2008 Woodie Awards
Quinnipiac outlasts women's lacrosse, now in first place tie
Juliana Wynohradnyk
Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: Sports
The Sacred Heart women's lacrosse team dropped into a tie for first place in the Northeast Conference after suffering a 10-9 loss to rival Quinnipiac University on Friday afternoon at Campus Field.
The Pioneers' record now stands at 9-6 overall and 6-1 in the NEC.
"We had a lot of opportunities," said junior Amanda Williams. "We just couldn't finish."
Sacred Heart got on the board first behind an unassisted goal from junior Mary Montesarchio at 27:05.
The Pioneers received two more unassisted goals from Williams and junior Meghan McCaffrey at 17:56 and 13:03, respectively, to build a 3-0 lead.
The Bobcats were then forced to call a timeout to try and regroup and break the Pioneer momentum.
Quinnipiac managed to score its first goal at 11:30, but Pioneers' senior Liz Ottey answered back with an 8 meter free position goal.
The Bobcats closed the gap to 4-3, with two quick goals at 8:51 and 9:27.
Sacred Heart went up by two again when sophomore Carissa Hauser scored off a pass from senior Katie Salamone at 7:27.
Before the half ended, the Bobcats managed to add another goal at 1:15.
Senior Katie Salamone put Sacred Heart ahead by two just ten seconds later, with an assist from Ottey.
"We were able to slow down their transition," said Williams. "We got the draw controls in key times of the game and that proved to be successful."
Sophomore goaltender Chelsea Wagner made seven saves in the first 30 minutes to keep the Pioneer lead at 6-4 entering the half.
Quinnipiac pounded the net early in the second half and scored four straight goals to take an 8-4 lead. Sacred Heart fought back to close the deficit to 8-6.
"We were unlucky on offense," said Montesarchio. "We couldn't finish our shots or plays. It was just one of those bad days."
Sacred Heart's Hauser found the net at 16:03 with a free-position goal, but Quinnipiac answered back and scored at 10:47.
With 8:53 left in regulation, the Pioneers tied the game with back-to-back goals by McCaffrey and freshman Jessica Ingrilli. Both were unassisted.
Quinnipiac scored the game-winner with 4:37 left to play, but Sacred Heart did not give up.
With 44 seconds remaining in regulation, Sacred Heart set up on offense and had a chance to tie up the game but failed to convert.
"We are going to be pumped to play them again," said Montesarchio. "They celebrated on our home field. We will remember that feeling and use it to take it to them."
The Pioneers have one conference game remaining on the schedule. They will host Central Connecticut on April 20 in the regular season finale. Opening draw is at 7 p.m.
"Overall, the game against Quinnipiac was a great game and both teams played to their potential," said junior Erika Spadafora. "There are some things we need to work on, but we still were able to play as a team."
The Pioneers' record now stands at 9-6 overall and 6-1 in the NEC.
"We had a lot of opportunities," said junior Amanda Williams. "We just couldn't finish."
Sacred Heart got on the board first behind an unassisted goal from junior Mary Montesarchio at 27:05.
The Pioneers received two more unassisted goals from Williams and junior Meghan McCaffrey at 17:56 and 13:03, respectively, to build a 3-0 lead.
The Bobcats were then forced to call a timeout to try and regroup and break the Pioneer momentum.
Quinnipiac managed to score its first goal at 11:30, but Pioneers' senior Liz Ottey answered back with an 8 meter free position goal.
The Bobcats closed the gap to 4-3, with two quick goals at 8:51 and 9:27.
Sacred Heart went up by two again when sophomore Carissa Hauser scored off a pass from senior Katie Salamone at 7:27.
Before the half ended, the Bobcats managed to add another goal at 1:15.
Senior Katie Salamone put Sacred Heart ahead by two just ten seconds later, with an assist from Ottey.
"We were able to slow down their transition," said Williams. "We got the draw controls in key times of the game and that proved to be successful."
Sophomore goaltender Chelsea Wagner made seven saves in the first 30 minutes to keep the Pioneer lead at 6-4 entering the half.
Quinnipiac pounded the net early in the second half and scored four straight goals to take an 8-4 lead. Sacred Heart fought back to close the deficit to 8-6.
"We were unlucky on offense," said Montesarchio. "We couldn't finish our shots or plays. It was just one of those bad days."
Sacred Heart's Hauser found the net at 16:03 with a free-position goal, but Quinnipiac answered back and scored at 10:47.
With 8:53 left in regulation, the Pioneers tied the game with back-to-back goals by McCaffrey and freshman Jessica Ingrilli. Both were unassisted.
Quinnipiac scored the game-winner with 4:37 left to play, but Sacred Heart did not give up.
With 44 seconds remaining in regulation, Sacred Heart set up on offense and had a chance to tie up the game but failed to convert.
"We are going to be pumped to play them again," said Montesarchio. "They celebrated on our home field. We will remember that feeling and use it to take it to them."
The Pioneers have one conference game remaining on the schedule. They will host Central Connecticut on April 20 in the regular season finale. Opening draw is at 7 p.m.
"Overall, the game against Quinnipiac was a great game and both teams played to their potential," said junior Erika Spadafora. "There are some things we need to work on, but we still were able to play as a team."
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