EASTON, MASS. – The Saint Anselm women's lacrosse team travelled to Easton, Mass., this evening to take on the Skyhawks of Stonehill College in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup.  The Hawks struggled under the lights, as the second-place Skyhawks ran away with a 20-7 victory.  Five yellow cards were handed out in the rough competition.  The win lifts the Skyhawks to 7-1 (5-1 NE-10), while the Hawks fall to 3-4 (1-3 NE-10). 

The Hawks struck first just under five minutes into the game, when Shawna Walsh (Woburn, Mass.) netted an unassisted goal to put the Hawks up 1-0.  Jackie Ladino tied the game less than a minute later, but Bryanna Hayes (Mansfield, Mass.) pushed the Hawks back in front with a free position shot at 20:34.  The Skyhawks scored four unanswered goals over the next seven minutes to take a 5-2 lead, and the Hawks were then outscored 8-2 in the final 13 minutes of the period for a 13-4 Skyhawk lead at the half.

The Skyhawks extended their scoring streak to 10 goals at 17:12 in the second half, before Lauren Alfis (Hanover, Mass.) and Meghan Smith (Pittsford, N.Y.) scored two free position shots for the Hawks.  Smith scored one more goal at 4:08, but the Hawks fell to the Skyhawks by a final score of 20-7.

Sarah Galligan led the competition with five goals and an assist for six points.  Sam Lynott also had a six-point game, notching three goals and three assists, and Kayla Green netted four more for the Skyhawks.  Meghan Smith led the Hawks in scoring, recording three of the Hawks' seven goals.

Hawk goaltender Katherine O'Hara (Norwell, Mass.) made 15 saves in today's competition, while Rebecca Moore stopped just four shots.

The Hawks return to action on Saturday, April 10th, when they take on the Yellow Jackets of American International College in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup beginning at 4:00 pm.