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UAlbany Defeats Second Consecutive Top-20 Opponent in 13-8 Victory Against No. 20 Hofstra

Albany, N.Y. - Freshman Ariana Parker scored a career-high seven goals as UAlbany upended nationally-ranked Hofstra, 13-8, in a non-conference game on Saturday, March 5 at John Fallon Field.
     Hofstra (2-2) jumped out to a 4-2 lead behind the play of Jackie Ardolino, who had two of her three goals in that stretch. The sophomore attack scored on a free-position attempt with 18:30 remaining for the Pride, who are ranked No. 20 in the current IWLCA national poll.
     UAlbany (3-0) regrouped with three unanswered to go in front. Parker did all of the scoring over a three-minute-and-22-second span. Ardolino connected in another free-position situation to draw her team even at five apiece. The Great Danes responded with three in a row to take an 8-5 lead to the locker room. Michelle Primomo put her team ahead and Nikki Branchini found the net on a free-position attempt with 13 seconds left in the period.
     The Great Danes, who defeated No. 16 Penn State one week ago, broke the game open by scoring four consecutive times in the second half. Parker tallied a pair of goals and Taylor Frink added another in that decisive run. Amanda Pollock finished off a Branchini feed for a 12-5 advantage with 12:38 remaining.
     Jill Maier had two goals and one assist for the Pride, a Colonial Athletic Association program who was coming off wins against Oregon and Denver. Goalkeeper Jackie Pandolf made 11 saves. Frink added two goals and one assist for the Great Danes, who defeated a national top-20 program for the third time in the program's Division I history.
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UAlbany 13, #20 Hofstra 8
     Hofstra - Scoring: Jackie Ardolino 3-0, Jill Maier 2-1, Lindsay McKinnon 1-0, Maryann Miller 1-0, Jennalee Trombley 1-0, Claire Brady 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Jackie Pandolf (60:00, 11 saves, 13 GA).
     UAlbany - Scoring: Ariana Parker 7-0, Taylor Frink 2-1; Nikki Branchini 1-1, Michelle Primomo 1-0, Jodi Battaglia 1-0, Amanda Pollock 1-0, Kathleen Lennon 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Anna Berman (60:00, 4 saves, 8 GA).

UAlbany 13, #20 Hofstra 8 (Mar 05, 2011, John Fallon Field, Albany, N.Y.)

