NEWTON, Mass. - Samantha Helwig (Northford, Conn.) scored twice, but the Albertus Magnus College women's lacrosse team lost a 22-5 game to Lasell University on Saturday afternoon in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).

It was the final road game for the Falcons who also got goals from Amber DeJonge (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Briony Retasket (Beaverton, Ore.) and Sarah Hofffman (Springfield, Va.).

THE BASICS

FINAL: Lasell University 22 | Albertus Magnus 5

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-14, 1-9 GNAC) | Lasell (6-8, 2-7 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Lasell took an early 2-0 lead at the 12:19 mark the first period on goals from Teresa Kessner and Kaitlin Bedell before DeJonge scored as she spun on her defender and bounced a shot in to make it a 2-1 game at the 11:37 mark. Kessner scored three of the next five goals for Lasell as the Lasers took a 7-2 lead before Retasket took a behind the back shot into the net for her third goal of the season.
• The Lasers led 10-2 after the first period after Jacquelyn Scopa scored the final two goals in the last 1:18. She opened the second with her third straight goal but Helwig responded with a free-position goal just 41 seconds later to make it an 11-3 game with 13:02 left. Bedell scored three of the next six goals for Lasell before Hoffman scored her first career goal on a free position shot.
• Lasell closed the door in the third period, outshooting the Falcons, 4-0. Helwig added her second goal of the game at the 6:18 mark of the fourth on a free position shot.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

• Danielle Collea (North Salem, N.Y.) (L, 1-12)  28 Shots | 6 Saves | 22 Goals Allowed

Lasell

• Joy Sayah (W, 6-8) 9 Shots | 4 Saves | 5 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

• SHOTS: Lasell 46 | Albertus 15
• GROUND BALLS: Lasell 17 | Albertus 12
• CLEARS: Lasell 21/21 | Albertus 15/15
• DRAW CONTROLS: Lasell 15 | Albertus 14

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Albertus

• Samantha Helwig 2 Goals | 2 Draw Controls | 2 Caused Turnovers
• Sarah Hoffman 1 Goal | 1 Caused Turnover
• Amber DeJonge 1 Goal | 1 Ground Ball | 8 Draw Controls
• Briony Retsasket 1 Goal | 2 Ground Balls | 3 Caused Turnovers

Lasell

• Kaitlin Bedell 6 Goals | 3 Assists | 2 Ground Balls | 3 Caused Turnovers
• Teresa Kessner 8 Goals | 2 Assists | 10 Shots on Goal | 2 Caused Turnovers
• Jacquelyn Scopa 3 Goals | 2 Ground Balls | 2 Caused Turnovers

NOTEWORTHY

• It was the fifth game of the season that Helwig has scored at least two goals. She now leads the team with 21 goals.
• The five goals were the most for the Falcons since March 26.
• DeJonge had a career-high eight draw controls.

UP NEXT

• The Falcons wrap up their season as they host Elms on Tuesday, April 23 at 6 p.m.