Loudonville, N.Y. - Le Moyne broke open a slim 3-2 halftime lead, outscoring the Siena women's lacrosse team 10-2 in the second stanza en route to a 13-4 Dolphins triumph this afternoon at Siena Turf Field. Four different players each recorded a goal for the Saints coming off of free-position attempts.

Rebekah Elmer and Michelle Lissner staked Le Moyne (7-4) to an early 2-0 lead that they would never relinquish. Ryan Tierney and Erin Montgomery each tallied a pair of scores for Siena (2-6) in the opening 30 minutes to close the gap at intermission to 3-2.

But after a low scoring, defensive oriented first half, the Dolphins offense broke loose in the second. Le Moyne scored the first four goals of the half, padding their advantage to 7-2 following Whitney Vecchio's third goal of the game and team leading 31st on the season with 18:29 remaining. Vecchio added two assists to tie for a game-high in points with five along with teammate Kylie Rosette.

The Green and Gold added two more free-position scores from Catherine Quinlan and Lynn Harkins, but it was not enough. The Saints excelled in free-position attempts for the game cashing in on four of their ten.

Le Moyne held slim advantages over the Saints in shots (29-21) and groundballs (19-17) although they committed 22 fouls to just 11 that where whistled on Siena.

The Saints will look to stop their three game losing skid when they return to action for the start of league play this weekend in the Buffalo area. Siena will open MAAC play on Friday night at Canisius. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m.

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Loudonville, NY -- The Le Moyne College womens lacrosse team outscored the Siena Saints 10-2 in the second half to secure their fourth consecutive victory on Tuesday. With the win, Le Moyne improves to 7-4 on the year. Siena falls to 2-6 on the season.

Le Moyne jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage on freshman Rebekah Elmers 17th goal of the season. Michelle Lissner added the first of her four goals on the day to push the lead to 2-0. After Sienas Ryan Tierney broke through for the Saint, the Dolphins traded goal with Siena head into halftime with a slim 3-2 lead.

The Dolphins scored the first four goals of the second half, two by Whitney Vecchio, to take a 7-2 advantage with over 18 minutes to play. Following a goal by Catherine Quinlan, the Le Moyne outscored Siena 6-1 over the final 15 minutes to cruise to the 13-4 victory.

Le Moyne was led on offense by Michelle Lissners four goals. Senior Whitney Vecchio (3 g, 2 a) and Kylie Rosette (1 g, 4 a) also chipped in with five points each. Six other Dolphins rounded out the balanced attack with one goal each.

In goal, senior Samantha Falcone recorded 10 saves against only four goals to record her seventh win of the season.

The Dolphins return to action on Friday, April 4th as they travel to face Niagara at 5:00 PM at the Nichols School campus in Buffalo, NY.

2008-04-01