HENNIKER, N.H. – Junior Mackenzie Siebert (Naples, Maine) netted five goals with four assists to help Saint Joseph's College (10-3, 6-1 GNAC) cruise past New England College (5-8, 0-8 GNAC), 14-4, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) North Division women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon.

MILESTONE MET:

With her fourth draw control of the game, senior Carson Battaglia (Gorham, Maine) became the first player in SJC women's lacrosse history to reach the 400 draw control plateau for their career. Battaglia entered her senior season with a program-record 328 draw controls and currently ranks third among all active NCAA DIII players in the category for her career.

BROKEN RECORD:

With a caused turnover at the 8:53 mark of the second quarter, senior Madison Scott (Cumberland, Maine) became the Monks' all-time leader in the defensive stat category. The standout defender surpassed Kat Gadbois '16, who posted 119 caused turnovers in 76 career contests. Scott broke the record in just 53 games.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

After a low-scoring first half that saw the Monks take a 5-2 lead into intermission, Siebert singlehandedly extended the SJC advantage to 9-2 with four unanswered tallies in the first 10 minutes of the third period. Sophomore Celia Melanson (Waterford, Maine) and Battaglia also scored during the quarter as the visitors headed into the final frame leading 11-2.

Freshman Taylor Dumond (Minisink, N.Y.) scored off a Siebert assist three minutes into the fourth quarter and the teams swapped scores for the remainder of play to account for the 14-4 final.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (39-18), shots on goal (30-11), ground balls (22-18), and caused turnovers (12-8) while both teams won 11 draw controls in the conference matchup.

THE KEEPERS:

The Monks deployed all three of their netminders in the victory, as sophomore starter Alexis Eldridge (Effingham, N.H.) allowed two goals with five saves in 45 minutes, junior Morgan Wright (Chelmsford, Mass.) made one stop in 3:23 minutes, and freshman Julia Price (Newbury, Mass.) posted one save and yielded a pair of goals in 11:37 between the pipes.

New England College netminder Carleigh Knotts made 16 saves and picked up a pair of ground balls in a complete game performance.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Siebert netted five goals with four assists, two ground balls, and a pair of caused turnovers
• Battaglia tallied four goals, five ground balls, four draw controls, and four caused turnovers
• Senior Bridget Collins (Milford, N.H.) chipped in with two goals on seven shots with two ground balls
• Dumond added a goal, two assists, and two ground balls
• Senior Heather Rohr (Merrimack, N.H.) picked up four ground balls and four draw controls
• Scott posted two ground balls and three caused turnovers

LEADERS – NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE:

• Cassie Kelly scored twice with five ground balls and two caused turnovers
• Meadow Gilchrist chipped in with a goal and an assist
• Alexis Hornsby added three ground balls and five draw controls

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

Today's meeting between the Monks and Pilgrims was the first-ever between the institutions' women's lacrosse programs.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will play at Regis College on Tuesday at 7:00 PM.

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