St. Lawrence Men Drop 11-10 Heartbreaker in N.C.A.A. 3rd Round

SUNY Potsdam's Peyton Walsh (21) turns, reverses and blasts a riser into the mesh, drawing the Bears within a 4-3 margin.  After Potsdam tied the game 4-4, Clarkson went on a 5-1 run to beat the Bears 9-5.  (Bob LaRue photo)

05/04/24: A fast start and a strong finish lifted second-seeded SUNY Geneseo (13-6) over the fourth-seeded SUNY Potsdam men's lacrosse team (10-6) 20-10 in the 2024 SUNYAC Championship on Saturday afternoon. Graduate student attackman Peyton Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) scored three goals. Junior midfielder Owen Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) had two goals and an assist. Junior midfielder Ryan Hughes (Corning, N.Y./Corning Painted Post) also contributed three points on a goal and two assists. Junior attackman Cobie Cree (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) scored two goals and junior midfielder Drew Rose (Brasher Falls, N.Y./St. Lawrence Central) recorded two assists. Geneseo set the tone early, winning the opening faceoff and forcing Bears sophomore goalie Saka Thompson (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) to make a save just seconds in to the game. The Knights kept up the pace and scored seven times in the first 7:17 of the contest. Robert Boniello and Cole Bollin each scored twice. Thompson made several big saves to keep the contest from getting to far away. Owen Walsh finally got the Bears on the board at 5:45 and senior captain Bryce Tyler (Camden, Maine/Camden Hills) added another goal at 2:01. Geneseo led 7-2 after 15 minutes. The teams split the eight goals of the second quarter. Cree scored Potsdam's third straight with a rocket from the left side of the net after a pass from Owen Walsh at 14:23. Geneseo answered with the next two from Riley Henselder and Jimmy Atkinson. Rose set up Cree at 8:36 to make it 9-4. Again, the Knights countered with two from Boniella and BB Syrop for an 11-4 lead. Hughes scored a man-up goal at 4:36 with another helper from Rose. Peyton Walsh added another man-up goal at 1:46 with an assist from Hughes. It was an 11-6 contest at the break. After another Boniello goal 1:35 into the second half, the Bears got to within on four on back-to-back, man-up goals from Peyton Walsh. It was 12-8 at 10:10. Unfortunately, the Knights pulled away with the final three goals of the third. Geneseo led 15-8 after three quarters. The Knights put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter. They struck for three goals in the first 3:04. The markers extended the run to six and built the biggest lead of the contest at 18-8. Owen Walsh ended the run with a goal at 9:49. Sophomore midfielder Tyler Gould (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) followed 31 seconds later two trim the deficit back to eight. The Knights then tacked on two final goals in the closing minutes to clinch their second straight title. Thompson finished with 18 saves. Sophomore faceoff specialist Drew Costello (Ogdensburg, N.Y./OFA) won 13 of his attempts and collected six ground balls and sophomore defender Alex Farben-Griggs (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains) caused two turnovers. Andrew Tittman made five saves in the contest for Geneseo. Henselder (4g 2a), Boniello (3g, 3a) and Bollin (3g, 3a) and Atkinson (4g) led the way for the Knights. Peyton Walsh closes his career as Potsdam's top goal scorer with 141. He also finishes tied for second place on the scoring list at 192 points with Hall of Famer Brian Austin '01. Thompson and Owen and Peyton Walsh were named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team. This season, the Bears reached the 10-win mark for the fifth time in program history, the fourth under three-time SUNYAC Coach of the Year Rick Berkman. They defeated SUNY Cortland for the first time in 25 years, ending a 32-game losing streak to the Red Dragons. Potsdam capped one of the best seasons in program history by reaching the SUNYAC Championship for the second time (2011).

03/27/24: Clarkson University (5-4) halted the SUNY Potsdam men's lacrosse team's (6-2) six-game winning streak with a 9-5 victory on Wednesday afternoon. Graduate student midfielder Peyton Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) and junior attackman Owen Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) each scored two goals for the Bears and freshman midfielder Braden Fahey (Halfmoon, N.Y./Shenendehowa) also had a goal. Sophomore goalie Saka Thompson (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) had another strong day with 10 saves. The Golden Knights jumped out to a 3-0 lead by the 8:50 mark of the first quarter. Andrew Kearney, Matt Reilly and Sebastian Geiger each scored. At 7:11, Owen Walsh got Potsdam on the board with an assist from sophomore Tyler Gould (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder). Peyton Walsh closed the gap to 3-2 at the 6:00 mark. The score was unchanged after 15 minutes. Reilly struck again at 10:57 of the second quarter, but the Bears finally drew even. Peyton Walsh scored his second at 9:24 and Fahey knotted the score at 4-4 at 5:06. Clarkson scored the last two of the half with goals from Geiger and Reilly and led 6-4 at the break. Owen Walsh made it 6-5 just 1:01 into the third quarter. Again the Knights answered with two. Joe Kelly struck at 8:03 and Reilly scored his fourth at 5:45. Clarkson led 8-5 after 45 minutes. Alex Seiler scored the only goal of the fourth quarter to extend the Knights advantage to 9-5. Clarkson goalie Griffin Emerson made eight saves to earn the win. Sophomore faceoff specialist Drew Costello (Ogdensburg, N.Y./Ogdensburg Free Academy) was solid again with nine wins in 18 chances to go with four ground balls for Potsdam.

