Albany, N.Y. ? Sophomore Kayla Best tied a career-high with four goals, including three in the first half, in leading UAlbany to a 12-9 non-conference victory over Colgate on Tuesday, March 11 at John Fallon Field.
UAlbany (4-2) reversed an early 1-0 deficit with five consecutive goals over a four-plus minute span. Freshman Tee Ladouceur, who scored twice and had one assist, put her team ahead by cutting to the top of the crease and placing Jane Bush's pass from behind into the net. Best tallied back-to-back goals 15 seconds apart. The all-conference midfielder sent a blast inside the left post while driving in the middle of the zone. After Ladouceur won the following draw control, Best went to the cage and sent a low shot past Colgate goalkeeper Sara Drexler. Jodi Battaglia capped that outburst by converting a free-position attempt.
Colgate (2-5) would later close to within 6-4 with 5:01 left in the opening half. Sophomore Brie Moran, who had three goals, including her 16th of the season, sent a free-position opportunity into the lower left corner. Colleen Bubnack then worked her way in from the right side and fired a low shot into the cage. Bubnack, a freshman midfielder, added three assists.
The Great Danes, who had dropped five of the previous six meetings in this regional series, netted a pair of goals before halftime. Battaglia scored on a give-and-go from Bush from in front of the crease. Best gave her team at an 8-4 cushion at the intermission by depositing a free-position shot into the left side with 2.7 seconds remaining.
The Raiders, who were coming off an 11-8 win over Patriot League opponent Holy Cross last Saturday, never got closer than three in the second half. Jess Van der Muelen recorded the second of her two goals with 3:03 to play. But Battaglia, a freshman midfielder, scored her third goal nearly two minutes later when she stripped Drexler trying to clear the ball and found an empty net.
“It wasn't pretty, but we won,” stated UAlbany coach Lindsey Hart, whose team matched its best six-game record at the Division I level. “Our defensive made some good stops, and we won draw controls and pushed the fastbreak. (Jodi) Battaglia played well on both ends of the field.”
UAlbany's Christine Grueniger had two goals, including her 12th of the year, while Bush posted a career-best assist total. Goalkeeper Katie Neer made eight saves.
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Colgate (2-5) 4 5 - 9
UAlbany (4-2) 8 4 - 12
Colgate ? Scoring: Brie Moran 3-0, Jess Van der Muelen 2-0, Colleen Bubnack 1-3, Ashley Didio 1-0, Lindsay Pittard 1-0, Meghan Lawler 1-0; Goalkeeper(s): Sara Drexler (60:00, 3 saves, 12 GA).
UAlbany ? Scoring: Kayla Best 4-0, Jodi Battaglia 3-0, Tee Ladouceur 2-1, Christine Grueniger 2-0, Nikki Branchini 1-0, Jane Bush 0-3; Goalkeeper(s): Katie Neer (60:00, 8 saves, 9 GA).
UAlbany 12, Colgate 9 (Mar 11, 2008)
Lacrosse Box Score
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
COLGATE vs Albany (Mar 11, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
COLGATE (2-5) vs. Score by period 1 2 Tot
Albany (4-2) -------------------------------
Date: Mar 11, 2008 Attendance: 120 COLGATE............. 4 5 - 9
Weather: 37 degrees, S/SE 10 mph Albany.............. 8 4 - 12
COLGATE SCORING: GOALS: Brie Moran 3; Jess Van der Meulen 2; Colleen Bubnack 1;
Ashley Didio 1; Meghan Lawler 1; Lindsay Pittard 1.
ASSISTS: Colleen Bubnack 3.
Albany SCORING: GOALS: Kayla Best 4; Jodi Battaglia 3; Tee Ladouceur 2;
Christine Grueniger 2; Nikki Branchini 1.
ASSISTS: Jane Bush 3; Tee Ladouceur 1.
Shots by period 1 2 Tot
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COLGATE............. 15 12 - 27
Albany.............. 15 10 - 25
Ground balls by prd 1 2 Tot
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COLGATE............. 15 12 - 27
Albany.............. 10 17 - 27
Draw controls by prd 1 2 Tot
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COLGATE............. 2 5 - 7
Albany.............. 11 5 - 16
Free-position shots 1 2 Total
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COLGATE............. 1-5 3-4 - 4-9
Albany.............. 2-3 1-1 - 3-4
Saves by period 1 2 Tot
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COLGATE............. 2 1 - 3
Albany.............. 6 2 - 8
Fouls by period 1 2 Tot
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COLGATE............. 13 13 - 26
Albany.............. 7 17 - 24
Turnovers by prd 1 2 Tot
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COLGATE............. 6 12 - 18
Albany.............. 15 14 - 29
Officials:.
