Bentley No Match for No. 4 Limestone
from staff reports
GAFFNEY, S.C. - The No. 4 Lady Saints lacrosse
team defeated visiting Bentley University 18-8 on Saturday
afternoon at Saints Field. Limestone improves to 7-0 overall as the
Falcons fall to 1-2.
Kelly Lickert (Penn Yan, N.Y.) led the Lady Saints with five goals.
Melissa Howard (Ferndale, Md.), Lauryn Wise (Pasadena, Md.), and
Renee Albro (Purcellville, Va.) added three goals apiece, as Katie
Ilott (Whitby, Ontario, Canada) and Kelly Lalonde (Henrietta, N.Y.)
each added two. Howard had a game-high three assists. Kelly Oterson
(Islip Terrace, N.Y.) tallied two assists as Casey Wilcox
(Liverpool, N.Y.) added another.
Lady Saint goalkeeper Brigid Milchling posted seven saves in the
win. Oterson and Ilott recorded three ground balls each as Howard
led the team with two caused turnovers. Wise had a team-high four
draw controls.
Alyssa Ritchie (North Andover, Mass.) accounted for half of her
team's final score as she tallied four goals. Jaclyn Griffin
(Barrington, Ill.) had a hat trick as Erica De Silva (Dartmouth,
Mass.) scored once. Leah Levitt (Hollinston, Mass.) led her team
with two assists.
Bentley's Christina Guglielmo (Fair Haven, N.J.) posted 9 saves as
Katie Poznick (Fitchburg, Mass.) recorded two. Lauren Canepa
(Hingham, Mass.) recorded six draw controls as Torre Taylor (Locust
Valley, N.Y.) had three. Leavitt picked up three ground balls. Lisa
Petitto (Wakefield, Mass.) caused three turnovers.
Bentley scored the game's first goal just a minute into the match,
but Limestone recovered to take the lead that the Lady Saints never
relinquished. Limestone held an 11-4 advantage at halftime,
and outscored the visitors 7-4 in the second period.
Both teams recorded 13 draw controls. The Lady Saints outshot
Bentley 39-24 and picked up 20 ground balls to the Falcons' 18.
Bentley was 8-18 in clears and 0-7 in free-position shots.
Limestone was 16-21 in clears and scored 5 goals from free-position
attempts.
Bentley travels to New Haven, Conn., to play New Haven on March 21
at 11 a.m. Limestone heads to Laurinburg, N.C., to play St. Andrews
on March 18 at 4 p.m.
