PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Albertus Magnus College women's lacrosse team lost by a final score of 22-5 in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) road clash with the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University on Wednesday afternoon at the Scotts-Miracle Gro Athletic Complex.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Johnson & Wales 22 | Albertus Magnus 5
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (0-12, 0-9 GNAC) | Johnson & Wales (9-2, 9-0 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Trailing 9-0, Albertus finally broke through offensively, scoring back-to-back goals at the 2:23 mark and 1:08 mark, respectively, to trim the deficit to seven, 9-2.
• Alexandra Barrett (Northford, Conn.) netted the Faclons' first goal of the afternoon, while Keegan Riccio (West Haven, Conn.) converted on a free position shot for the second goal.
• The Wildcats closed out the opening quarter with a pair of goals from Marisa DiBeneditto and Taina Gamory to take an 11-2 lead over the Falcons heading into the next 15 minutes of play. 
• JWU outscored the Falcons 5-1 in the second quarter to increase its lead to 13, 16-3.
• Barrett tallied Albertus' lone goal of the second quarter on a man-up, free-position shot with 40 seconds left on the clock.
• Albertus was shutout in the third quarter by the Wildcats by a 5-0 margin, but a pair of fourth-quarter goals from Barrett and Riccio brought the score to 21-5 with 10:35 left in regulation.
• The final tally of the game came with 1:54 left on the clock as JWU's Mila Kuilan found the back of the net, making the final score 22-5. 

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Kelly Musante (Wallingford, Conn.) (L, 0-12) - 22 Goals-Against | 5 Saves | 27 Shots
Johnson & Wales: Emma Glyman (W, 9-2) - 2 Goals-Against | 1 Save | 3 Shots

TOP PERFORMERS

Albertus:
Alexandra Barrett - 3 Goals | 5 Shots | 2 Ground Balls 
Keegan Riccio - 2 Goals | 2 Shots | 1 Ground Ball | 3 Draw Controls | 1 Caused Turnover

Johnson & Wales:
Taina Gamory - 4 Goals | 4 Assists | 4 Shots | 3 Ground Balls | 6 Ground Balls | 2 Caused Turnovers
Madeleine Gould - 4 Goals | 4 Assists | 7 Shots | 3 Ground Balls | 3 Draw Controls | 1 Caused Turnover
Maris DiBeneditto - 3 Goals | 1 Assist | 4 Shots | 1 Caused Turnover
Ally Wilson - 3 Goals | 1 Assist | 6 Shots | 2 Ground Balls | 1 Caused Turnover

NOTEWORTHY

• Albertus and JWU tallied two free position shots each.
• Kaitlin D'Agostino (Hamden, Conn.) led the defensive unit with three caused turnovers to go with two draw controls and three ground balls.
• Riccio posted a team-high three draw controls. 
• Barrett recorded her second hat trick of the season. 
• Riccio registered her sixth game scoring two goals or more. 

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to action on Saturday, April 15th, with a GNAC match-up against the Bulldogs of Dean College. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.