Score: No. 3 UAlbany 14, No. 1 Bryant 10
 
Location: Beirne Stadium | Smithfield, R.I.
 
Records: UAlbany (9-9, 4-2 America East) | Bryant (11-9, 5-1 America East)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany women's lacrosse team claimed its fourth America East Tournament title on Sunday afternoon, downing host and No. 1 seed Bryant, 14-10.
 
Key Stats:

• Gracie McCauley led both teams with eight goals scored, breaking an America East Tournament Single-Game record. She added two ground balls and a caused turnover.
• Dylana Williams followed with a hat-trick, adding one assist.
• Ava Poupard, Emma Weaver, and Zareena Sorho all scored once. Poupard finished with a team-high three assists.
• Grace Cincebox played the entire game in net, making eight saves for a .444 save percentage.
• McCauley was named the America East Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Joining her on the All-Championship Team were teammates Mikaela Mooney, Mackenzie Salentre, Kloey Roos and Grace Cincebox.

 
How it Happened:

• As Bryant opened the game with a goal 14:23 in, Ava Poupard answered back to tie it 1-1 with 10:44 on the clock.
• The Bulldogs would take a two-goal lead, before two goals and an assist from Gracie McCauley, along with D. Williams finding the back of the net, put UAlbany up 4-3 after the first quarter.
• Bryant and UAlbany traded goals going back and forth all through the second quarter as McCauley tallied her third and fourth goals of the game while Zareena Sorho added her name to the scoring list, as both teams would enter halftime tied 7-7.
• Emma Weaver scored 46 seconds into the third, pushing the Great Danes ahead 8-7.
• McCauley scored her fifth goal with 13:29 remaining in the quarter, giving UAlbany its largest lead, 9-7.
• The remainder of the third, saw more back and fourth scoring as D. Williams scored both Great Dane goals to help UAlbany take an 11-9 lead entering the fourth quarter of action.
• McCauley tied her career high sixth goal and went on to record her career high seventh goal in the first five minutes of the fourth to push the Great Danes ahead 13-9.
• Bryant responded with a goal with 8:14 remaining, but McCauley answered one minute later with her eighth goal of the game to set a new conference single-game tournament record.
• The Score would be the last of the game as UAlbany went to defeat Bryant, 14-10, to advance to the NCAA Tournament.

 
UP NEXT: With the win, the Great Danes advance to the NCAA Tournament for the 5^th time in program history. The team will discover its next opponent during the NCAA Selection Show tonight at 9:00 p.m.
 
Social Central: Stay up to date with UAlbany women's lacrosse by following the team on X (@UAlbanyWLax) and Instagram (UAlbanyWLax) for all of the latest news and highlights throughout the year.