Women's Lacrosse 3/31/2010 7:07:00 PM UAlbany Sports Information

Women's Lacrosse Begins America East Conference Play With 18-5 Win Against Vermont

Burlington, Vt. - Kayla Best scored a season-high five goals in leading UAlbany to seventh consecutive win in an 18-5 triumph over Vermont in the Great Danes' America East Conference opener on Wednesday, March 31 at Moulton Winder Field.
     UAlbany (7-1, AE 1-0) leaped to a 4-0 advantage as Amanda Pollock and Best tallied 36 seconds apart. Olivia Jarem had two of her career-high four goals to finish off that outburst. Vermont (2-6, AE 0-1) sliced the lead in half when Alison Haigh and Allison Pfohl each converted free-position opportunities.
     Still leading 7-4 later in the first stanza, Pollock connected on a free-position shot with 1:32 remaining and Best scored unassisted with 10 seconds left before the break. Pollock, a sophomore who is in her first season with the program after transferring from Connecticut, had her top effort as a collegian with four goals and two assists.
     The Great Danes, who are off to their best start as a Division I program, ripped off six unanswered to begin the final half. Pollock ignited that run with a pair of goals, the second off Christine Grueniger's feed. Jarem, a senior midfielder, also scored twice in that stretch. Best gave her team a commanding 15-4 lead with 16:32 to play.
     Best, a senior who also had one assist, finished with the second-best scoring total of her career and extended her goal scoring to 54 consecutive games, second among the nation's longest streaks. Grueniger accounted for two goals and three assists, as her team won its conference opener for the second year in a row.
     Vermont's Megan MacDonald had one goal and one assist. The Great Danes have won 10 of 11 meetings in the series, but this was a rare one-sided contest as eight of the previous matchups have been decided by two goals or less.

Paw Prints: UAlbany is now 4-5 in America East Conference openers ... the Vermont series had previously produced five one-goal games and two overtime decisions ... Christine Grueniger became the 12th player in the program's history to reach the 100-point mark ... Grueniger has 79 goals and 22 assists for 101 career points ... Kayla Best upped her career total to 177 points (146 goals, 31 assists) and needs 16 more to break the school's all-time scoring record ... freshman Jess Antelmi tallied her first goal as a collegian in the final minute of play.

UAlbany 18, Vermont 5 (Mar 31, 2010, Burlington, Vt.)

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Albany vs VERMONT (Mar 31, 2010 at Burlington, Vt.)

Summary

Albany (7-1, 1-0 AE) vs. VERMONT (2-6, 0-1 AE)
Date: Mar 31, 2010 Attendance: 108
Weather:

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Total

Albany 9 9 18

VERMONT 4 1 5

Albany SCORING: GOALS: Kayla Best 5; Amanda Pollock 4; Olivia Jarem 4; Christine Grueniger 2; Mel Rorie 1; Jess Antelmi 1; Taylor Frink 1. ASSISTS: Christine Grueniger 3; Amanda Pollock 2; Kayla Best 1; Mel Rorie 1.
VERMONT SCORING: GOALS: MacDonald, Megan 1; Haigh, Alison 1; Kelly, Emma 1; Stern, Samantha 1; Pfohl, Allison 1. ASSISTS: MacDonald, Megan 1; Rounds, Adison 1.

Officials: Kathy Gibbons; Nadine Bassler; Lisa Voland.

