Loudonville, N.Y. - The Siena women's lacrosse team dropped their season opener to reigning Division II National Champion C.W. Post this afternoon 16-8 at Siena Turf Field. The Pioneers (1-0) scored five goals late in the second half after the Saints (0-1) had pulled to within three with 15 minutes to go. Junior midfielder Lindsey Rosecrans and sophomore attack Catherine Quinlan each recorded three goals apiece to lead the Saints' offensive attack.

Both teams wasted no time scoring quickly as the teams combined for seven goals in the first 12:15. After C.W. Post had taken a commanding early 4-1 lead just eight minutes in, the feisty Saints stormed back on goals by senior quad-captain Lynn Harkins and Quinlan to pull within 4-3 at the 17:45 mark. The Pioneers would take a 6-4 lead entering intermission.

In the second half, the Saints against chipped away at the Pioneers lead and closed the gap to 7-6 on Rosecrans' second goal in a span of 33 seconds with 25:09 remaining. C.W. Post answered back by scoring the next four goals, but Siena continued to be resilient as they cut the deficit to 11-8 with 15:25 remaining on an Erin Montgomery score.

The Saints would get no closer as the Pioneers scored five unanswered goals from there on out to double up the Green and Gold 16-8. Both teams fired 28 shots apiece, while the Saints held a 26-21 advantage in ground balls. C.W. Post was led by strong performances from Katie Hogan (five goals, six total points), Brianne Jackolski (three goals, four total points) and Jenna Miller (two goals, five total points).

The Green and Gold will return to action on Tuesday when they host Vermont at Siena Turf Field. Game time is slated for 3:00 p.m.

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ALBANY, N.Y. (Feb. 23, 2008) – The C.W. Post women's lacrosse team won their 2008 season opener, dispatching Siena College by a 16-8 score on Saturday afternoon at Siena Turf Field. The Pioneers begin the season at 1-0 overall while the Saints slip to 0-1. Led by junior attacker Katie Hogan (Farmingdale, N.Y.) with five goals, the Pioneers boasted four players with multiple goals.

The Pioneers got on the board first with early goals from junior attacker Jaclyn Napoli (West Islip, N.Y.) at 29:19 unassisted and Hogan at 28:01 on a free position shot. After a Siena tally by Catherine Quinlan, seniors Mallory Poole (Corning, N.Y.) and Jenna Miller (Silver Springs, Md.) each added a goal to push the Pioneer lead to 4-1.

At the half, the Pioneers led 6-4. In the second half, senior Elaine Williams (East Islip, N.Y.) scored on a free position shot, but two Siena scores by Lindsey Rosecrans pulled the Saints to within one (6-7).

However, the Saints were only able to muster two more goals in the game, and the Pioneers outscored Siena 9-2 the rest of the way to coast to a lead, with three of those tallies coming from Hogan.

Brianne Jackolski (Shirley, N.Y.) scored three goals, Miller added two goals and three assists, and Williams added two goals. The Pioneers return to action when they host East Coast Conference foe Mercyhurst on March 14 at 3:00 p.m. in their home opener.

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Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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C.W. Post...........  6 10 - 16
Siena College.......  4  4 -  8
 
Attendance: 102
 
C.W. Post SCORING:
GOALS: Hogan, Katie 5; Jackolski, Brianne 3; Miller, Jenna 2;
       Williams, Elaine 2; Napoli, Jaclyn 1; Poole, Mallory 1;
       Passafiume, Staci 1; Lyons, Samantha 1.
ASSISTS: Miller, Jenna 3; Fundus, Kelli 1; Hogan, Katie 1;
         Jackolski, Brianne 1; Napoli, Jaclyn 1; Poole, Mallory 1.
 
Siena College SCORING:
GOALS: Rosecrans, Lindsey 3; Quinlan, Catherine 3; Harkins, Lynn 1;
       Montgomery, Erin 1.
ASSISTS: Highsmith, Courtney 1; Kain, Alexandra 1; Mikel, Caitlin 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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C.W. Post........... 13 15 - 28
Siena College....... 12 16 - 28
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  Tot
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C.W. Post........... 11 10 - 21
Siena College....... 13 13 - 26
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     Total
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C.W. Post...........  5-6  11-13 - 16-19
Siena College.......  5-8  10-11 - 15-19
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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C.W. Post...........  2  6 -  8
Siena College.......  5  3 -  8
 
TURNOVERS BY PRD      1  2  Tot
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C.W. Post...........  8 10 - 18
Siena College.......  9 11 - 20
 
PENALTIES - C.W. Post 3/1:30; Siena College 4/2:00.

2008-02-23