Score: UAlbany 9, Holy Cross 6

Location: Kuzniewski Field | Worcester, Mass.

Records: UAlbany (1-0, 0-0 America East) | Holy Cross (0-2, 0-0 Patriot League)

Short Story: The University at Albany women's lacrosse team opened the 2026 season with a win over Holy Cross

Key Stats

• Kloey Roos led the Great Danes offense with four goals.
• Ravan Marsell paced the team with six points, totaling five assists and one goal.
• Grace Cincebox anchored the defense with 11 saves, allowing six goals for a .647 save percentage.
• Six different Great Danes found the back of the net, including Roos and Marsell, along with Catrina Roos, Mya Carroll, Paisley Cook, and Amanda Williamson.
• Williamson scored her first goal as a Great Dane, while Carroll recorded the first goal of her collegiate career.

How It Happened

• Holy Cross struck first on a goal by Hadley Cepiel, but Kloey Roos responded with three consecutive goals to give UAlbany a 3–1 advantage with 8:14 remaining in the opening quarter.
• Roos' first two goals were assisted by Ravan Marsell, with her third coming on a free-position opportunity.
• Annabel Brennan snapped the Great Danes' scoring run before goals from Amanda Williamson and Catrina Rowe pushed UAlbany ahead 5–2 at the end of the first.
• Holy Cross opened the second-quarter scoring, but Mya Carroll and Paisley Cook answered with goals to extend the lead before halftime. Carroll's tally marked the first of her collegiate career.
• Neither team scored in the third quarter, despite the Great Danes playing nearly a full minute three-women down.
• Holy Cross opened the fourth on a goal from Jenn Price, but Ravan Marsell netted her first goal of the season before Kloey Roos added her fourth of the contest to seal the win.

UP NEXT: The Great Danes head back out on the road on Sunday, February 15^th, to Stony Brook, N.Y., where they'll face the No.18 Seawolves at LaValle Stadium with the first draw scheduled for 12:00 PM.
 
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