KEUKA PARK, NY - The Utica University women's lacrosse team defeated the Keuka College Wolves 20-7 in its regular season finale on Saturday afternoon. 
 
With five goals in the win, Grace Stuhlman (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) became the fourth player in program history to record a 50-goal season. Her five tallies came on seven total shots. Abigail Gerling (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) also totaled five goals in the game on eight shots. 
 
Samantha DeCondo (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) and Alyssa Pisano (Hopewell Junction, NY/Arlington) were Utica's other multi-goal scores totaling two apiece. In goal, Breese Burlingame (Binghamton, NY/Northfield Mount Hermon) picked up her 10th win of the season while making seven saves. 
 
As a unit, Utica collected 16 more ground balls (24-8) than the Wolves did and went 13-for-15 on clears while Keuka went just 7-for-13. 
 
The Pioneers started with a bang in the first quarter, jumping out to an 8-1 lead over the first 15 minutes of action. However, it was the Wolves that struck first at the 11:56 mark before Utica rattled off 14 in a row to eventually lead 14-1 early in the 3rd. 
 
Over the scoring span, Stuhlman netted four of her five on the afternoon while Samantha DeCondo (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro), Alyssa Pisano (Hopewell Junction, NY/Arlington) and Abigail Gerling (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) all had multiple goals. 
 
While Keuka continued to battle, its deficit was too much to overcome despite outsourcing Utica 4-3 in the third. The Pioneers tacked on four more goals in the fourth quarter to Keuka's two to pull away with the win. 
 
Utica (10-6, 5-2 Empire 8) will travel to Nazareth College on May 3 for the Empire 8 Conference Tournament Semifinals. The game will feature a rematch of the semifinal contest from the 2022 season.