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Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
COLGATE vs Albany (Mar 11, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
Albany
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS Face T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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GK 7 Katie Neer.......... - - - - - 2 - 0-0 - 2 - - - - - -
A 1 Christine Grueniger. 2 - 2 3 3 3 1 1-1 - 4 1 - - - - 4
A 2 Stacey Brown........ - - - 2 - 1 1 0-0 - 3 - - - - - -
A 9 Jane Bush........... - 3 3 - - 1 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
D 10 Nikki Branchini..... 1 - 1 2 1 4 3 0-0 - - - - - - - 2
M 15 Rory Redmond........ - - - - - 2 1 0-0 - 4 - - - - - 2
D 16 Tricia Primomo...... - - - - - 2 - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
A 18 Kayla Best.......... 4 - 4 6 4 - 3 1-1 - 6 1 - - - - 1
M 20 Jodi Battaglia...... 3 - 3 4 4 3 2 1-1 - 3 1 - - - - 2
D 22 Mackenzie Riegel.... - - - - - 5 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 3
D 25 Sara Wolf........... - - - - - 1 1 0-0 - - - - - - - 3
A 27 Tee Ladouceur....... 2 1 3 4 2 1 3 0-1 - 2 1 - - - - 2
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3 Taylor Frink........ - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
6 Tricia Hurley....... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
11 Kimberly Sumcizk.... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 1
12 Brittany Scott...... - - - 3 1 1 1 0-0 - 2 - - - - - 3
17 Molly Ortolano...... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
24 Renee Levitin....... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
30 Mel Rorie........... - - - 1 - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - 1
Totals.............. 12 4 16 25 15 27 16 3-4 0-0 29 4 0 0 0 0 24
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Albany Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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7 Katie Neer.......... 60:00 9 W 6 2 8
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
COLGATE vs Albany (Mar 11, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
COLGATE
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS Face T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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GK 26 Sara Drexler........ - - - - - 4 - 0-0 - 2 - - - - - -
M 2 Nancy Clayton....... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 3
M 4 Molly Carroll....... - - - 2 - 1 2 0-0 - 2 1 - - - - 1
D 5 Lizzy Nolan......... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
A 6 Brie Moran.......... 3 - 3 6 5 3 - 2-5 - - 2 - - - - -
A 9 Lindsay Pittard..... 1 - 1 3 2 - - 0-0 - 2 - - - - - 7
M 12 Meghan Lawler....... 1 - 1 3 2 - 1 0-1 - 1 - - - - - -
M 15 Jess Van der Meulen. 2 - 2 6 3 4 - 2-2 - 2 2 - - - - 3
M 17 Colleen Bubnack..... 1 3 4 2 2 5 2 0-0 - 2 4 - - - - 1
M 29 Ashley Didio........ 1 - 1 5 3 2 - 0-1 - 1 1 - - - - 2
M 30 Maddie Kearns....... - - - - - 3 - 0-0 - - 6 - - - - 2
D 33 Erin Poulter........ - - - - - 2 1 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 4
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3 Katie Holland....... - - - - - - 1 0-0 - 3 - - - - - -
16 Missy Giusti........ - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - 1
18 Annie Culvahouse.... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - 1 - - - - 1
22 Alex Kuntz.......... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 1
25 Sarah Kellogg....... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Totals.............. 9 3 12 27 17 27 7 4-9 0-0 18 17 0 0 0 0 26
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
COLGATE Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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26 Sara Drexler........ 60:00 12 L 2 1 3
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
COLGATE vs Albany (Mar 11, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 21:17 COLGATE EVEN Lindsay Pittard Colleen Bubnack
2. 20:22 ALBANY EVEN Tee Ladouceur Jane Bush
3. 19:18 ALBANY EVEN Tee Ladouceur Jane Bush
4. 17:53 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Unassisted
5. 17:38 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Unassisted
6. 16:17 ALBANY EVEN Jodi Battaglia Free position shot
7. 15:05 COLGATE EVEN Brie Moran Colleen Bubnack
8. 14:15 ALBANY EVEN Christine Grueniger Tee Ladouceur
9. 6:20 COLGATE EVEN Brie Moran Free position shot
10. 5:01 COLGATE EVEN Colleen Bubnack Unassisted
11. 1:31 ALBANY EVEN Jodi Battaglia Jane Bush
12. 0:02 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Free position shot
13. 2nd 28:42 ALBANY EVEN Nikki Branchini Unassisted
14. 26:59 COLGATE EVEN Jess Van der Meulen Free position shot
15. 17:22 COLGATE EVEN Ashley Didio Unassisted
16. 14:46 ALBANY EVEN Christine Grueniger Free position shot
17. 13:42 COLGATE EVEN Meghan Lawler Colleen Bubnack
18. 8:19 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Unassisted
19. 3:03 COLGATE EVEN Jess Van der Meulen Free position shot
20. 1:15 ALBANY EVEN Jodi Battaglia Unassisted
21. 0:56 COLGATE EVEN Brie Moran Free position shot