Lacrosse Box Score


Lacrosse Box Score (Final) Hofstra vs Albany (Mar 05, 2011 at Albany, N.Y.) Hofstra (2-2) vs. SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot Albany (3-0) ------------------------------- Date: Mar 05, 2011 Attendance: 314 Hofstra............. 5 3 - 8 Weather: 42 degrees Albany.............. 8 5 - 13 Hofstra SCORING: GOALS: Ardolino, Jackie 3; Maier, Jill 2; McKinnon, Lindsay 1; Miller, Maryann 1; Trombley, Jennalee 1. ASSISTS: Brady, Claire 1; Maier, Jill 1. Albany SCORING: GOALS: Ariana Parker 7; Taylor Frink 2; Nikki Branchini 1; Michelle Primomo 1; Jodi Battaglia 1; Amanda Pollock 1. ASSISTS: Nikki Branchini 1; Taylor Frink 1; Kathleen Lennon 1. SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Hofstra............. 9 9 - 18 Albany.............. 19 13 - 32 GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Hofstra............. 3 4 - 7 Albany.............. 8 7 - 15 DRAW CONTROLS BY PRD 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Hofstra............. 8 4 - 12 Albany.............. 6 5 - 11 CLEARS BY PERIOD 1 2 Total ---------------------------------------- Hofstra............. 5-9 1-4 - 6-13 Albany.............. 6-6 4-4 - 10-10 EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 Total ---------------------------------------- Hofstra............. 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 Albany.............. 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 FREE-POSITION SHOTS 1 2 Total ---------------------------------------- Hofstra............. 3-4 1-1 - 4-5 Albany.............. 2-5 0-2 - 2-7 SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Hofstra............. 7 4 - 11 Albany.............. 1 3 - 4 FOULS BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Hofstra............. 17 8 - 25 Albany.............. 13 5 - 18 TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Hofstra............. 10 7 - 17 Albany.............. 3 4 - 7 Penalties - Hofstra 0/0:00; Albany 0/0:00. Officials:. ___________________________ Official signature
Lacrosse Box Score (Final) Hofstra vs Albany (Mar 05, 2011 at Albany, N.Y.) Albany Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls Pen-Min ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M 1 Michelle Primomo.... 1 - 1 4 3 1 - 1-1 - - - - - - 1 A 3 Taylor Frink........ 2 1 3 3 3 3 1 - 1 - - - - - - M 9 Rachael Burek....... - - - 1 1 2 1 0-1 1 - - - - - 2 M 10 Nikki Branchini..... 1 1 2 7 3 - 4 1-2 2 - - - - - 1 D 14 Ariana Parker....... 7 - 7 13 10 2 1 0-2 2 - - - - - 2 M 16 Amanda Pollock...... 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - 3 M 18 Allie Phelan........ - - - - - 2 3 - - 2 - - - - 3 A 20 Jodi Battaglia...... 1 - 1 3 3 1 - 0-1 - 2 - - - - - D 21 Stephanie Kempf..... - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 4 D 22 Jenn Primeau........ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A 23 Kathleen Lennon..... - 1 1 - - - 1 - - 2 - - - - 2 GK 31 Anna Berman......... - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - ---------- Substitutes ---------- 19 Brianna Day......... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Totals.............. 13 3 16 32 24 15 11 2-7 7 6 0 0 0 0 18 0/ 0:00 GOALTENDER SUMMARY Albany Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves ---------------------------------------------------------- 31 Anna Berman......... 60:00 8 W 1 3 4 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) Hofstra vs Albany (Mar 05, 2011 at Albany, N.Y.) Hofstra Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls Pen-Min ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A 3 Ardolino, Jackie.... 3 - 3 3 3 - - 2-2 4 - - - - - 1 D 5 Mianulli, Bettina... - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - - M 9 Trombley, Jennalee.. 1 - 1 1 1 - 2 1-1 1 1 - - - - 2 A 11 Rice, Stephanie..... - - - 2 1 - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 M 15 Maier, Jill......... 2 1 3 6 2 1 5 - - - - - - - 4 D 16 Corzel, Emily....... - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 A 22 Brady, Claire....... - 1 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - - A 24 McKinnon, Lindsay... 1 - 1 3 3 - - - 1 - - - - - 1 D 25 Hertsch, Katie...... - - - - - 1 1 - 3 - - - - - 7 M 31 Miller, Maryann..... 1 - 1 1 1 - - 1-1 1 - - - - - 1 GK 32 Pandolf, Jackie..... - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - M 33 Kellogg, Casey...... - - - 1 1 - - 0-1 1 - - - - - 3 ---------- Substitutes ---------- 1 Blanchette, Chelsea. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Jones, Chrissy...... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Riemer, Julia....... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 8 Albright, Taylor.... - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 10 von Hollen, Emily... - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 12 D'Arco, Jamie....... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 17 Greiber, Sam........ - - - - - 1 2 - - 1 - - - - - 21 Ward, Jenn.......... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 Zorovich, Lizzie.... - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 2 29 Anders, Liz......... - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Totals.............. 8 2 10 18 12 7 12 4-5 17 3 0 0 0 0 25 0/ 0:00 GOALTENDER SUMMARY Hofstra Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves ---------------------------------------------------------- 32 Pandolf, Jackie..... 60:00 13 L 7 4 11 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) Hofstra vs Albany (Mar 05, 2011 at Albany, N.Y.) SCORING SUMMARY: Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists H-V ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 1st 28:55 HOFSTRA EVEN McKinnon, Lindsay................ Unassisted.............................. 0-1 2. 27:49 HOFSTRA EVEN Miller, Maryann.................. Free position shot...................... 0-2 3. 27:26 HOFSTRA EVEN Ardolino, Jackie................. Maier, Jill............................. 0-3 4. 25:59 ALBANY EVEN Ariana Parker.................... Unassisted.............................. 1-3 5. 24:14 ALBANY EVEN Taylor Frink..................... Unassisted.............................. 2-3 6. 18:40 HOFSTRA EVEN Ardolino, Jackie................. Free position shot...................... 2-4 7. 18:22 ALBANY EVEN Ariana Parker.................... Unassisted.............................. 3-4 8. 17:30 ALBANY EVEN Ariana Parker.................... Unassisted.............................. 4-4 9. 15:00 ALBANY EVEN Ariana Parker.................... Unassisted.............................. 5-4 10. 14:45 HOFSTRA EVEN Ardolino, Jackie................. Free position shot...................... 5-5 11. 13:09 ALBANY EVEN Michelle Primomo................. Free position shot...................... 6-5 12. 7:30 ALBANY EVEN Jodi Battaglia................... Kathleen Lennon......................... 7-5 13. 0:13 ALBANY EVEN Nikki Branchini.................. Free position shot...................... 8-5 14. 2nd 23:23 ALBANY EVEN Ariana Parker.................... Unassisted.............................. 9-5 15. 18:30 ALBANY EVEN Taylor Frink..................... Unassisted.............................. 10-5 16. 15:36 ALBANY EVEN Ariana Parker.................... Unassisted.............................. 11-5 17. 12:38 ALBANY EVEN Amanda Pollock................... Nikki Branchini......................... 12-5 18. 8:26 HOFSTRA EVEN Trombley, Jennalee............... Free position shot...................... 12-6 19. 3:57 HOFSTRA EVEN Maier, Jill...................... Unassisted.............................. 12-7 20. 1:23 ALBANY EVEN Ariana Parker.................... Taylor Frink............................ 13-7 21. 0:15 HOFSTRA EVEN Maier, Jill...................... Brady, Claire........................... 13-8 PENALTY SUMMARY: Prd Time Team ##-Player Min Offense --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st 18:34 HOFSTRA 15-Maier, Jill N/A YELLOW CARD............................. 2nd 21:42 HOFSTRA 31-Miller, Maryann N/A YELLOW CARD............................. 04:50 HOFSTRA 12-D'Arco, Jamie N/A YELLOW CARD............................. 03:27 ALBANY 20-Jodi Battaglia N/A YELLOW CARD.............................
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Players Mentioned

