Score: #2 UAlbany 12, #3 Bryant 11
Location: Virtue Field | Burlington, Vt.
Records: UAlbany (11-5, 5-1 America East) | Bryant (10-7, 4-1 America East)
Short Story: The UAlbany women's lacrosse team advanced to Sunday's America East Championship game for the 15th consecutive year with a win over Bryant on Friday night.
Key Stats
- Paisley Cook earned #AEWLax Jersey Mike's A Sub Above Player of the Game honors with a six-point performance (2g, 4a), adding three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
- Jaedyn Frink led the Great Danes with four goals.
- Kloey Roos and Ravan Marsell tied Cook for the team high with three ground balls each.
- Mya Carroll recorded three points (2g, 1a) and tied for the team lead with two caused turnovers.
- Grace Cincebox totaled 10 saves for a .476 save percentage, marking her fourth straight game with 10+ saves.
How It Happened
- UAlbany opened the scoring with back-to-back goals—Mya Carroll (assist from Paisley Cook) followed by Cook—to take a 2-0 lead.
- Ashling Marshall put Bryant on the board with 6:32 left in the first quarter.
- Zareena Sorho closed the quarter with a goal, giving the Great Danes a 3-1 lead after one.
- Bryant responded in the second, as Riley O'Mara scored twice and Marshall added another to give the Bulldogs a 4-3 lead with 5:09 remaining.
- Ravan Marsell converted a free-position attempt late in the half to tie the game at 4-4.
- UAlbany opened the second half on a 4-0 run, with Jaedyn Frink scoring twice, Cook adding her second goal, and Catrina Rowe finding the net to make it 8-4.
- O'Mara scored late in the third, but UAlbany held an 8-5 lead entering the fourth.
- Frink struck first in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 9-5.
- The teams traded goals, with Elise Larsen scoring for Bryant and Marsell answering on a woman-up opportunity to make it 10-6.
- Bryant rallied with three straight goals to cut the deficit to 10-9.
- Frink netted her fourth goal to push the lead to 11-9.
- Ava Bartoli scored twice to tie the game at 11-11 with 1:55 remaining.
- America East Rookie of the Year Mya Carroll delivered the game-winner with 1:03 left, weaving through defenders and finishing in front.
- Marsell secured the ensuing draw control, and UAlbany maintained possession under pressure. As time expired, Grace Cincebox cleared the ball to seal the win and send the Great Danes to their 15th straight America East Championship game.
Up Next
The Great Danes will next look to avenge its only America East loss of the season when they face the No.1 Seed Vermont, at Virtue Field on Sunday, May 3 at 12:00 PM for the America East Championship.
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