WORCESTER, Mass. – Jenna Joseph tied a program record with 12 points as the Assumption University women's lacrosse team used a huge second half to rally past the College of Saint Rose 16-11 in Northeast-10 Conference action Saturday afternoon on Senior Day
THE BASICS
Score: No. 20 Assumption University 16, The College of Saint Rose 11
Records: Greyhounds (7-5, 4-4 NE10), Golden Knights (7-6, 3-5 NE10)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jenna Joseph started the scoring early for the Greyhounds, as the senior found the back of the net at the 55-second mark. The Golden Knight responded as they scored two of the next three goals to go up 3-2.
Isabelle Edwards,
Molly Weiand, and Joseph each struck for tallies as Assumption regained a 5-3 advantage. The game would continue to go back and forth, as Saint Rose scored five-straight times to take an 8-5 lead.
The two teams continued to trade goals until the 7:57 mark of the third quarter, where the Greyhounds went on a 6-0 run to take a 14-10 lead with 7:30 showing on the game clock. Saint Rose cut the deficit to three, but Joseph and Edwards would close out the contest with back-to-back goals to record a 16-11 Senior Day win for the Greyhounds.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Skylar Troyan recorded eight saves for Assumption.
- The Greyhounds outshot the Golden Knights 31-25, while Assumption won 16-of-29 draw controls.
- Jenna Joseph's 12-point performance tied Emily Spath with a program record for points, which she set at Molloy on March 24, 2019.
UP NEXT
- AU vs. No. 22 Univ. of New Haven, Wednesday, April 19, 7:00 pm
- St. Rose vs. Le Moyne, Tuesday, April 18, 2:00 pm
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