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Angie Graziano looks ready to take a shot for the Penmen
Jim Stankiewicz
6
St. Michael's SMC 3-9, 2-8
23
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 8-8, 5-6
St. Michael's SMC
3-9, 2-8
6
Final
23
Southern N.H. SNHU
8-8, 5-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Michael's SMC 3 1 0 2 6
Southern N.H. SNHU 8 6 4 5 23

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Women's Lacrosse Rolls Into Playoffs off 23-6 Win over Saint Michael's

Angie Graziano Scores Six Times for Second Straight Game

When and Where: April 30, 2024 – Hooksett, N.H. (Ouellette Stadium)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 23, Saint Michael's College 6
Records: SNHU 8-8 (5-6 NE10), Saint Michael's 3-9 (2-8 NE10)
 
Graduate student Angelia Graziano (Riverhead, N.Y.) tallied six times to lead SNHU Women's Lacrosse to a 23-6 win over Saint Michael's College in the regular season finale Tuesday at Ouellette Stadium.


TOP PERFORMERS
  • Graziano – 6 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground ball
  • Freshman Eliana Anderson (Danvers, Mass.) – 2 goals, 3 assists
  • Graduate student Skylar Renaud (E. Waterboro, Maine) – 4 goals, 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers, 3 draw controls.
  • Graduate student Katelyn Hadden (Newburyport, Mass.) – 3 goals, 1 assist
  • Senior Shelby Cole (Gilford, N.H.) – 4 goals, 2 caused turnovers
  • Senior Alexis DeLucia (Uncasville, Conn.) – assist, 2 ground balls, 9 draw controls
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Penmen outscored the Purple Knights 8-3 in the first quarter with Graziano scoring the game's first goal at 1:19, and finishing the period with three markers.
  • Cole scored twice in the first including a goal with two seconds remaining.
  • The Penmen had a 6-1 advantage in the second quarter to lead 14-4 at the half.  Graziano and Cole each added two goals in the period.
  • Junior Nina Liquori (Agawam, Mass.) scored her first goal of the season off a takeaway early in the third quarter to make it 16-4.
  • Freshman Camdyn Swain (No. Falmouth, Mass.) scored her first career goal off a pass from freshman Natalie Bosselman (Falmouth, Mass.) with 3:52 to play in the third for an 18-4 lead.
  • Graziano scored her fifth, and Hadden finished up her hat trick with fourth-period goals.
  • Ginny Hamilton scored twice for the Purple Knights in the closing stanza.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The Penmen had a 39-17 shot advantage and 15-12 on ground balls.
  • SNHU was 13-for-14 on its clears while the Purple Knights finished 8-for-13.
  • The Penmen converted 1-of-3 free-positions shots while Saint Michael's was 0-for-2.
  • DeLucia earned nine of the team's 18 draw controls.  Saint Michael's had 13 for the game.
  • Freshman Nicole Mirra (Cicero, N.Y.) and senior Megan Petko (Monroe, N.Y.) each played a half in goal for the Penmen.  Mirra made four saves and Petko had one.
NOTES
  • Graziano scored six goals for the second straight game, and third time this season.
  • Her six goals give her a career-best 61 on the season, and 166 for her career – currently fourth best in program history.
  • The Penmen improve to 18-3 all-time against Saint Michael's including wins in the last nine meetings.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen have clinched a spot in the NE10 Championship, which begins this coming Saturday.  SNHU will be on the road in the quarterfinal round.  The seeding and scheduling information will be available on Wednesday.
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