Grant made 11 saves, including six in the first half, to keep the Skyhawks within striking distance. (PHOTO BY Nancy Wright Photography)

McCabe's six points lead Panthers to victory

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (February 29, 2020) – Adelphi University, ranked No. 3 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division II poll, held off a late Stonehill College rally in the second half with two goals in the final 1:44 to seal a 10-5 victory in Northeast-10 Conference women's lacrosse action at Motamed Field this afternoon. 

Scoring

Stonehill
Goals: Shannon Hughes 3, Olivia Pino, Kaity Healey
Assists: None 

Adelphi
Goals: Lena Riportella 3, Christina McCabe 3, Gianna Bifulco, Kristina Kallansrude, Kole Pollock, Alison Johnson
Assists: Christina McCabe 3, Christina Ferrara 2, Lena Riportella 

Goalkeeping
Stonehill: Bailey Grant – 11 saves
Adelphi: Emma Lemanski – 5 saves 

More Leaders
Stonehill
Caused Turnovers: Shannon Hughes 2
Draw Controls: Kaity Healey 7
Ground Balls: Emma Sullivan 4 

Adelphi
Caused Turnovers: Kerry Ann Flavin 4
Draw Controls: Kerry Ann Flavin 5
Ground Balls: Kerry Ann Flavin, Christina Ferrara and Christina McCabe 3 

Hughes potted three free-position goals to lead the SKyhawks attack (PHOTO BY Nancy Wright Photography)

How it Happened

• Trailing by six (8-2) after Adelphi scored three goals over the first six minutes of the second half, Stonehill strung together three goals to pull within three (8-5) after junior Shannon Hughes third free-position goal of the afternoon with 10:31 still to play.
• All five of Stonehill's goals came on free-position attempts, with the Skyhawks finishing 5-for-10 on the afternoon. Senior Katy Healey and junior Olivia Pino scored the first two goals of the run as the Skyhawks scored the three goals within a six-minute span.
• Adelphi closed the win out from there, with goals from sophomore Gianna Bifolco and senior Lena Riportella in the final 1:44.
• Hughes gave Stonehill a pair of one goal leads in the opening ten minutes with her first two free-position goals, but Adelphi had the answer within a minute of each strike, as sophomore Christina McCabe provided the second equalizer off a Riportella feed with 19:55 remaining.
• McCabe's goal was her first of two in the opening half, to go with two assists as she led the Panthers with six points.
• Riportella also netted three goals for Adelphi, including two in the second half, to go with an assist.
• Senior Bailey Grant kept Stonehill in the game with 11 stops, including six in the first half.

Up Next

Stonehill (0-1, 0-1 NE10) is back in action on Wednesday, when it visits Franklin Pierce University for an NE10 matchup at 3 p.m. The Skyhawks open their home schedule on Tuesday, March 17, when they host Southern New Hampshire University for an NE10 contest at W.B. Mason Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Adelphi (3-1, 1-0 NE10) is off until Saturday, March 14, when it visits East Stroudsburg University at 1 p.m.

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