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Women's Lacrosse Takes Fifth Straight in 12-7 Win Over Colgate; Frink Scores Three Goals

Albany, N.Y. - Taylor Frink had three goals and two assists in leading UAlbany to its fifth consecutive win in a 12-7 non-conference victory over Colgate on Tuesday, March 23 at John Fallon Field.
     UAlbany (5-1) led 4-3 midway through the first half, but then ripped off four unanswered to end the period. Olivia Jarem scored the first of her two goals in that stretch by cutting from the left and depositing Frink's pass from behind into the cage. Mel Rorie was fouled after a successful clear and the junior went low into the left side of the net with a free-position shot. Kayla Best and Jarem later scored one minute and five seconds apart by converting free-position opportunities.
     Colgate (4-5) tried to climb back into the contest several times in the second half. Sophomore midfielder Meghan Lawler, who tallied three goals, scored from the top of the crease off a feed from Colleen Bubnack to close the gap to 11-6 with 11:45 remaining. But UAlbany's Christine Grueniger answered nearly two minutes later when she moved around a defender from the right side and rifled a shot high into the net. The Raiders again cut the deficit to five when Courtney Miller spun off her left shoulder. However, the Great Danes ended the threat when goalkeeper Ashley Ross saved Bubnack's free-position attempt with 2:29 remaining.
     The Great Danes, who own their longest win streak at the Division I level, jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the opening six minutes. Jodi Battaglia connected on Frink's crossing pass following Colgate's failed clear. Frink and Rorie completed that outburst with consecutive goals in a 30-second span. The Raiders, who have won back-to-back Patriot League championships, regrouped with three straight goals. Lawler blasted a free-position shot high into the net, before Kate Bergstrom made a cut into the middle zone and scored into the top left corner with 14:04 left before halftime.
     "Colgate is mentally tough and they didn't let you get anything easy," said UAlbany coach Lindsey Hart, whose team is off to its best start as a Division I program. "We had way too many turnovers and were not as crisp or clean as we would like. I thought Ashley Ross and Nikki Branchini played well on defense. We did a good job of getting into the attackers' hands."
     Miller, an all-conference midfielder, had two goals and two assists for the Raiders, who were coming off a last-minute win over league-rival Holy Cross three days ago. Goalkeeper Christina Roa totaled 14 saves, seven in each half. UAlbany's Best and Rorie each scored a pair of goals. Ross, a first-year starter as a senior, stopped eight shots and picked up six ground balls.
     "We have been working hard on our defense since the Hofstra game (season opener) and have been communicating and getting ready for slides," offered senior defender Tricia Primomo, who collected a career-high five ground balls. "We have the confidence that we did not have our best game today and still won. We want to do better."

Paw Prints:  UAlbany extended its win streak to five in a row, the longest in the program's Division I history ... the Great Danes won four straight in 2005 and 2007 ... Colgate had won seven of the previous nine meetings in the series, including last year's 11-10 overtime decision ... Taylor Frink is first among the America East Conference scoring leaders with 19 goals and nine assists ... Kayla Best improved her goal-scoring streak to 52 consecutive games ... All-America East midfielder Nikki Branchini had a career-high four caused turnovers and came up with four draw controls.

UAlbany 12, Colgate 7 (Mar 23, 2010, John Fallon Field, Albany, N.Y.) 


 

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Colgate vs Albany (Mar 23, 2010 at Albany, N.Y.)

 Summary 
Colgate (4-5) vs. Albany (5-1)
Date: Mar 23, 2010  Attendance: 175
Weather: 47 degrees, cloudy

SCORE BY PERIOD   Total 
Colgate 
Albany  12 

 

Colgate SCORING: GOALS: Lawler, Meghan 3; Miller, Courtney 2; Bergstrom, Kate 1; Kuntz, Alex 1. ASSISTS: Bubnack, Colleen 2; Miller, Courtney 2; Spagnoletti, Quincey 1.

Albany SCORING: GOALS: Taylor Frink 3; Mel Rorie 2; Olivia Jarem 2; Kayla Best 2; Christine Grueniger 1; Melanie Sosnowski 1; Jodi Battaglia 1. ASSISTS: Taylor Frink 2; Christine Grueniger 1.

Officials:.


 Albany  

Pos ## Player G A Sh GB DC TO CT FPS Fouls
A   1   Christine Grueniger  
D   2   Tricia Primomo  
A   3   Taylor Frink  
M   5   Olivia Jarem   1-1 
M   10  Nikki Branchini  
M   12  Mel Rorie   1-1 
M   18  Kayla Best   1-1 
A   20  Jodi Battaglia  
D   21  Stephanie Kempf  
D   22  Jenn Primeau  
A   26  Melanie Sosnowski   0-1 
GK   38  Ashley Ross  
  4   Julie Bush  
  9   Rachael Burek  
  16  Amanda Pollock  
  TM  TEAM  
    Totals.........  12  31  32  10  22  11  3-4  30 

