Strong First Half Play Powers Women’s Lacrosse By Dean, 18-10

THE BASICS 
Score:
Emmanuel College, 18 vs. Dean College, 10

Records: 
Emmanuel Saints (9-3, 6-2 GNAC)
Dean Bulldogs (5-6, 3-5 GNAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. – Roberto Clemente Field

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

THE LEAD – Emmanuel College opened a 10-goal halftime lead to cruise past Dean College, 18-10, Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference women's lacrosse action at Roberto Clemente Field in Boston, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Saints dominated the opening quarter, holding the Bulldogs scoreless to take a 5-0 lead into the second behind a pair of goals from first year Rachel Canedy (Woodstock, Conn.) as well as a goal and two assists from senior Megan Steele (Auburn, Maine).
• Senior Marie Brown (Huntington, N.Y.) got Dean on the board to start the second and cut the lead to 5-1 early in the second but over the final 14 minutes of the half, Emmanuel pulled away by outscoring the visitors by a 7-1 margin to take a 12-2 lead into halftime. Sophomore Deja Srimouksavanh (Portsmouth, N.H.) and first year Brianna Stephenson (Waterboro, Maine) each netted two in the frame while sophomore Abby Brown (Saco, Maine) tallied a man-down goal.
• Dean came out swinging in the third quarter and managed to outscore the Saints in the period, 3-1 behind two more goals from Brown and an unassisted marker by senior Jazzy Sztyler-Magee (Burlington, Conn.) to make it a 13-5 game heading into the final stanza.
• The Bulldogs made the hosts sweat to start the fourth as Sztyler-Magee and sophomore Nina Medeiros (Fairhaven, Mass.) each scored in the first minute of the quarter to pull Dean within six at 13-7 but the Saints got them back with markers from first year Avery Robillard (Rowley, Mass.) and Steele to bump the lead back to eight at 15-7 with 8:13 remaining.
• Brown & Magee refused to let the Bulldogs go quietly, scoring back-to-back markers in the 54^th minute of action to move the mark to 15-9 with 5:11 left but EC thwarted any comeback bid with two goals in the 55^th minute, both by Broghan Laundry (Swampscott, Mass.) moving Emmanuel ahead 17-9 with 3:34 remaining.
• The squads traded goals over the final 80 seconds of play to account for the 18-10.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Canedy & Srimouksavanh each scored three goals to go along with one assist in the win.
• Steele registered four points on two and two as did first year Livia Fedele (Spencerport, N.Y.) with a goal and three assists.
• First year Ella Marschitz (Naperville, Ill.) chipped in with two goals and one helper, the same stat line as Laundry while Brown finished with one goal and two assists.
• EC sophomore goalie Isabella Thomas (Miami, Fla.) earned the win playing the first 30 minutes in net and making nine saves in a solid outing. Junior Gabriela Serra (New Bedford, Mass.) played the second half and made eight saves in relief.
• For Dean, Brown and Sztyler-Magee shared the game-high lead with four goals each. Brown also added one assist and won 11 draws in the defeat.
• First year Allie Stockwell (Burrillville, R.I.) made 15 saves in the losing effort for the Bulldogs.
• Emmanuel improves to 2-0 all-time vs. Dean.

UP NEXT

• Emmanuel hits the road on Wednesday, April 12 for an important GNAC showdown vs. Simmons University at 7:00 PM at Daly Field in Brighton, Mass.
• Dean looks to bounce back the same afternoon, hosting the University of Saint Joseph (CT) at 3:30 PM at Grant Field in Franklin, Mass.