PHOTO CREDIT: Laurel Clace '25
WESTON, Mass. – Senior Carson Battaglia (Gorham, Maine) scored five goals to help lead Saint Joseph's College (11-3, 7-1 GNAC) past Regis College (8-6, 4-5 GNAC), 12-8, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's lacrosse action on Tuesday night.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The GNAC rivals stood at a 1-1 tie after freshman Taylor Dumond (Minisink, N.Y.) and Regis's Aubrey Mason hit pay dirt in the first three minutes of the game, but the Monks took control with four unanswered tallies from four different players to secure a 5-1 advantage after one quarter.
The Pride managed to net five of the game's subsequent seven goals and trailed by a 7-6 margin after Mason potted her fourth strike of the evening with 9:31 left in the third quarter. The Monks essentially put the game away by closing out the penultimate period with three straight tallies, the final being a Battaglia goal that gave the visitors a 10-6 advantage with 50 seconds left in the third.
Regis mounted one last gasp in the fourth as Molly Higgins scored twice for the hosts in the first six minutes of the frame, but Battaglia closed out the scoring ledger with two goals in a 70-second window to all but clinch the victory.
TEAM STATS:
Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (32-17), shots on goal (24-13), ground balls (29-13), and caused turnovers (6-3) while Regis notched a 17-7 advantage in draw controls.
THE KEEPERS:
St. Joe's sophomore starter Alexis Eldridge (Effingham, N.H.) made one save and allowed four goals in the first half while junior Morgan Wright (Chelmsford, Mass.) posted four saves while yielding four tallies in the second stanza.
Regis goalies Allayna Martone and Daniela Mazo split the game and combined to make 12 saves in a losing effort.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Battaglia netted five goals with an assist, five ground balls, and three draw controls
- Senior Bridget Collins (Milford, Conn.) scored a goal with five assists
- Freshman Dina Wadleigh (Augusta, Maine) added three goals on four shots
- Dumond tacked on a goal with three ground balls and two caused turnovers
- Senior Madison Scott (Cumberland, Maine) picked up four ground balls and three caused turnovers
- Senior Heather Rohr (Merrimack, N.H.) chipped in with five ground balls
LEADERS – REGIS:
- Mason scored four goals with three draw controls
- Hope Alto added two goals and 11 draw controls
- Higgins notched two goals on as many shots
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the win, Saint Joseph's improves to 9-3 all-time versus Regis College and has now defeated the Pride in three consecutive meetings.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will host Johnson & Wales University in a rematch of the last two GNAC Championship contests on Thursday at 5:00 PM.
