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Julia Rowley - Women's Lacrosse at Southern Connecticut State
8
Winner Saint Anselm STA 5-0, 2-0 NE10
7
Southern Conn. St. SCS 4-1, 1-1 NE10
Winner
Saint Anselm STA
5-0, 2-0 NE10
8
Final
7
Southern Conn. St. SCS
4-1, 1-1 NE10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT F
Saint Anselm STA 2 5 0 0 1 8
Southern Conn. St. SCS 3 2 1 1 0 7

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Rowley Nets Overtime Winner as #24 Women's Lacrosse Improves to 5-0

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore Julia Rowley (Dover, N.H.) scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the nationally ranked #24 Saint Anselm College women's lacrosse team to an 8-7 Northeast-10 Conference road win over Southern Connecticut State on Thursday evening. It is the first overtime win for the Hawks since 2017, when they also defeated the Owls in New Haven. Saint Anselm improves to 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in NE10 play with the victory.
 

UP NEXT:
  • Saint Anselm heads to Savannah, Ga. for a non-conference game against #9 Embry-Riddle on Tuesday, March 18th at 5:00 p.m.
 

Score: #24 Saint Anselm 8, Southern Connecticut State 7 (OT)
Records: #24 Saint Anselm (5-0, 2-0 NE10), Southern Connecticut State (4-1, 1-1 NE10)
Location: New Haven, Conn. (Jess Dow Field)
Date: Thursday, March 13th, 2025
Attendance: 45
 

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • After some back and forth play over the first few possessions, Saint Anselm secured the first goal of the game. Sophomore Lucy Mawn (Harwich, Mass.) set up sophomore Alyssa Hill (Brookline, N.H.) as the Hawks took a 1-0 lead five minutes in.
  • Not long after, Southern Connecticut State responded with consecutive goals just over a minute apart to jump in front. Anna Meserve and Macy Vail each scored to put the Owls ahead, 2-1.
  • The Hawks continued to generate scoring opportunities, but failed to convert on a couple of free-position chances against Owls goaltender Caelan Connors, who made six saves in the first quarter.
  • The Owls extended their lead to 3-1 on the second goal of the game by Meserve late in the period, but Hill found senior Kendra Sabotka (Rutland, Vt.) for a shot and score with three seconds left on the clock as the Hawks trailed by a goal entering the second.
  • Saint Anselm added two more goals early in the second quarter. Senior Abigail Christmas (Elmira, N.Y.) and sophomore Caitlin Walsh (Chelmsford, Mass.) both found the back of the net to put the visitors back in the lead, 4-3.
  • Midway through the second, Southern Connecticut State answered with a pair of free-position goals within a 39-second window. Amelia Mansfield and Allie Welder each scored, which helped the Owls regain a one-goal lead.
  • After calling a timeout, Saint Anselm bounced back with three goals before the end of the half. Christmas, Hill, and Sabotka all scored their second goals of the game under two minutes apart and the Hawks held a 7-5 advantage at halftime.
  • The second half was a defensive battle with the Owls wreaking havoc and forcing turnovers. That allowed them to generate some momentum and at the offensive end, they hit the post and forced three saves by Hawks senior netminder Elizabeth Driscoll (Marblehead, Mass.).
  • With under six minutes left in the third, Maddox Burton scored for Southern Connecticut State to cut the deficit to 7-6. Burton then set up Allie Palmer for the game-tying goal less than two minutes into the fourth.
  • The two teams traded scoring opportunities in the closing minutes of regulation. Connors made five stops in the cage for the Owls, including one with 15 seconds left. Driscoll came up big at the other end for the Hawks and denied a free-position shot by Palmer with 3:30 remaining.
  • With the score still deadlocked at 7-7 after 60 minutes, the game entered overtime. Just over a minute into the extra segment, senior Samantha Rivet (Sudbury, Mass.) sent a pass into the slot for Rowley, who turned and fired a shot into the bottom left corner to send Saint Anselm home with an 8-7 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 
  • Southern Connecticut State held a slight 29-28 advantage in total shots, while Saint Anselm maintained a 23-18 edge in shots on goal.
  • The Owls won the battle in the center circle and doubled up the Hawks in draw controls, 12-6. Mawn posted three draw controls to lead the Hawks.
  • Southern Connecticut State also led in ground balls, 17-14. Driscoll led Saint Anselm with four ground balls.
  • Turnovers were practically even with the Hawks committing 17 and the Owls committing 16.
  • The Hawks defense caused 11 turnovers in the game compared to nine turnovers caused by the Owls' defense. Four players recorded two caused turnovers for the Hawks.
  • On clear attempts, Saint Anselm went 20-24 (83.3 percent), while Southern Connecticut State went 14-17 (82.4 percent).
  • The Owls scored twice out of six free-position shots. The Hawks were held scoreless on their lone free-position attempt.
  • The physical matchup featured 20 penalties with Saint Anselm earning 15 and Southern Connecticut State earning five. There were 10 green cards and 10 yellow cards issued. Neither team scored while up or down a player.
  • Hill recorded two goals and two assists for four points, which led all players. Christmas and Sabotka scored twice for the Hawks as well, with Sabtoka also adding an assist.
  • Walsh scored her fifth goal in as many games for Saint Anselm, while Rowley scored the overtime winner for her third goal in the last two games. Rivet added a pair of helpers for the Hawks.
  • Meserve led Southern Connecticut State with two goals. Vail contributed with a goal and two assists, while Maddox Burton had a goal and an assist for the Owls.
  • Driscoll made a season-high 11 saves and posted a .611 save percentage in goal for the Hawks to earn the win.
  • Connors made 15 saves and allowed eight goals in the cage for the Owls to earn the loss.
  • This marked the 22nd all-time meeting between these two programs. Saint Anselm remains perfect with a 22-0 overall against Southern Connecticut State in the series that began in 2002.

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