St. Lawrence University's Daniel Mahoney (white) breaks away from the RPI defensee to score to cut the Engineers' lead to 6-5 midway through the third period.  RPI Engineers edged St. Lawrence University men's lacrosse team 7-6 in the Liberty League Semifinals.  (Cody Jenne photo)

05/03/24: Two goals each from Paddy Condon and Daniel Mahoney and Michael Marinello's 19 saves were not enough as the fifth-ranked and third-seeded RPI Engineers edged the third-ranked and second-seeded St. Lawrence University men's lacrosse team 7-6 in the Liberty League Semifinals on Friday afternoon at Hall-Leet Stadium. Condon also led the Saints with eight ground balls and was 10-for-17 at the faceoff dot. Bobby Wells had a goal and an assist and Judge Murphy was the other goal scorer for the Scarlet and Brown. Tripp Clark caused four turnovers and had six ground balls on defense, while Alex Bechard had two caused turnovers and two ground balls.  Six days after the Saints upset the Engineers on the road, RPI got on the board first for the 1-0 lead. Immediately after this goal, Condon won the faceoff and took it all the way to the other end for a goal, just six seconds after the Engineers scored. Mahoney scored shortly thereafter to give the Saints a 2-1 lead to cap the scoring in a three-goal first quarter.  The Engineers used their defense and three goals to shut out the Saints in the second, as they led 4-2 at halftime.   With the game now 5-2 in favor of RPI, Mahoney finally got the Saints another goal with his second of the night in the third. After this, in a very similar play to the one in the first quarter, Condon cleanly won the faceoff, took the ball to the other end and fired a shot into the Engineers net five seconds after Mahoney. RPI scored 30 seconds after Condon's, but Wells got on the board later in the quarter and the Saints were able to bring the game back within one before the fourth quarter. In a defensive minded last quarter, both teams had plenty of chances, but the defense shined for both sides. After over 12 minutes of back-and-forth action with no goals, Judge Murphy found the back of the net to tie the game at six. After each team got a stop, RPI took a timeout to set up a play with 1:16 remaining. Taking down the shot clock to its limits, the Engineers scored with eight seconds left. "That felt like a 15 round heavy weight bout with two really good teams going at each other," said head coach Mike Mahoney. "Things didn't come easy at times, but I am really proud of the compete level throughout. They just happened to have the last good look on the offensive end."   "If that wasn't two NCAA tournament teams out there battling today, I would be in complete shock and dismay.  We will just have to wait and see." Anthony Mazzella had a hat trick for the Engineers, while also scoring the game winning goal. Angelo Venuto and Luke Murphy had seven and six ground balls, respectively.  Both goalies were on point, as Marinello saved 19-of-26 for the Saints, and Joseph Perry saved 16-of-22 for RPI.  RPI held the shots advantage 55-39 and narrowly beat the Saints in shots on goal 26-22. The Engineers were 1-for-1 in extra man opportunities, while St. Lawrence was 0-for-2.  St. Lawrence will wait for the selection show Sunday night at 9 p.m. to see if they will earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.

Clarkson's Matt Reilly (4) spins out of the defensive orbit of SUNY Potsdam's Ryan Wassmer (10) and rockets a goal for the Golden Knights.  Reilly produced four games and one assist in leading Clarkson to a 9-5 non-conference win over crosstown rival SUNY Potsdam.  (Kyton Deon photo)

Matt Reilly (4) logged three goals and three assists, including his 100th varsity point, leading Clarkson men's lacrosse to a 21-4 victory over SUNY Plattsburgh.  (Bob LaRue photo)

