Post This: No. 2 Pioneers Outgun No. 1 Adelphi
from press release
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C.W. Post attacker Staci Passafiume (3g) mounts a teammate in celebration during the Pioneers' rousing 21-6 victory over top-ranked Adelphi on Saturday. © Joe Rogate |
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Senior midfielder
Brianne Jackolski (Shirley, N.Y.) scored four goals and junior
attacker Michelle Fucich (Seaford, N.Y.) tallied five assists while
adding three goals to lead the second-ranked C.W. Post women's
lacrosse team to an upset over the top-ranked Adelphi Panthers,
21-16, on Saturday afternoon in women's lacrosse action on
Competition Field. The win improves C.W. Post to 15-1 overall as it
hands the Panthers their first loss of the season, and AU now
stands at 14-1. The win also halts a 32-game winning streak for
Adelphi, as the last team to defeat the Panthers was also C.W. Post
in 2008.
The Pioneers came out raring to go as they scored the first five
goals of the game and held a 5-0 advantage at 22:05, by virtue of
scores from sophomore Ashley Olen (East Islip, N.Y.), sophomore
Lauren Spagnoletta (West Islip, N.Y.), senior Kim Williams (Long
Valley, N.J.), Jackolski off a Williams feed, and senior Staci
Passafiume (Port Jefferson, N.Y.).
But the Panthers regained some momentum and went on a five goal
romp of their own, as Kaitlyn Carter (Mineola, N.Y.) scored the
icebreaker, followed by four more consecutive Panther goals
including two from Claire Peterson (Wantagh, N.Y.).
Adelphi took the lead at 13:46, as Demmianne Cook (Nesconset,
N.Y.) scored on a Kristina Wargo (Hicksville, N.Y.) feed. But
Jackolski scored the equalizer at 11:18.
The remainder of the half was a back-and-forth affair as Adelphi
took the lead, then C.W. Post tied up the game, followed by a
Pioneer advantage with the Panthers tying the game right back up,
and at halftime, the teams were even, 8-8.
The teams played a scoreless first five and a half minutes of the
second half, before Erica Devito (Shoreham, N.Y.) and Cook
connected for a goal and gave AU the 9-8 lead.
Jackolski found the back of the net on a free position shot at
23:12 to tie the game, however, Adelphi scored back to back to take
an 11-9 lead.
But C.W. Post found some fire, and Jackolski fed Fucich for a goal
at 21:17, followed by a Jackolski and Passafiume scores, both on
Fucich assists, at 20:21 and 18:47, and the Pioneers pulled ahead
12-11.
Elizabeth Fey ((Kings Park, N.Y.) scored at 18:32 and tied the
game at 12 all, but Spagnoletta ripped in a goal at 16:47, and Olen
scored back to back at 16:08 and 14:49 to give C.W. Post a 15-12
lead. The Pioneers would not trail again in the contest, but
Adelphi certainly made things close.
Fey and sophomore attacker Nan Mayott (Islip, N.Y.) exchanged
goals, and back-to-back Adelphi goals from Marissa Mills (Islip,
N.Y.) and Alison Incarnato (Centereach, N.Y.) pulled the score to
16-15.
But C.W. Post scored three straight, getting tallies from Fucich,
Mayott and sophomore Ashley Janelli (Glen Head, N.Y.), and the
Pioneers led 19-15.
Adelphi's Fey tallied an unassisted goal at 3:39, but the Pioneers
put the game away with goals by Mayott at 2:34 and Passafiume with
25 seconds remaining, and handed the Panthers the loss.
Freshman goalie Dominique Mosca (Merrick, N.Y.) was outstanding in
goal as she made 11 saves for the Pioneers, improving to 8-1 on the
year.
Adelphi netminder Caitlin Fitzpatrick (Port Washington, N.Y.) made
ten stops in goal.
Adding to the multi-goal effort for C.W. Post was Olen, Nann and
Passafiume with three each, and Williams and Spagnoletta with two
apiece.
Fey led Adelphi with five goals, and Devito had one goal and two
assists.
The Pioneers outshot AU 39-33, and won 21 draw controls compared
to 18 for Adelphi. C.W. Post also connected on 5-of-7 free position
shots.
The Pioneers round out their regular season with an away contest
at Dowling on Wednesday, May 5 at 7 p.m.
