:23 to take a quick 2-0 lead. The Hawks held onto the
lead for a brief period of time, but the Purple Knights then went
on a three-goal run to take a 4-3 lead at 20:04. The Hawks
tied it up at 17:54, and for the rest of the period, neither team
went ahead by more than one goal at any given time. At the
end of the first half, the Hawks led 10-9.
Spenser Wolfe quickly knotted the score at 10
just 13 seconds into the second half, but the Hawks then went on
their longest scoring streak of the game, as Emily Traicoff
(Beverly, Mass.), Carrie Brophy, and Lauren Alfis notched
three consecutive goals to take their largest lead of the game,
13-10.
The Purple Knights came within one with an unassisted goal by
Alee Ramos at 11:05, but Shawna Walsh
(Woburn, Mass.) put the Hawks back up 14-12 at 9:50.
However, in the final six minutes of play, Julia
Heald and Alee Ramos each scored one for the Purple
Knights to knot the score at 14 and send the game into overtime.
The Hawks took the lead at 2:07 in the first half of overtime,
as Carrie Brophy converted a perfect pass from Lauren Alfis to put
the Hawks up 15-14. However, with six seconds remaining in
the first half of OT, Joan Colloton notched an
unassisted goal to tie the score once again.
Alee Ramos gave the Purple Knights a 16-15 lead right off the
draw control at 2:45 in the second half of overtime, but Lauren
Alfis netted an unassisted goal at 1:49 to tie the score for the
11th time in the game.
As time ticked down off the clock, Shawna Walsh held onto the
ball, looking for a chance to score. At 1:09, she was fouled
inside the eight meter fan, and set up for a free position
shot. When the whistle blew, she momentarily lost her
footing, causing goalkeeper Sandra Palumbo to come
out of the net to try and force a turnover. Walsh quickly
recovered and faked out Palumbo, flipping the ball up and over her
to score the game-winning goal and give the Hawks their first
victory since April 10th, when they came back to defeat American
International, 16-12.
Lauren Alfis led both teams, scoring seven points on four goals
and three assists. Karon and Brophy also scored four goals, Emily
Traicoff and Shawna Walsh each added two more, and Leigh Krzyston
(Bedford, N.H.) notched the remaining Hawk goal.
Purple Knights Alee Ramos and Julia Heald both scored four goals as
well, and Heald added an additional assist.
Hawk goalkeeper Katherine O'Hara
(Norwell, Mass.) made 11 key saves in the game and Sandra
Palumbo turned aside 10 shots.
The Hawks conclude the 2010 season on Saturday, May 1, when they
host the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University. The
game is scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm, but be sure to arrive early
as the Hawks will be honoring seniors Tia Karon, Katie O'Brien
(Peabody, Mass.) and Alyson McDonough
(Brunswick, Maine) for their contributions to the Saint
Anselm women's lacrosse program prior to the game.