03/27/24: The first two quarters made it appear as if last year's low-scoring affair between the Clarkson University Men's Lacrosse team and SUNY Potsdam would be an outlier, but a relatively quiet second half had Wednesday's game nearly mirror the score from a year ago, as the Green and Gold came away with a 9-5 victory against SUNY Potsdam at Hantz Field. The Golden Knights edged back over .500 and improved to 5-4 on the year, while Potsdam suffered its second loss of the season to fall to 6-2. Clarkson will head back to conference play on Saturday when it hosts Skidmore College. Clarkson scored three times in roughly six minutes to start the game as Andrew Kearney, Matt Reilly, and Sebastian Geiger all found the back of the net for the Golden Knights by the 8:50 mark of the opening quarter. Potsdam quickly rallied back with two goals near the midway point of the quarter, just 71 seconds apart, to pull back within one. Potsdam again scored back-to-back goals, albeit four minutes apart, in the middle of the second to tie the game for the first time at 4-4. A minute later, though, the Knights would be back on top when Andrew Kearney connected with Sebastian Geiger at the 4:01 mark. Matt Reilly gave the Knights some breathing room with a goal with just seconds to go as well. The final two quarters were relatively quiet in terms of offense, as both teams dropped by roughly 40% in regards to shots, though the shots on goal output was similar. Penalties ramped up in the second half, with only two whistled in the first 30 minutes but eight in the final 30. Potsdam scored a minute into the third quarter but was held off the scoreboard for the rest of the contest, allowing the Knights to slowly pull away down the stretch. Matt Reilly finished with five points on four goals and one assist while Thomas Fiebich added three assists. Sebastian Geiger (2-0-2) and Andrew Kearney (1-1-2) also chipped in two points. Matt Szwagulinski was busy with seven groundballs and two caused turnovers and Jack Garvey also caused two turnovers. For Potsdam, Peyton Walsh and Owen Walsh each contributed two goals. Drew Costello recorded four groundballs and Cole Slavin caused two turnovers. The Knights had modest advantages in shots (39-30), shots on goal (19-13), and groundballs (33-31). Emersion Griffin made eight saves for Clarkson and Saka Thompson stopped 10 shots for the Bears.

03/13/24: From the opening faceoff, the Clarkson University Men's Lacrosse team was in control on Wednesday as the Golden Knights opened up a double-digit lead at the half and never looked back, claiming a 21-4 non-league victory over Plattsburgh State at Hantz Field. The Golden Knights improved to 3-3 overall while the Cardinals fell to 3-3.  The Green and Gold had an overwhelming advantage in shots in the opening quarter (23-1) and in the first half overall (42-5) with an equally impressive edge in shots on goal in the first 30 minutes of the game (29-2). Clarkson had five different goal scores in the first quarter with only Sam Mancabelli and Sebastian Geiger coming through as repeats. The second quarter showed just as diverse of an offense with seven different goal scores among the eight goals, as only Matt Reilly had back-to-back goals while also assisting on the first goal of the period, his 100th career point. By the start of the third, the game was easily in hand, and the Knights put in a number of reserves, though the offense was still humming along, scoring six goals in the final 30 minutes, producing 22 shots. Reilly topped the century mark with a flourish, scoring six points overall on three goals and three assists. Sebastian Geiger notched four points on three goals and an assist, while both Mario Streiff and Sam Mancabelli had three points (2-1-3). Overall, 17 different players scored at least one point and 14 different players produced a goal. Logan Wilkinson went 9-for-10 on faceoffs and had six groundballs and Max Miller was 10-for-11 with five groundballs. For Plattsburgh, Donald Woods led the offense with three points on a goal and two assists and Cam Morin had two points with one goal and one assist. Connor Vanella caused two turnovers and had four groundballs. Clarkson had three goalies split time, with none playing as much as 24 minutes in the game. Griffin Emerson and Brett Bohlmann each had two saves in the game. At the other end, Dan Clements was busy with 19 saves as Clarkson outshot Plattsburgh 64-18 overall.

Cam Morin picks the lower near corner for Cardinals second goal.  Clarkson beat Plattsburgh 21-4.  (Bob LaRue photo)

03/13/24: The Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team dropped their road game against Clarkson on Wednesday evening, falling 21-4 in non-conference action. Junior attacker Donald Woods (Rocky Point, N.Y. / Rocky Point) led the Cardinals in points with three as he recorded two assists and one goal. The Cardinals got one goal each from Kyle Ruland (Medford, N.Y. / Patchogue-Medford), Spencer Fucheck (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. / Crotom Harmon), and Cam Morin (Raynham Mass. / Bridgewater-Raynham) while Morin also picked up an assist on one of Woods' goals. Senior attacker John Eiseman (Farmingville, N.Y. / Sachem East) assisted on Ruland's goal. Sophomore defender Connor Vanella (Holtsville, N.Y. / Sachem East) picked up four ground balls and junior midfielder Jab Duval Lapaix won four faceoffs. For the Golden Knights, Matt Reilly led the team in points with six coming from three goals and three assists. Sebastian Geiger also put in three goals. The Golden Knights finished with a 64-18 advantage in shots, controlled the faceoff battle 24-4, and won the ground ball battle 52-20. The Cardinals were 1-4 on extra man-up opportunities while the Golden Knights had no opportunities. On clears, the Cardinals were 23-32 and the Golden Knights were 16-19. Plattsburgh moves to 3-3 with the loss and next travels to Farmingdale State on Sunday, March 17 with the opening faceoff dropping at 12 pm. Clarkson moves to 3-3 with the win and next hosts Hartwick on Saturday, March 16 with the opening faceoff dropping at 12 pm. Andrew Kearney opened the first with a goal for the Golden Knights at the 12:37 mark. The Golden Knights scored two more as they broke open a 3-0 lead. Off a Woods pass, Fucheck got the Cardinals on the board at the 8:35 mark. The Golden Knights poured on four more goals and took a 7-1 lead into the second. The Cardinals took care of business on the extra man-up opportunity as Morin got one past the goalie off the assists from Woods at the 13:39 mark. The Golden Knights responded with an eight-goal run as the Cardinals weren't able to get any more shots off and went into halftime down 15-2. The Golden Knights continued their run with three more goals in the third. Mario Streiff started the scoring with a goal at the 11:56 mark, followed by a goal from Reilly, and then Vincent Calabria capped off the run with a goal at the 10:51 mark. A pass from Eiseman to Ruland at the 9:02 mark ended the Cardinals scoring drought and made the score 18-3 Golden Knights. Both teams went scoreless for the rest of the quarter as the score stood 18-3 at the end of the third quarter. Morin found Woods for a goal as the Cardinals opened the fourth with their only goal of the quarter. The Golden Knights scored the last three goals of the game at the 8:18 mark, 7:25 mark, and 6:06 mark as the Cardinals fell 21-4. Senior goalie Dan Clements (Putnam Valley, N.Y. / Putnam Valley) made 19 saves, falling one short of his career-high, in the loss for Plattsburgh. Junior goalie Eric Gellasch earned the win in net for Clarkson.  

