CANTON, NY- Junior Kaitlynn Palmer (Verona, NY/VVS) netted the game-winner with 2:47 remaining and classmate Hali Vandermeulen (Walden, NY/Valley Central) made two big saves on free position shots in the final two minutes as the Utica College women's lacrosse team defeated host SUNY Canton 11-10 in non-conference play Tuesday afternoon.
 
Vandermeulen finished with 13 saves to pick up her 11^th win of the season.  She now has sole possession of first place in the College's record book for wins in a single-season. Vandermeulen is also now tied with Pioneer Hall of Famer Shelby Barbay '12 for first all-time with 26 career wins. 
 
With the win, Utica improves to 12-3 on the year.  The Pioneers will wrap up the regular season on Saturday as they travel to Empire 8 foe, Houghton College.  Game time is scheduled for 12 p.m.
 
The Roos jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 6:30 of play and led 3-1 at the 16-minute mark of the first half, but Utica rallied to take a 6-5 lead into halftime.   
 
The teams traded scores in the first 10 minutes of the second half, but the Roos took the lead at 19:22 as MaryClare Bowes netted her 45^th goal of the year.  Utica responded at 14:51 when freshman Lexi Scaccia (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) scored on a free position for her 25^th of the season.
 
SUNY Canton once again took a one-goal lead, this time at 6:57 off the stick of Jessica Pele, but freshman Jessie Biegel (Ridge, NY/Longwood) evened the score just 1:16 later with her 19^th of the season.
 
Utica appeared to take the lead at 4:43 as Addison Green (Marcy, NY/Whitesboro) scored on a free position, but it was ruled that she had played with an illegal stick, resulting in the goal to be disallowed. Just 1:56 later, however, Palmer made it count with her team-leading 32^nd goal of the year to put UC up 11-10.  Vandermeulen and the UC defense shut down the Canton attack and the Pioneers were able to run out the clock to ensure the victory.
 
Palmer finished with a team-high three goals, while Katlyn Scarpinella (South Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) and Lexi Scaccia (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) each had two goals.  Biegel, Lauren Wolff (Peabody, MA/Peabody), Stephanie Husnay (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro), and Noelle Capriglione (New Milford, CT/New Milford) registered one goal apiece.  Hailee DuMont (Wilkes-Barre, PA/James M. Coughlin) assisted on the game-winner, and Sydney Scaccia (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) and Addison Green (Marcy, NY/Whitesboro) also tallied assists.