Women's Lacrosse

April 1, 2006                                                                                         
Contact: Daniel O'Reilly
Phone: (802) 654-2929

COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team (4-2, 2-1 NE-10), defeated Bentley College (3-3, 2-2 NE-10), 17-14, in Northeast-10 action on Saturday afternoon at Duffy Field.
           
For the Falcons, sophomore Beth Gendron (Tyngsboro, Mass./Tyngsboro) scored four goals, and classmates Liz Goddard (Acton, Mass./Acton-Boxborough) and Bridget Fitzgerald (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) each tallied three goals apiece. Senior Lisa Cavallo (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton), meanwhile, stopped 10 shots in net.
           
For Saint Michael's, senior Kristen Palazzo (Armonk, N.Y./Bryam Hills) netted four goals, and sophomore Amanda Soule (Hartland, Vt./Woodstock Union) scored three times, as three other Purple Knights scored twice. Sophomore Courtney Wakem (Tiverton, R.I./Tiverton) made five saves.
           
The home team scored the contest's first goal, just 1:20 into the game, and both sides traded goals until Saint Michael's scored with 2:35 remaining in the opening half, to hold a 7-6 advantage entering the intermission.
           
In the second half, each side went on multiple score runs, including the Purple Knights' four unanswered points, which put them up 13-9 with 11:50 left in the match. Bentley quickly responded, stringing together their own run, scoring four straight, and ultimately narrowed their deficit to one point, at 15-14. The home team would not allow the equalizer, and added two more insurance goals over the final three minutes to clinch the victory.
           
Saint Michael's will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Saint Anselm College for a 4 p.m. face-off. Bentley will play again on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. home contest against Stonehill College.