## Goalie Minutes GA Dec Saves
38  Ashley Ross   60:00 


 Colgate  

Pos ## Player G A Sh GB DC TO CT FPS Fouls
A   8   Bergstrom, Kate  
A   9   Sullivan, Kate  
M   11  Miller, Courtney   0-1 
M   12  Lawler, Meghan   1-1 
M   13  Goebels, Greer  
D   16  Giusti, Missy  
M   17  Bubnack, Colleen   0-4 
D   19  Snyder, Hallie  
D   20  Krause, Kailey  
M   22  Kuntz, Alex  
GK   24  Roa, Christina  
D   32  Hays, Beasley  
  1   Adler, Sofia  
  4   Spagnoletti, Quincey 
  5   Adler, Casey  
  7   Flanagan, Brooke  
  33  Smith, M.J.  
  TM  TEAM  
    Totals.........  22  34  11  25  1-6  21 

## Goalie Minutes GA Dec Saves
24  Roa, Christina   60:00  12  14 


 Stats by period 

SHOTS BY PERIOD   Total 
Colgate  14  22 
Albany  18  13  31 

SAVES BY PERIOD   Total 
Colgate  14 
Albany 

GROUND BALLS BY PRD   Total 
Colgate  18  16  34 
Albany  18  14  32 

FOULS BY PERIOD   Total 
Colgate  10  11  21 
Albany  13  17  30 

DRAW CONTROLS BY PRD   Total 
Colgate  11 
Albany  10 

TURNOVERS BY PRD   Total 
Colgate  13  12  25 
Albany  14  22 

CLEARS BY PERIOD   Total 
Colgate  3-5  7-11  10-16 
Albany  8-11  8-8  16-19 

FREE-POSITION SHOTS   Total 
Colgate  1-5  0-1  1-6 
Albany  3-3  0-1  3-4 


 Scoring Summary 

Prd  Time  Team  Type  Assists  H-V 
1.  1st  27:51  ALBANY   Jodi Battaglia  Taylor Frink  1-0 
2.    26:47  ALBANY   Melanie Sosnowski  Unassisted  2-0 
3.    24:44  ALBANY   Taylor Frink  Unassisted  3-0 
4.    24:14  ALBANY   Mel Rorie  Christine Grueniger  4-0 
5.    18:48  CU   Miller, Courtney  Unassisted  4-1 
6.    14:44  CU   Lawler, Meghan  Free position shot  4-2 
7.    14:04  CU   Bergstrom, Kate  Miller, Courtney  4-3 
8.    13:00  ALBANY   Olivia Jarem  Taylor Frink  5-3 
9.    9:16  ALBANY   Mel Rorie  Free position shot  6-3 
10.    6:44  ALBANY   Kayla Best  Free position shot  7-3 
11.    5:39  ALBANY   Olivia Jarem  Free position shot  8-3 
12.  2nd  24:16  CU   Kuntz, Alex  Bubnack, Colleen  8-4 
13.    21:35  ALBANY   Kayla Best  Unassisted  9-4 
14.    19:21  ALBANY   Taylor Frink  Unassisted  10-4 
15.    18:10  CU   Lawler, Meghan  Miller, Courtney  10-5 
16.    14:18  ALBANY   Taylor Frink  Unassisted  11-5 
17.    11:45  CU   Lawler, Meghan  Bubnack, Colleen  11-6 
18.    9:58  ALBANY   Christine Grueniger  Unassisted  12-6 
19.    3:00  CU   Miller, Courtney  Spagnoletti, Quincey  12-7 


 Penalty Summary 

Prd  Time  Team  ##  Player  Min  PP  Offense 
1st  21:50  ALBANY   12  Mel Rorie   N/A    YELLOW CARD 
  06:48  CU   20  Krause, Kailey   N/A    YELLOW CARD 
2nd  23:25  ALBANY   TM  TEAM   N/A    YELLOW CARD 
  21:35  CU   20  Krause, Kailey   N/A    YELLOW CARD 
  13:37  CU   32  Hays, Beasley   N/A    YELLOW CARD 


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Players Mentioned

Jodi Battaglia

#20 Jodi Battaglia

ATT
5' 9"
Junior
Kayla Best

#18 Kayla Best

MID
5' 8"
Senior
Nikki Branchini

#10 Nikki Branchini

MID
5' 6"
Junior
Rachael Burek

#9 Rachael Burek

MID
5' 7"
Freshman
Julie Bush

#4 Julie Bush

ATT
5' 7"
Senior
Taylor Frink

#3 Taylor Frink

MID
5' 6"
Junior
Christine Grueniger

#1 Christine Grueniger

ATT
5' 3"
Senior
Olivia Jarem

#5 Olivia Jarem

MID
5' 5"
Senior
Stephanie Kempf

#21 Stephanie Kempf

DEF
5' 2"
Sophomore
Amanda Pollock

#16 Amanda Pollock

MID
5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jodi Battaglia

#20 Jodi Battaglia

5' 9"
Junior
ATT
Kayla Best

#18 Kayla Best

5' 8"
Senior
MID
Nikki Branchini

#10 Nikki Branchini

5' 6"
Junior
MID
Rachael Burek

#9 Rachael Burek

5' 7"
Freshman
MID
Julie Bush

#4 Julie Bush

5' 7"
Senior
ATT
Taylor Frink

#3 Taylor Frink

5' 6"
Junior
MID
Christine Grueniger

#1 Christine Grueniger

5' 3"
Senior
ATT
Olivia Jarem

#5 Olivia Jarem

5' 5"
Senior
MID
Stephanie Kempf

#21 Stephanie Kempf

5' 2"
Sophomore
DEF
Amanda Pollock

#16 Amanda Pollock

5' 6"
Sophomore
MID