MARCY, NY- The Utica University women's lacrosse team cruised to its sixth straight win as it downed host SUNY Poly 20-2 in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon.
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The Pioneers scored four goals in the first 4:30 of play and went on to take an 11-1 lead after the first quarter. Utica stretched its lead to 13-2 at halftime and shutout the Wildcats in the second half on its way to the lopsided victory.
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Utica used 12 different goal scorers in the win. Graduate student
Ashley Guerra (Ionia, NY/Honeoye Falls-Lima ) led the way with four goals, while sophomore
Alyssa Drell (Mastic, NY/William Floyd) had three goals.
Samantha DeCondo (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) and
Tracy Moreno (Cedar Grove, NJ/Cedar Grove) finished with two goals and one assist apiece and senior
Lexi Scaccia (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) had two goals to her credit.
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Senior
Emily Rossi (Verona, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill) extended her scoring streak to 13 games as she scored one goal and dished out two assists.Â
Addison Green (Marcy, NY/Whitesboro),
Devin Ryan (Orchard Park, NY/Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart).
Morgan Madore (Higganum, CT/Haddam-Killingworth),
Grace Stuhlman (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro ),
Katie Crofoot (Montgomery, NY/Valley Central), and
Abigail Gerling (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) each had one assist for the Pioneers.
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Sophomore
Shaylynn Palmer (Kirkville, NY/East Syracuse Minoa) totaled a career-high 10 saves in 45 minutes of work, while Alycia Lugo made seven saves for SUNY Poly.
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With the win, Utica improves to 11-2 on the year. The Pioneers will wrap up Empire 8 Conference play Saturday as they travel to Nazareth College. Game time is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
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