UTICA, NY- In the first game action in 364 days, the Utica College women's lacrosse team fell to visiting Rochester Institute of Technology 17-9 in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon.    Junior Lexi Scaccia (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) led the Pioneers with four points on the day. 
 
Senior Stephanie Husnay (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) opened the scoring 3:54 into the first half as she capitalized on a free position to give the Pioneers the early lead.   The Tigers responded with three goals in 38 seconds all off the stick of Alanna Fallone to go up 3-1.
 
RIT led by as many as four goals in the first half but Utica kept within striking distance going into halftime trailing 7-4. The Tigers turned up the pressure in the second half outscoring UC 10-5 over the final 30 minutes.
 
Scaccia had a team-high three goals and added one assist to pace the Pioneers.  Husnay finished with two goals and also chipped in with one assist while sophomore Samantha DeCondo (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) had two goals of her own.
 
Lauren Wolff (Peabody, MA/Peabody) finished with one goal and dished out one assist and Addison Green (Marcy, NY/Whitesboro) also found the back of the net.  Wolff now needs just one assist to move into a tie with Katlyn banker for third all-time on the College's career assists list.
 
Defensively, freshman Devin Ryan (Orchard Park, NY/Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart) tied with Wolff for the team-lead with three ground balls, while Ryan, Wolff, Green, Kristin Krieg (Schenectady, NY/Guilderland), and Aana Blaszka (Hampstead, NH/Pinkerton Academy) each had one caused turnover.  Junior Claire Frier (Lafayette, NY/Lafayette) made a career-high 17 save sin the loss.
 
The Pioneers return to action Saturday as they travel to Nazareth College.  Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.