Staten Island, NY – Sophomores Kelly Blundin (Plymouth Meeting, PA / Whitemarsh) and Cara Gonzalez (Syracuse, NJ / Westhill) each scored three goals for the Seahawks earlier today in a 19-6 loss to Mount St. Mary’s in women’s lacrosse action at Wagner Stadium this afternoon. The outcome puts Wagner at 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the Northeast Conference as the Mount moved to 2-6 overall and 2-0 NEC.

As they have for the past three games, the Seahawks played a strong first half before giving way in the final 30 minutes. Blundin, who leads Wagner in scoring, put Wagner up 1-0 early with an unassisted tally five minutes into the game. Courtney Paris answered for Mount less than 30 second later, tying the game at 1-1 as she record her first of four goals on the day.

Katelyn Catanese, who also had four goals, gave the visitors a 2-1 advantage at the 21 minute mark when she scored on a free position shot. Gonzalez would follow Catanese up quickly and keep the Seahawks in the game scoring unassisted a mere 20 seconds later.

The back and forth first half continued as Jenna Duffy put Mount back on to 3-2 before Gonzalez stepped up again for the Seahawks and tied the game midway through the first half. Neither team would score for nearly nine minutes until Blundin finally ended the scoring drought on a free position score that gave Wagner a 4-3 lead. The Mount would then score three more times in the first half as they went into the locker room ahead 6-4. The offense continued for Mount St. Mary’s in the second half as they outscored the Seahawks by a count of 13-2 to decide the game.

Sophomore Lindsay Hashmall (Wantagh, NY / Wantagh) led Wagner with six ground balls while freshman goalie Alex Johnston (Manilus, NY / Fayetteville-Manilus) posted nine saves in 50 minutes of action. Senior Jessica Bajakowski (Fairfax, VA / Robinson) was also tough on defense with four ground balls and a caused turnover.

The Seahawks were outshot 37-21, but held a 15-11 in draw controls. The team continues NEC play on Sunday when they host LIU at 12:00 pm.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Junior Katie Falatach (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary's) fueled a 13 goal second half with six points to power Mount St. Mary's past Wagner 19-6 in Northeast Conference (NEC) women's lacrosse action on Friday.

Falatach notched three goals and three assists in the second half for a career-high six points. It was the junior's second career hat trick and the first since she accomplished the feat against the Seahawks on Apr. 29, 2005. Casey Paris (Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley) recorded four goals and two assists for the Mount (2-6, 2-0 NEC) while Katelyn Catanese (Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony's) tallied four markers and an assist. Jenna Duffy (Bel Air, Md./Catholic) chipped in a goal and three assists in the winning effort. Kelly Blundin paced Wagner (1-6, 0-2 NEC) with three goals while Cara Gonzalez found the twine two times in the loss.

Mount St. Mary's used a 15-1 run at the end of the first half and through most of the final stanza to end a three-game losing streak against Wagner in Staten Island. Mount St. Mary's scored the final three goals of the first half to take a 6-4 advantage at the intermission before its second half barrage. Paris started the spurt on a free-position goal at the 24:46 mark to tie the game at 4. Duffy then feed Catanese 75 seconds later before Breana Waraksa (Media, Pa./Strath Haven) notched her first marker of the season off a Catanese feed with 13 seconds left in the stanza.

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