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WLax at Saint Rose
20
Winner Saint Anselm STA 11-6, 7-4
8
Saint Rose STR 2-12, 1-10
Winner
Saint Anselm STA
11-6, 7-4
20
Final
8
Saint Rose STR
2-12, 1-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Anselm STA 7 5 7 1 20
Saint Rose STR 2 2 0 4 8

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Four Hat Tricks Power No. 22 Women's Lacrosse to Victory in Regular Season Finale

ALBANY, N.Y. - Senior Jess Sullivan (Wrentham, Mass.) scored five goals and dished out a pair of assists, while three other Hawks student-athletes recorded hat tricks, leading the nationally-ranked No. 22 Saint Anselm College women's lacrosse team to a 20-8 win in their regular season finale at the College of Saint Rose on Tuesday evening. Senior Erin Doyle (Weymouth, Mass.) set a new career-high with 16 draw controls, a figure that is second-most in a single game in program history.
 
UP NEXT: 
  • Saint Anselm has concluded the 2024 regular season and now awaits seeding ahead of the Northeast-10 Championship that begins this weekend.

Score: No. 22 Saint Anselm 20, Saint Rose 8
Records: No. 22 Saint Anselm 11-6 (7-4 NE10), Saint Rose 2-12 (1-10 NE10)
Location: Albany, N.Y. (Plumeri Sports Complex)
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Attendance: 33
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Saint Anselm started the game with a flurry of scores in the opening two minutes of action. Sullivan along with seniors Isabella Stuzynski (Bedford, Mass.) and Maggie Fitzgerald (Holliston, Mass.) all scored unassisted goals in a 61-second span to put the Hawks ahead, 3-0.
  • After an up-goal by Saint Rose's Katy McPeak, juniors Abigail Christmas (Elmira, N.Y.) and Samantha Rivet (Sudbury, Mass.) got on the scoresheet with consecutive tallies midway through the first quarter, the latter of which was set up by Stuzynski, to make it 5-1.
  • Daria Bock got one back for the Golden Knights, but Fitzgerald and freshman Lucy Mawn (Harwich, Mass.) both scored before the end of the quarter to give Saint Anselm a 7-2 advantage after one period of play. Senior Alison Ferullo (North Andover, Mass.). picked up her first assist of the season on Mawn's goal.
  • Ferullo got in on the scoring with the first goal of the second quarter off a feed by Sullivan, who then scored her second goal of the game just 25 seconds later to increase the Hawks' lead to 9-2.
  • At the 8:21 mark of the second quarter, Kylee Payne scored for Saint Rose. McPeak also added another up-goal for the Golden Knights with 2:20 left in the half, but the Hawks found the back of the net three more times before halftime.
  • Rivet found junior Kendra Sabotka (Rutland, Vt.) for the 10th Saint Anselm score. Ferullo picked up her second of the game once again from Sullivan, while Fitzgerald completed her hat trick with 1:31 remaining in the half, giving Saint Anselm a 12-4 edge at the intermission. It is the third hat trick in the last four games for Fitzgerald.
  • The Hawks rattled off seven consecutive goals in the third quarter to put the game to bed. Rivet notched her second goal of the night while Ferullo clinched the hat trick with her third of the game. Scoring twice in the period was Stuzynski, who also secured the hat trick as did Sullivan, who scored three times in the third including one with two seconds on the clock.
  • It was all academic entering the final quarter as Saint Anselm had a 19-4 lead with running clock. Sophomore Brianna Fruci (Walpole, Mass.) registered her fourth tally of the year with 10:31 remaining for the final Saint Anselm goal. The Golden Knights added four scores of their own, but the Hawks ultimately ran away with the 12-goal win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 
  • Saint Anselm doubled Saint Rose in total shot attempts, 36-18.
  • The Hawks also held a 22-9 advantage in draw controls as well as a 9-8 edge in ground balls.
  • Turnovers were even at 11 apiece. Saint Anselm's defense caused nine turnovers, while Saint Rose's forced six giveaways.
  • The Hawks went a near-perfect 12-for-13 on clear attempts, while the Golden Knights went 13-for-16.
  • Saint Anselm went 3-for-6 on free-position shots, while Saint Rose went 1-for-2. The Hawks had four penalties in the game, while the Golden Knights had two.
  • Sullivan led the Hawks with five goals and two assists for seven points. Also recording hat tricks were Ferullo (three goals, one assist), Fitzgerald (three goals), and Stuzynski (three goals, one assist). Rivet finished with a pair of scores to go along with a couple of helpers, while four other Hawks scored once.
  • Doyle set a new career-high with 16 draw controls, a figure that is second-most in a single game in program history. Senior Kylee Horlbeck (Norwell, Mass.) finished with a team-best three caused turnovers.
  • Bock led Saint Rose with three goals and one assist, while McPeak had a pair of goals.
  • Junior goaltender Elizabeth Driscoll (Marlbehead, Mass.) recorded three saves in three quarters of action to earn the win. Freshman goaltender Madelin Dunbar (Chelmsford, Mass.) played the final quarter in the cage for the Hawks and made two stops. Dorothy Gaffney made nine saves for the Golden Knights in the loss.
  • Sullivan now leads the team in goals with 43 to go along with 29 assists for a team-high 72 points on the season. Ferullo has 39 goals, Fitzgerald has 38 goals, and Stuzynski has 30 goals with a team-best 33 assists.
  • This marked the third game all-time between these two programs. Saint Anselm is 2-1 overall against Saint Rose. This was the last-ever game between the Hawks and the Golden Knights as the College of Saint Rose announced it will close at the conclusion of the 2023-24 academic year.
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