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Senior captain Alyssa Pigott netted the 200th goal of her career 1:07 into the third overtime period to lift the No. 17 Stevens Institute of Technology women’s lacrosse team to a thrilling, 11-10, victory over eighth-ranked Union College on Saturday afternoon in front of a huge crowd at the De Baun Athletic Complex. Stevens (2-0) was able to erase a four-goal deficit in the second half and got a free-position tally from freshman Joey Galligan with one second left in regulation to send the game into overtime. ...Read More >>
Defending conference champion St. John Fisher College was selected as the top team in the Empire 8 Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Coaches Poll. The Cardinals, who finished fourth last year before posting back-to-back road wins in the conference tournament to capture the Empire 8 title, received five first-place votes in the poll. ...Read More >>
RIT women's lacrosse assistant coach, Melissa Pearsall, was named the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) outstanding assistant coach for Division III. The purpose of the Outstanding Assistant Coach Award is to recognize an assistant women's lacrosse coach who has made a distinct impact on the success of their program demonstrated through hard work, commitment, dedication, and sportsmanship. ...Read More >>
The No. 14 Stevens Institute of Technology women’s lacrosse team rolled to its second consecutive ECAC Metro/South Tournament championship on Sunday afternoon with a 21-12 win over Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham. Senior captain Cassidy Callahan was named the game’s Most Valuable Player and sophomore Leah Wasserman paced the Stevens attack, recording seven points on five goals and two assists. The win marks the end of the 2009 season as the Ducks finish with an overall record of 16-2. ... Read More >>
Empire 8 champion St. John Fisher College defeated visiting College of Wooster 17-12 in an opening round game in the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship as first-team all-conference midfielder Lauren Glavin scored four times and added an assist. Ashley Fenyn also tallied four times and Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse Championship Most Valuable Player Vicki Sahm made 13 saves. ... Read More >>
Tournament Most Valuable Player Vicki Sahm made 19 saves and Lauren Glavin scored the game-winner with 20.4 seconds left remaining as fourth-seeded St. John Fisher College edged Rochester Institute of Technology 10-9 in the title game of the Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse Championship at Stevens Institute of Technology. The Cardinals earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship. ...Read More >>
Empire 8 Goalkeeper of the Year Kelsey Evans made 17 saves, while Danielle Previ and Eileen Hennigan each tallied three times as second-seeded Rochester Institute of Technology advanced to the Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse Championship final for the first time with a 14-6 victory over third-seeded Nazareth College. ...Read More >> Vicki Sahm made 14 saves, including several key stops, and Meg Merrian and Courtney Clare each scored four times to lead fourth-seeded St. John Fisher to a 16-12 upset of 10th-ranked and top-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology in the Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse Championship semifinals. Sahm added four ground balls and two caused turnovers. ...Read More >>
The Empire 8 announced its 2009 Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference team with senior Kelsey Evans of Rochester Institute of Technology being named Goalkeeper of the Year for the third consecutive year and junior attack Alyssa Pigott of Stevens Institute of Technology chosen as Player of the Year. Both were unanimous selections. ...Read More >>
Stevens Institute of Technology earned the top seed and will host the Empire 8 Women’s Lacrosse Championship on Saturday and Sunday. The Ducks (8-0 conference, 15-0 overall) will play fourth-seeded St. John Fisher College (5-3, 8-6) in the first semifinal Saturday at noon. Second-seeded Rochester Institute of Technology (7-1, 12-4) will face third-seeded Nazareth College (5-3, 9-7) in the second semifinal at 2 p.m. ...Read More >> |
Dates: May 8-9, 2010 |
