Women's Lacrosse

Monks Fall to Wildcats in GNAC Semifinal, 15-8

Monks Fall to Wildcats in GNAC Semifinal, 15-8

Game Leaders

Johnson & Wales (RI)
G: 2 Players (#5, #8) - 4
A: Maris Dibeneditto - 4
Sv: Emma Glyman - 9
GB: 2 Players (#15, #17) - 4
Saint Joseph's (Me.)
G: Carson Battaglia - 3
A: Celia Melanson - 2
Sv: 2 Players (#25, #27) - 5
GB: 2 Players (#5, #17) - 3

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Johnson & Wales (RI)

Shots

27
36

Ground Balls

17
23

Saves

10
9

Clears

13-16
14-18

Turnovers

17
15

Draw Controls

13
14

Free Position Shots

1-7
4-10
full stats
Posted: Apr 30, 2024

PHOTO CREDIT: Laurel Clace '25

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - #1S Johnson & Wales University (14-4) scored six unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to defeat #2N Saint Joseph's College (14-5), 15-8, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tournament semifinal contest on Tuesday afternoon.

PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS:

With the win, Johnson & Wales advances to the GNAC Championship game for the eighth-consecutive season and will face the winner of the #3N Colby-Sawyer / #1N Emmanuel semifinal in the title bout on Saturday.

For Saint Joseph's, the loss signals the end of the 2024 season and the collegiate lacrosse careers of the Monks' seven seniors: Carson Battaglia (Gorham, Maine), Bridget Collins (Milford, Conn.), Riley Kiernan (Waltham, Mass.), Caitlin O'Keefe (Whitman, Mass.), Heather Rohr (Merrimack, N.H.), and Madison Scott (Cumberland, Maine). The team's Class of 2024 has helped the Monks record a 56-12 (.824) overall record, including a remarkable 36-4 (.900) mark in conference play, with a GNAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2022.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Battaglia kicked off the scoring with a pair of goals in the first four minutes, but the Wildcats countered with a 5-1 run that featured a pair of Mila Kuilan strikes and lifted the hosts to a 5-3 advantage going into the second stanza.

Junior Mackenzie Siebert (Naples, Maine) connected on a free-position shot 44 seconds into the second quarter to make it a 5-4 game. JWU answered by netting three of the following four goals en route to securing an 8-5 lead heading into intermission.

The Monks tightened the collar in the third quarter, when they Celia Melanson (Waterford, Maine) and Collins scored man-up markers midway through the frame. JWU's Izzy Babb and Collins swapped scores less than a minute apart late in the third as the Wildcats clung to a 9-8 edge going into the fourth.

Unfortunately for the Monks, the fourth quarter was all Wildcats as the hosts pocketed six straight goals, including three from Katie Sloan, to secure the triumph.

TEAM STATS:

Johnson & Wales held the lead in shots (36-27), shots on goal (25-17), ground balls (23-17), draw controls (14-13), and caused turnovers (9-8).

THE KEEPERS:

SJC sophomore starter Alexis Eldridge (Effingham, N.H.) made five saves and allowed eight goals in the first half while junior Morgan Wright (Chelmsford, Mass.) gave up seven goals with five stops in the second stanza.

JWU netminder Emma Glyman registered nine saves in the winning performance.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Battaglia scored three goals with 11 draw controls and three ground balls
  • Siebert added two goals and an assist on eight shots
  • Collins scored twice with an assist
  • Melanson chipped in with a goal, two assists, and a pair of ground balls

LEADERS – JOHNSON & WALES:

  • Madeleine Gould tallied four goals and an assist with six draw controls, and three ground balls
  • Sloan netted four goals with three caused turnovers
  • Babb contributed three goals and two assists
  • Kuilan scored twice with a pair of ground balls

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.

 

 

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