ALBANY, N.Y.- The College of Saint Rose continued its strong start to the spring with a 17-3 non-conference win over visiting Saint Thomas Aquinas this afternoon. The Golden Knights led 11-1 at the half and outshot STAC 40-11 over the four quarters to improve to 4-1 on the season.
Saint Rose received six points each from the sophomore trio of attack
Kaitlyn Jolly and midfields
Daria Bock and
Julia Lasher. Jolly and Bock each tallied four goals while Lasher distributed a game-high six assists.
Sophomore midfield
Deanna Ciliento recorded three goals and freshman attack
Katy McPeak added two scores for Saint Rose.
The Golden Knights also received solo goals from sophomore midfields
Eileen Rattigan and
Ashley Burns as well as freshman attack
Lauren Pendergast and sophomore defender
Nicole Taveras. Taveras also led Saint Rose five draw controls and four caused turnovers.
Sophomore goalie
Dorothy Gaffney made two saves to earn the win in net.
The Spartans (1-4) were led by senior midfield Leanna Iobbi with three goals.
Looking ahead, Saint Rose welcomes Northeast-10 Conference rival Southern New Hampshire to the Plumeri Sports Complex on Tuesday at 2:00 pm. The Spartans return to action on Wednesday with a 3:00 pm home match-up against Post University.
Notes: Lasher is second in the NE10 with 11 assists, while McPeak lists fourth-best with nine assists...Bock leads Saint Rose with 18 points, which stands eighth-highest in the conference…Bock also ranks seventh in the league with 12 goals…McPeak's 16 points ties her for ninth-best in the NE10…Rattigan ranks first in the conference with 14 caused turnovers...As a team, Saint Rose ranks third and first respectively in the NE10 with 68 goals and 33 total assists.
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