An overhand shot by SUNY Canton’s Hunter Olsen (20) ripples the side of the net, giving the oos a 3-1 lead in the first quarter. Canton gained a 5-3 lead at the end of the first frame, but faded to a 6-6 tie at the half.  Eight straight goals by New England in the third period sparked a 17-8 win in the North Atlantic Conference title. (Sam Wangerin photo)

A SUNY Oswego attacker dashes toward the SUNY Canton goal looking for a way past Kangaroos' defender Brandon Rodee (16) and goaltender Kody Kocsis (15) early in the first quarter. The Lakers stormed past SUNY Canton in an 18-6 victory.  (Cody Jenne photo)  Game Gallery

May 4: Hunter Olsen finished with a team-best six points but a strong second half carried visiting New England College to its fourth straight North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship, 17-8, on Saturday.  SUNY Canton jumped out to a 5-3 lead after the opening quarter behind three goals and an assist from Olsen in the opening 15 minutes. With the hosts leading 6-4 with just more than six minutes remaining New England College scored twice over the final 5:31 as the teams headed to intermission tied at 6-6 in a highly entertaining first half. The Pilgrims scored the first nine goals of the second half spanning early into the fourth quarter, running off 11 straight scores overall to open up a 15-6 advantage 23 seconds into the final frame. Josh Yelvington and Noah Robinson broke the scoring drought with back-to-back tallies 48 seconds apart but NEC earned the victory. Olsen paced the hosts with three goals and three assists, while Robinson finished with two goals and two assists. Yelvington recorded two goals and an assist. Connor Smith led the Pilgrims with six goals and one assists and Reilly Parker posted three goals and four assists. Patrick Storie chipped in two goals and three assists, while Charles Hacking added a goal and two assists. Austin Frankel went 16-for-22 in the X and picked up a game-best 12 ground balls. Kody Kocsis made a season-high 23 saves in the loss including 11 in the first half while allowing just six first-half goals. William Platt turned aside 12 shots in the victory. Reilly Parker was named the Tournament's Most Valuable Player, joining Smith, Frankel and Connor Smith on the All-Tournament Team. Yelvington, Olsen and Brandon Schmidt earned spots on the All-Tournament Team for SUNY Canton.  This concludes the Roos 2019 season. NEC earns the NAC's automatic qualifier to the 2019 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

NAC Men's Lacrosse All-Tournament
NEC – Reilly Parker (MVP)
NEC – Connor Fries
NEC – Connor Smith
NEC – Austin Frankel
SUNY Canton – Hunter Olsen
SUNY Canton – Brandon Schmidt
SUNY Canton – Josh Yelvington
Dean – Anthony Trasacco
Dean – Alex Govoni
Delhi – Nick Dower
Delhi – Matt Miceus