VERMONT

Pos ## Player G A Sh GB DC TO CT FPS Fouls

2 Jones, Natalie 0 0 1 4 0 1 4 0-1 1

6 Stern, Samantha 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 - -

8 Pfohl, Allison 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1-1 -

10 MacDonald, Megan 1 1 4 1 4 4 1 0-1 -

16 Phillips, Jessie 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - -

17 Haigh, Alison 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 1-1 1

19 Buxton, Sara 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0-1 -

23 Rounds, Adison 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0-1 -

24 Madsen, Jen 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 1

GK 27 Barber, Laura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

30 Izzo, Catie 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - -

32 Johnson, Kaitlyn 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 - -

3 Clark, Caitlyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

12 Kelly, Emma 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 - 1

14 Johnson, Meg 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2

21 Connolly, Bri 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - -

25 Hegarty, Lindsay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Totals......... 5 2 15 10 12 22 8 2-6 6

## Goalie Minutes GA Dec Saves

27 Barber, Laura 60:00 18 L 7

Albany

Pos ## Player G A Sh GB DC TO CT FPS Fouls

1 Christine Grueniger 2 3 5 0 2 1 1 - -

2 Tricia Primomo 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - -

3 Taylor Frink 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 - -

5 Olivia Jarem 4 0 6 0 1 0 0 1-1 -

10 Nikki Branchini 0 0 0 4 5 0 1 - 3

12 Mel Rorie 1 1 4 3 3 4 1 1-3 3

16 Amanda Pollock 4 2 6 0 1 2 0 2-2 1

18 Kayla Best 5 1 6 0 1 4 0 1-1 1

21 Stephanie Kempf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 1

22 Jenn Primeau 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 1

26 Melanie Sosnowski 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - -

GK 38 Ashley Ross 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 - -

4 Julie Bush 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

9 Rachael Burek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1

11 Kimberly Sumcizk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

17 Jess Antelmi 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - -

19 Brianna Day 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - -

Totals......... 18 7 31 15 13 18 7 5-7 11

## Goalie Minutes GA Dec Saves

38 Ashley Ross 60:00 5 W 6

Stats by period

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 Total

Albany 16 15 31

VERMONT 11 4 15

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 Total

Albany 3 3 6

VERMONT 3 4 7

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 Total

Albany 8 7 15

VERMONT 6 4 10

FOULS BY PERIOD 1 2 Total

Albany 7 4 11

VERMONT 1 5 6

DRAW CONTROLS BY PRD 1 2 Total

Albany 6 7 13

VERMONT 8 4 12

TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 Total

Albany 10 8 18

VERMONT 11 11 22

CLEARS BY PERIOD 1 2 Total

Albany 8-8 8-8 16-16

VERMONT 6-6 5-7 11-13

FREE-POSITION SHOTS 1 2 Total

Albany 3-3 2-4 5-7

VERMONT 2-3 0-3 2-6

Scoring Summary

# Prd Time Team Type Assists H-V

1. 1st 25:51 ALBANY Amanda Pollock Unassisted 0-1

2. 25:15 ALBANY Kayla Best Unassisted 0-2

3. 22:53 ALBANY Olivia Jarem Free position shot 0-3

4. 21:03 ALBANY Olivia Jarem Unassisted 0-4

5. 18:12 VERMONT Haigh, Alison Free position shot 1-4

6. 10:21 VERMONT Pfohl, Allison Free position shot 2-4

7. 8:48 ALBANY Kayla Best Free position shot 2-5

8. 3:53 ALBANY Christine Grueniger Unassisted 2-6

9. 3:27 VERMONT MacDonald, Megan Unassisted 3-6

10. 2:15 ALBANY Taylor Frink Kayla Best 3-7

11. 1:54 VERMONT Stern, Samantha MacDonald, Megan 4-7

12. 1:32 ALBANY Amanda Pollock Free position shot 4-8

13. 0:10 ALBANY Kayla Best Unassisted 4-9

14. 2nd 27:03 ALBANY Amanda Pollock Christine Grueniger 4-10

15. 24:55 ALBANY Amanda Pollock Free position shot 4-11

16. 24:26 ALBANY Olivia Jarem Christine Grueniger 4-12

17. 22:34 ALBANY Mel Rorie Free position shot 4-13

18. 20:19 ALBANY Olivia Jarem Amanda Pollock 4-14

19. 16:32 ALBANY Kayla Best Christine Grueniger 4-15

20. 13:36 VERMONT Kelly, Emma Rounds, Adison 5-15

21. 11:22 ALBANY Christine Grueniger Mel Rorie 5-16

22. 8:51 ALBANY Kayla Best Unassisted 5-17

23. 0:57 ALBANY Jess Antelmi Amanda Pollock 5-18

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Players Mentioned

#17 Jess Antelmi: MID; 5' 11"; Freshman

#18 Kayla Best: MID; 5' 8"; Senior

#10 Nikki Branchini: MID; 5' 6"; Junior

#9 Rachael Burek: MID; 5' 7"; Freshman

#4 Julie Bush: ATT; 5' 7"; Senior

#19 Brianna Day: DEF; 5' 4"; Sophomore

#3 Taylor Frink: MID; 5' 6"; Junior

#1 Christine Grueniger: ATT; 5' 3"; Senior

#5 Olivia Jarem: MID; 5' 5"; Senior

#21 Stephanie Kempf: DEF; 5' 2"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#17 Jess Antelmi
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: MID

