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17
Winner Saint Anselm STA 2-9, 2-7 NE-10
8
Franklin Pierce FPU 7-6, 4-5 NE-10
Winner
Saint Anselm STA
2-9, 2-7 NE-10
17
Final
8
Franklin Pierce FPU
7-6, 4-5 NE-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Anselm STA 9 8 17
Franklin Pierce FPU 6 2 8

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Women's Lacrosse Uses Second-Half Eruption to Defeat Franklin Pierce

RINDGE, N.H. – Junior Meghan Smith (Pittsford, N.Y.) tallied five goals and an assist to lead the Saint Anselm College women's lacrosse team to a 17-8 victory against Franklin Pierce University on Wednesday afternoon at Sodexo Field.

The Hawks improve to 3-8 on the season, including 3-6 in Northeast-10 play, while the Ravens fall to 6-7, 3-6 NE-10.

Trailing 1-0, the Hawks received two goals from Smith to take a 2-1 lead at the 26:55 mark of the first half. The Ravens then went up 4-2 before Saint Anselm erupted for six goals from six different Hawks to seize an 8-4 advantage. Sophomore Lauren Alfis (Hanover, N.H.), senior Leigh Krzyston (Bedford, N.H.), sophomore Carrie Brophy (Mansfield, Mass.), Smith, junior Shawna Walsh (Woburn, Mass.) and sophomore Meghan Schilling (Middletown, R.I.) each contributed scores during the stretch.

After Franklin Pierce snapped the run, Brophy netted her second with 1:05 remaining in the half. The Ravens closed the first-half scoring with 21 seconds to play and went into the break trailing, 9-6.

Franklin Pierce scored the first goal of the second stanza to cut its deficit to 9-7, but Saint Anselm netted eight of the final nine goals, including five straight, to seal the win. Sophomore Bryanna Hayes (Mansfield, Mass.) tallied the first two, before Smith, Walsh and Brophy made it 14-7.

Following the Ravens final goal with 5:05 remaining, goals by Alfis, freshman Sarah Paladino (North Reading, Mass.) and Smith capped the outburst.

Krzyston recorded three assists.

The goals by Schilling and Paladino were the first of their careers.

Senior goalkeeper Katherine O'Hara (Norwell, Mass.) made five saves, while Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Jillian Bolduc stopped 12 shots.

The Hawks outshot the Ravens, 36-24, including 20-11 in the opening half, and also held a 21-4 advantage in draw controls, including 9-0 in the second half. Saint Anselm was 8-for-11 on its free-position opportunities, while Franklin Pierce was 2-for-4.

The Hawks return to action Saturday, April 23 at 1 p.m. when they travel to take on Southern Connecticut State University.

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