April 27: Senior Josh Yelvington set a number of single-season and career program records as the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team earned a 15-11 win v. Dean College to earn a berth in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship. The Roos, the No. 1 NAC seed, will host New England College (NEC) next Saturday in the championship game. NEC, the New England Collegiate Conference's No. 1 seed defeated SUNY Delhi, the NAC No. 2 seed, 12-3. Yelvington scored six goals and added an assist on Saturday as he now owns the Roos D-III era single-season records for both goals (48) and points (70). The senior also moved into first place in the record books with 116 career goals and 153 career points. The Roos jumped out to a 4-2 lead after the opening quarter behind three goals and an assist from Yelvington. Canton held an 11-5 shots on goal advantage over the opening 15 minutes. SUNY Canton continued to control play in the second half as they took an 8-4 lead into intermission. The hosts held a 19-11 shots on goal advantage. Yelvington led all players with four goals and an assist, Jacob Facey had two goals and an assist and Hunter Olsen and Noah Robinson recorded a goal and assist each. Louis Piccolo paced the Bulldogs with a pair of goals. Canton held an 11-4 lead in the third quarter but Dean scored three of the next four goals to get within 12-7 after three quarters. The Bulldogs trimmed the lead to 12-8 and 13-9 in the fourth quarter but Canton would not allow the lead to get any closer than four. Yelvington led all players with seven points and six goals. Olsen also recorded a hat trick and added an assist. Andrew Garrett totaled two goals and two assists, while Facey and Robinson had two goals and an assist each. Nick Walberger won 16 faceoffs and picked up a game-high 10 ground balls. Eli Kocsis recorded eight ground balls in the midfield, while Blaze Benedict caused a game-best four caused turnovers to go with three ground balls. Kody Kocsis made 13 saves in the win, while Alex Govoni turned aside 17 shots in the loss. Anthony Trasacco totaled five goals and an assist for the Bulldogs, while Brody Fredericks dished out a game-best five assists. Louis Piccolo also recorded a hat trick and Juniel Jordan found the back of the net twice. The Roos held the upper hand in shots on goal (32-24), ground balls (55-34) and faceoff wins (18-11).

Middlebury's Susan Rowley (28) snakes her way through the middle and hits the far post for the goal to give the Panhers a 10-1 lead over the Saints in the second quarter. After a dominant start, the Panthers went on to defeat St. Lawrence 19-3 to remain undefeated at 9-0. (Cody Jenne photo)

04/02/24: Liz Evans scored twice to lead the St. Lawrence University women's lacrosse team, but the top-ranked Middlebury Panthers powered their way to a 19-3 win over the Saints on Tuesday evening in Canton, N.Y. Evans tallied two goals for the Saints, while Neve Ley added the third. Morgan Arakelian and Keira Dodd each recorded an assist on the afternoon, while Ley also picked up three ground balls. Bridgette Gable led the Saints defense with two ground balls and three caused turnovers. The defending national champions made quick work of the first quarter, shutting out the Saints 6-0 after the first 15 minutes of play. Hope Shue scored her second of the game for the Panthers making it 7-0 to start the second, but about a minute and a half later she was followed by Evans' 14th goal of the season to put the Saints on the board. Middlebury added the next five to take a 12-1 lead at halftime. Goals from Britt Nawrocki and Susan Rowley increased the Panthers lead to 14-1 in the third, but a burst of offense from the Saints led to back-to-back goals from Evans and Ley. The Panthers scored once more to close the third and added four goals in the fourth for the win. Rowley led the Panthers with four goals and an assist, while Shue and Anna Spehr both scored three goals. Caroline Adams led Middlebury with eight draw control wins. Courtney Lynn finished with four saves for the Saints, while Gina Driscoll stopped six for Middlebury. The Panthers finished with a 23-9 advantage in shots on goal and picked up 20 ground balls to the Saints' 15. Middlebury also controlled the draws going 19-5 and capitalized on 5-of-6 free-position shots. With the loss, the Saints fell to 2-6, while Middlebury remains undefeated at 9-0.

Clarkson's Julia Lavarnway (8) fires a shot past the St. Lawrence University goalie to cut into the Saints' lead to 12-9 over the Golden Knights in the third quarter. Clarkson fell to St. Lawrence University 18-16. (Cody Jenne photo)

March 7: Over the final five minutes SUNY Geneseo scored four times to turn a tie game into a 12-8 defeat for the Clarkson University Women's Lacrosse team in the Golden Knights' home opener on Saturday afternoon. Clarkson fell to 2-1 on the year with the loss and will take on 20th-ranked Brockport on Wednesday. Geneseo, 23rd in the country in the latest poll, improved to 4-1 on the year. Geneseo scored just 21 seconds into the game and then picked up a second goal less than three minutes later to take an early 2-0 lead, but the two teams traded goals over the next 15 minutes as Clarkson was down by two, 4-2. The Golden Knights pulled to within one late in the half on a score from Aubrey Borgesi at 3:09, and the Knights tied the game at 4-4 less than 30 seconds into the second half when Sydney Roderick found Abby Collins in front at 29:34. The game remained tight for the next 15 minutes as neither team could ever muster more than a one goal lead. Clarkson led by one (7-6) when Borgesi scored a minute into an extra-attacker chance at 20:06, but Geneseo responded with two goals, though they were nine minutes apart, to take an 8-6 lead at 7:03. Roderick wove through traffic at 5:15 to tie the game 8-8 and it appeared as if the game might go down to the wire. Geneseo scored just 14 seconds after Roderick's goal to regain the lead, and Megan Henderson picked up another score at 4:07 for a two-goal advantage for the visitors. Clarkson won the ensuing draw and tried to set up its offense, but a minute later Geneseo picked up a loose ball in front of the goal and was successful with its clear. Over the next two minutes, Clarkson did regain possession but was unable to get a shot off. Geneseo scored an insurance goal with 28 seconds left when Megan Henderson tallied and Geneseo won the ensuing draw, adding another goal in the final second when everyone but the players who combined on it were letting the final clicks go off the clock. Roderick scored five points on three goals and two assists while Borgesi scored three times. Lexi Smith added two points with a goal and one assist. Katie Sergeant caused five turnovers and contributed four groundballs and Sarah Duhaime notched four groundballs while causing three turnovers. Emily Fischer was solid in net, making 15 saves and also contributing six groundballs. For Geneseo, Tessa Doody scored six points on three goals and three assists while Megan Henderson was busy with three goals, three groundballs, three caused turnovers and seven draws. Hannah Marafioti added four points on two goals and two assists and Caroline McGuigan produced five groundballs while Caitlyn Merkel caused five turnovers. Margaret Rosaschi made nine saves for Geneseo.

