Albany, N.Y. - Sophomore midfielder Rory Redmond scored three goals to lead the UAlbany women's lacrosse team to an 8-5 win over crosstown-rival Siena on Monday, March 12 at John Fallon Field in the Great Danes' home opener.
UAlbany (2-4) struck first, as Redmond recorded her first tally of the game just over a minute into regulation on a free position shot. Siena (0-3) was unable to respond until almost ten minutes later, as sophomore Lindsey Rosecrans slipped an unassisted shot past Great Danes' goalkeeper Jen Daly. Redmond and Brittany Scott then followed with back-to-back goals before Siena pulled even again. Rosecrans scored her second and third goals of the day a minute apart with 4:04 and 3:05 on the clock, respectively. Both were unassisted.
The Great Danes would respond with two more tallies of their own to end the half, taking a 5-3 lead into the break.
Siena closed back to within one, 5-4, at 23:58 of the second half, as Christina Pampalone recorded an unassisted goal, bouncing the ball into the net past Daly. Scott and Redmond each converted free position shots to build UAlbany's lead to 7-4 before Alexandra Kain gathered a pass from Pampalone from over the back of the goal to pull back within two.
The Great Danes' Jane Bush connected with Krissy Rajczak with 4:46 remaining, and Rajcazk shot the ball past Siena goalkeeper Heather Ely to set the final margin
Ely finished with 12 saves for the Saints, going the distance in the net. Daly also saw all 60 minutes of action for UAlbany, making six stops.
The Great Danes will return to action on Friday, hosting St. Bonaventure at 3 p.m.
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UAlbany 8, Siena 5
UAlbany (2-4) 5 3 - 8
Siena (0-3) 3 2 - 5
UAlbany - Scoring - Rory Redmond 3-0, Brittany Scott 2-0, Kate Fontana 1-0, Kayla Best 1-0, Krissy Rajczak 1-0, Jane Bush 0-1, Christine Grueniger 0-1; Goalkeeper - Jen Daly (60:00, 5 GA, 6 saves).
Siena - Scoring - Lindsey Rosecrans 3-0, Christina Pampalone 1-1, Alexandra Kain 1-0; Goalkeeper - Heather Ely (60:00, 8 GA, 12 saves).