#18 Kayla Best
: 5' 8"; Senior
: MID

#10 Nikki Branchini
: 5' 6"; Junior
: MID

#9 Rachael Burek
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: MID

#4 Julie Bush
: 5' 7"; Senior
: ATT

#19 Brianna Day
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: DEF

#3 Taylor Frink
: 5' 6"; Junior
: MID

#1 Christine Grueniger
: 5' 3"; Senior
: ATT

#5 Olivia Jarem
: 5' 5"; Senior
: MID

#21 Stephanie Kempf
: 5' 2"; Sophomore
: DEF

Pos	##	Player	G	A	Sh	GB	DC	TO	CT	FPS	Fouls
	2	Jones, Natalie	0	0	1	4	0	1	4	0-1	1
	6	Stern, Samantha	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	-	-
	8	Pfohl, Allison	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1-1	-
	10	MacDonald, Megan	1	1	4	1	4	4	1	0-1	-
	16	Phillips, Jessie	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	-	-
	17	Haigh, Alison	1	0	2	0	1	3	0	1-1	1
	19	Buxton, Sara	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-1	-
	23	Rounds, Adison	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	0-1	-
	24	Madsen, Jen	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	-	1
GK	27	Barber, Laura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-
	30	Izzo, Catie	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	-	-
	32	Johnson, Kaitlyn	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	-	-
	3	Clark, Caitlyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-
	12	Kelly, Emma	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	-	1
	14	Johnson, Meg	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	2
	21	Connolly, Bri	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	-
	25	Hegarty, Lindsay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-
		Totals.........	5	2	15	10	12	22	8	2-6	6

Pos	##	Player	G	A	Sh	GB	DC	TO	CT	FPS	Fouls
	1	Christine Grueniger	2	3	5	0	2	1	1	-	-
	2	Tricia Primomo	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	-	-
	3	Taylor Frink	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	-	-
	5	Olivia Jarem	4	0	6	0	1	0	0	1-1	-
	10	Nikki Branchini	0	0	0	4	5	0	1	-	3
	12	Mel Rorie	1	1	4	3	3	4	1	1-3	3
	16	Amanda Pollock	4	2	6	0	1	2	0	2-2	1
	18	Kayla Best	5	1	6	0	1	4	0	1-1	1
	21	Stephanie Kempf	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-	1
	22	Jenn Primeau	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	-	1
	26	Melanie Sosnowski	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-	-
GK	38	Ashley Ross	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	-	-
	4	Julie Bush	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-
	9	Rachael Burek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	1
	11	Kimberly Sumcizk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-
	17	Jess Antelmi	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	-	-
	19	Brianna Day	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	-
		Totals.........	18	7	31	15	13	18	7	5-7	11

CLEARS BY PERIOD	1	2	Total
Albany	8-8	8-8	16-16
VERMONT	6-6	5-7	11-13

FREE-POSITION SHOTS	1	2	Total
Albany	3-3	2-4	5-7
VERMONT	2-3	0-3	2-6

#	Prd	Time	Team	Type	Assists	H-V
1.	1st	25:51	ALBANY	Amanda Pollock	Unassisted	0-1
2.		25:15	ALBANY	Kayla Best	Unassisted	0-2
3.		22:53	ALBANY	Olivia Jarem	Free position shot	0-3
4.		21:03	ALBANY	Olivia Jarem	Unassisted	0-4
5.		18:12	VERMONT	Haigh, Alison	Free position shot	1-4
6.		10:21	VERMONT	Pfohl, Allison	Free position shot	2-4
7.		8:48	ALBANY	Kayla Best	Free position shot	2-5
8.		3:53	ALBANY	Christine Grueniger	Unassisted	2-6
9.		3:27	VERMONT	MacDonald, Megan	Unassisted	3-6
10.		2:15	ALBANY	Taylor Frink	Kayla Best	3-7
11.		1:54	VERMONT	Stern, Samantha	MacDonald, Megan	4-7
12.		1:32	ALBANY	Amanda Pollock	Free position shot	4-8
13.		0:10	ALBANY	Kayla Best	Unassisted	4-9
14.	2nd	27:03	ALBANY	Amanda Pollock	Christine Grueniger	4-10
15.		24:55	ALBANY	Amanda Pollock	Free position shot	4-11
16.		24:26	ALBANY	Olivia Jarem	Christine Grueniger	4-12
17.		22:34	ALBANY	Mel Rorie	Free position shot	4-13
18.		20:19	ALBANY	Olivia Jarem	Amanda Pollock	4-14
19.		16:32	ALBANY	Kayla Best	Christine Grueniger	4-15
20.		13:36	VERMONT	Kelly, Emma	Rounds, Adison	5-15
21.		11:22	ALBANY	Christine Grueniger	Mel Rorie	5-16
22.		8:51	ALBANY	Kayla Best	Unassisted	5-17
23.		0:57	ALBANY	Jess Antelmi	Amanda Pollock	5-18