March 4: A year ago, the Clarkson University Women's Lacrosse team had trouble getting shots past Oswego State's goalkeeper Elianna Sanchez in a two-goal loss. That was the case again on Wednesday, but this time the Golden Knights' defense did its part in limiting Oswego's offense in a 9-5 victory over the Lakers. The Golden Knights moved to 2-0 on the season while the Lakers fell to 1-2. Clarkson will play host on Saturday when the Green and Gold take on SUNY Geneseo at 12:00 noon on Hantz Field. Oswego scored the first goal of the game less than three minutes in, but that was the only tally the Lakers would muster for the entire first half as Clarkson goalkeeper Emily Fischer was up to the task with four first half saves and the rest of the Green and Gold defense forced Oswego's shots off target. At the other end, sophomore Sydney Roderick found a favorite target of the day in Aubrey Borgesi, locating the senior midfielder three times in a stretch of 12:35 to give the Knights a 3-1 lead. Late in the half, Lexi Smith notched a score to put the Knights up 4-1 at the break. Besides the scoreboard, Clarkson only led Oswego in shots on goal at the half (8-5), trailing in shots overall (11-9), draws (4-2), and groundballs (5-4). The Lakers appeared to have solved Clarkson's defense in the early going of the second half as Montana Garrett notched a score for Oswego just 93 seconds into the half, but again Clarkson clamped down with a strong defensive effort, allowing only three shots in the next dozen minutes. The Knights were equally muzzled, with only Roderick finding the back of the net at 22:49 to return the margin to three goals at 5-2. Oswego briefly challenged the Knights again midway through the period with another goal by Beck, but Clarkson responded with two goals just 62 seconds apart from Katie Sergeant and Julia Lavarnway to push the lead back to four. Two-plus minutes later, Lexi Smith converted from a few meters away at the 11:17 mark to give the Knights their biggest lead of the game at five (8-3). Following the eighth goal by the Knights, Oswego controlled possession of the ball as Clarkson struggled to get out of its own end, turning the ball over and allowing the Lakers multiple chances to get back into the game. Oswego took advantage, scoring twice in a span of 90 seconds with just under six minutes to play to get back into the game, 8-5. After a timeout, Clarkson put together two solid possessions, with the second one results in a free-position goal by Abby Collins at 2:45, which pretty much put the game away, considered the Lakers' stunted offense. Emily Fischer finished with eight saves for the Knights, while Roderick had five points on a goal and four assists. Borgesi scored three goals and Lexi Smith had three points on two goals and an assist. Collins and Borgesi each earned three draws for the Knights. For Oswego, Montana Garrett had three goals and Molly Beck had two scores. Elianna Sanchez ended up with seven saves. Oswego had a modest 21-20 lead in shots, though Clarkson held the advantage in shots on goal at 16-13. Clarkson also won the battle of draws at 10-6, though Oswego produced 16 groundballs to the Knights' nine.

SUNY Canton’s Cecelia Neally (9) lasers the shot top shelf to extent the Roos' dominant lead near the end of the second half. SUNY Canton produced a dominant 13-2 lead before halftime, before going on to defeat Maine-Farmington 19-4 and win the 2019 North Atlantic Women's Lacrosse Championship. (Sam Wangerin photo)

St. Lawrence University’s Hannah Drechsel (18) drives the ball past SUNY Canton goalie Madison Leary (30) to score a goal for the Saints in the first half to take a 3-0 lead.  St. Lawrence netted eight goals in the second half to capture the 13-6 victory over the Roos. (Cody Jenne photo) Game Gallery

SUNY Canton’s Ellarose Lemay (2) blasts a shot past the Husson goalie  in the closing minutes of the second half to stake the Roos to a 13-goal lead over Husson. The Kangaroos captured a 17-3 victory over Husson on Saturday.  (Cody Jenne photo)  Game Gallery   