Jodi Battaglia

#20 Jodi Battaglia

ATT
5' 9"
Senior
Nikki Branchini

#10 Nikki Branchini

MID
5' 6"
Senior
Rachael Burek

#9 Rachael Burek

MID
5' 7"
Sophomore
Brianna Day

#19 Brianna Day

MID
5' 4"
Junior
Taylor Frink

#3 Taylor Frink

ATT
5' 6"
Senior
Stephanie Kempf

#21 Stephanie Kempf

DEF
5' 2"
Junior
Kathleen Lennon

#23 Kathleen Lennon

A/M
5' 9"
Freshman
Ariana Parker

#14 Ariana Parker

M/D
5' 9"
Freshman
Allie Phelan

#18 Allie Phelan

MID
5' 3"
Freshman
Amanda Pollock

#16 Amanda Pollock

MID
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jodi Battaglia

#20 Jodi Battaglia

5' 9"
Senior
ATT
Nikki Branchini

#10 Nikki Branchini

5' 6"
Senior
MID
Rachael Burek

#9 Rachael Burek

5' 7"
Sophomore
MID
Brianna Day

#19 Brianna Day

5' 4"
Junior
MID
Taylor Frink

#3 Taylor Frink

5' 6"
Senior
ATT
Stephanie Kempf

#21 Stephanie Kempf

5' 2"
Junior
DEF
Kathleen Lennon

#23 Kathleen Lennon

5' 9"
Freshman
A/M
Ariana Parker

#14 Ariana Parker

5' 9"
Freshman
M/D
Allie Phelan

#18 Allie Phelan

5' 3"
Freshman
MID
Amanda Pollock

#16 Amanda Pollock

5' 6"
Junior
MID