May 4: Canton, NY – Jessica Pele, MaryClare Bowes and Molly Denny combined for 16 points as the SUNY Canton women's lacrosse team earned a 19-4 win v. Maine Farmington to capture the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Women's Lacrosse Championship on Saturday. The Roos made school history as they became the first SUNY Canton team to earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament, earning the NAC's automatic qualifier to the 2019 NCAA Division III Championship. Pele led all players with six points (four goals, two assists), eight ground balls, five caused turnovers and added four draw controls. Bowes (five goals) and Molly Denny (two goals, three assists) finished with five points each. Denny set a new single-season program record with 90 points, while Bowes reached the 200-career point mark. Erin Parks recorded a pair of goals, while Logan Bush and Cecelia Neally had a goal and assist each. Allison Wakefield, EllaRose LeMay, Stephanie Thayer and Emily Vogt also scored for SUNY Canton. The hosts jumped out to a 5-1 lead and took a 13-2 advantage into intermission. The Roos continued to control play after halftime outscoring the Beavers, 6-2. Isabella Monbouquette paced UMF with two goals and two assists, while Samantha Cross and Kaya Backman also scored. Mia Jermano totaled five caused turnovers for the Roos, while Bush tallied four draw controls. Nicole Piskorowski played the first half and earned the win, while Madison Leary took over in relief for the second half as neither Canton goalie made a save, while allowing two goals each. Heather Boland totaled 12 stops for the Beavers. Pele was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament after posting seven goals, four assists, 11 ground balls, nine draw controls and six caused turnovers in the tournament. Bowes, Denny and Bush joined her on the All-Tournament Team, while Bouquette, Cross and Boland earned spots on the All-Tournament Team for the visitors.

April 28: Canton, NY -- Molly Denny led all players with five goals and tied the single-season program points mark as the SUNY Canton women's lacrosse team cruised to a 20-4 win v. Husson University in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) semifinal contest on Saturday. The Roos will host Maine Farmington next Saturday for the NAC Championship with the winner advancing to the NCAA Tournament. The Beavers defeated Maine Maritime Academy in another NAC semifinal contest, 12-4, on Saturday. Denny now sits at 85 goals on the season which ties the mark set by Tressa Goolden during the 2015 season. Denny led all players with five goals and two assists, while Jessica Pele added three goals and two assists. MaryClare Bowes and Stephanie Thayer totaled two goals and two assists each, while Lindsey Ingram, Cecelia Neally and EllaRose LeMay all scored twice. Erin Grandaw and Logan Bush scored once each, while Bush and Pele added game-highs of five draw controls. Denny chipped in five ground balls and four draw controls, while Mia Jermano caused a game-high three turnovers to go with four ground balls. Canton scored the first 10 goals of the game and took a commanding 15-1 lead into intermission. Husson scored three second-half goals as the Roos cruised to victory. Madison Leary stopped one shot in the start to earn the win, while Nicole Piskorowski turned aside two shots after halftime. Mallory Burchill made 10 saves for the Eagles. Maddy Olsen scored twice for Husson, while Cali Newton and Sierra Connor-Schade had one score each. SUNY Canton controlled shots on goal (30-7), ground balls (25-18), draw controls (18-7) and were 8-for-13 on free-position shots. The Roos host Maine Farmington on Saturday, May 4th in the NAC Championship game. The winner advances to the 2019 Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament. Game time next Saturday is to be announced.

SUNY Plattsburgh’s Leah Herman (12) blasts a shot onto the Clarkson goal in the first half.  However, the shot was blocked by Golden Knights' goalie Carolynn Pechmann (00) to keep the Cardinals scoreless. Clarkson captured the 24-2 victory over the Cardinals. (Cody Jenne photo) Game Gallery

April 10: Freshman goalie Alexa Cassidy (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick) made a career-high 12 saves and freshman attacker Emily Caoili (Lagrangeville, N.Y./Arlington) scored twice, but the Plattsburgh State women's lacrosse team fell, 24-2, to Clarkson University in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon at Hantz Turf Field.   Clarkson finished with the upper hand in shots (44-8), ground balls (26-18) and draw controls (16-12) while converting on 5-of-9 free-position shots. On clears, the Cardinals were 6-for-15, while the Golden Knights were 17-for-19.   Plattsburgh State falls to 1-11 overall with the loss and next hosts Oswego State on Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m. Clarkson rises to 6-6 overall with the win and hosts the Rochester Institute of Technology next on Saturday, April 13, at 3 p.m.   Caoili scored both of the Cardinals' goals, while Cassidy scooped up a team-high five ground balls. Sophomore attacker/midfielder Kerri Corcoran (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) led Plattsburgh State on the draw with five draw controls.   For Clarkson, junior attacker/midfielder Emma Andrews led the way with six points on three goals and three assists, while senior attacker/midfielder Jaid Baytos tallied five points on four goals and an assist. Junior attacker Aubrey Borgesi scored four times, while freshman attacker Sydney Roderick (three assists), junior Katie Sergeant (three goals), freshman midfielder Mia Petrone (three goals) and junior midfielder Abby Collins (one goal, two assists) all notched three points. Borgesi finished with four draw controls and three ground balls, while Baytos, Roderick and freshman midfielder Abigail Johnson all caused two turnovers.   The Golden Knights used four goalies in the win, with the quartet combining for five saves.

April 6: Junior attacker Katelyn McGlauflin (Scotia, N.Y./Scotia-Glenville) scored for the Plattsburgh State women's lacrosse team in the Cardinals' 23-1 loss to The College at Brockport Saturday afternoon at Bob Boozer Field in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action.   The Golden Eagles finished with the upper hand in shots (38-6), ground balls (22-9) and draw controls (18-7) in addition to going 3-for-5 on free-position shots. On clears, the Cardinals were 4-for-14, while the Golden Eagles were 10-for-10.   Plattsburgh State falls to 1-10 overall (0-5 SUNYAC) with the loss and next visits non-conference Clarkson University on Wednesday, April 10, at 4 p.m. Brockport rises to 9-1 overall (4-0 SUNYAC) with the win and visits Fredonia next on Wednesday, April 10, at 4 p.m.   Sophomore attacker/midfielder Kerri Corcoran (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) controlled three draws, caused a turnover and scooped up a ground ball, while freshman goalie Alexa Cassidy (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick) collected two ground balls.   Offensively, the Golden Eagles were led by senior attacker Sara Grapevine and freshman attacker Allison Jennings, who had eight points (three goals, five assists) and seven points (five goals, two assists), respectively. Junior attacker Chloe Kurst registered six points on two goals and four assists, while senior midfielder Hannah Cullen (two goals, two assists) and graduate student attacker Heather Conklin (four goals) each finished with four points. Freshman midfielder Julie Carballo scooped up five ground balls and controlled two draws, while senior defender Nikki Nolan and sophomore defender Lyndsie Pratt each recorded five draw controls.   Cassidy made nine saves in the loss for Plattsburgh State, while freshman goalie Morgan Elmer turned aside four shots in the win for Brockport.

SUNY Potsdam’s Zoe Morgenroth (17) rips the shot toward net that was blocked by a SUNY Poly defensive player.  Potsdam steadily pulled away in a high-scoring second half to capture the 20-12 SUNYAC Conference victory over SUNY Poly. (Sam Wangerin photo)  Game Gallery

Potsdam’s Lane Pearl (21) places the ball in the back of the net past Morrisville’s goaltender to trim the Mustangs' lead to 5-2 in the first half.  Morrisville grabbed an 11-6 lead, before escaping Potsdam''s late rally, edging the Bears 12-11 in SUNYAC play. (Josh Wangerin photos) Game Gallery

April 25:  The SUNY Potsdam women's lacrosse team (5-11, 2-6 SUNYAC) battled 17th-ranked Fredonia State (14-2, 7-1) for 60 minutes, before bowing to the Blue Devils 9-6 on Saturday afternoon. In her final game, senior captain Margaret Wall (Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas) scored two goals for the Bears and junior attack Bri McClusky (Watertown, N.Y./Immaculate Heart) added four assists to set the Potsdam single-season assists record with 34. Katie Kleine led the Blue Devils with three goals and two assists.   Kleine set up Katie Glagolev to open the scoring 2:55 into the game. Wall answered at 26:32 on a helper from McClusky to start a 3-0 run. The duo repeated the scoring at 14:19 and McClusky set up senior attack Bailey Weigel at 12:31 to give the Bears a 3-1 lead. Fredonia closed the half with three straight goals and took a 4-3 lead into the break. Shelby DePew scored two in a row and Audrey Yokopovich got the final goal of the half at 3:27. All three markers came on assists from Marissa Cussins.   Kristie Kleine put the Blue Devils up 5-3 at 27:42 of the final period, but senior captain Emily Petit (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) countered to get Potsdam back within one 44 seconds later. Fredonia scored four straight in a 2:40 span to build a 9-4 lead with 16:39 to play. Katie Kleine scored all three of her goals during the stretch. With 41 seconds left, McClusky connected with sophomore attack Michaela Cole (Parishville, N.Y./Parishville-Hopkinton). Sophomore attack Katie Lapinski (Canton, N.Y./Hugh C. Williams) closed the scoring 21 seconds later for the 9-6 final.   In goal, Potsdam sophomore Devan Olschewske (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua) made 11 saves. Nicole Burrows earned the win with four saves for Fredonia.   The loss brings to a close the careers of seniors Wall, Weigel, Petit, Katie Putnam (Chittenango, N.Y./Chittenango) and Cheyenne Lazore (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River).   Wall finishes her career ranked seventh in scoring with 106 points and fourth in goals with 90.   Weigel is fourth in scoring with 143 points, fifth in goals (89), third in assists (54) and first in draw controls (324).   Petit totaled 33 goals and 15 assists for 48 points. She finishes her career as the program's all-time leader in ground balls (170), caused turnovers (86) and games-started (57) and is sixth in draw controls (81).   Putnam recorded 11 points on 10 goals and an assist along with 69 ground balls, 28 caused turnovers and 11 draw controls.   Heading into next season, McClusky is already fifth on the Bears all-time scoring list with 130 points. She is ninth in goals (67) and second in assists (63).