Posted: Apr 23, 2024
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — To close out the season, Amber DeJonge (Grand Rapids, Mich.) connected for a pair of goals in the Albertus Magnus College women's lacrosse Great Northeast Athletic Conference loss, 19-3, against the visiting Elms College Blazers on Tuesday.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Elms College 19 | Albertus Magnus 3
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-15, 1-10 GNAC) | Elms (6-7, 6-6 GNAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Elms jumped out ahead in the first period with seven unanswered goals, with four by Jackie Cronin and a pair of player-up goals.
- Samantha Helwig (Northford, Conn.)) erased the shutout to snap the Albertus scoring drought a little over a minute in the second quarter to narrow the deficit to 7-1. After a failed clear attempt and a caused turnover forced by the Falcons allowed the sophomore to take advantage of the Elms' mistake and net her 22nd goal of the season.
- The Blazers tacked on two more goals in the second before DeJonge sliced past the defenders and goalkeeper with a dart aimed at the back of the net thanks to her successful draw control at center field.
- The visitors padded their lead by nine tallies across the second, third and fourth periods.
- With a little over three minutes remaining in regulation, DeJonge connected for the second time of the matchup after another well-captured draw control.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
- Danielle Collea (L, 1-13) 19 Shots | 19 Goals Allowed
Elms
- Gianna Liquori (W, 5-7) 2 Shots | 2 Saves
- Marisa LaRocque 10 Shots | 7 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed
TEAM STATS
- SHOTS: Elms 27 | Albertus 17
- GROUND BALLS: Albertus 15 | Elms 10
- CLEARS: Elms 7/8 | Albertus 0/1
- DRAW CONTROLS: Albertus 13 | Elms 11
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
Albertus
- Amber DeJonge 2 Goals | 2 Shots | 2 SOG | 3 Ground Ball | 11 Draw Controls
- Samantha Helwig 1 Goal | 5 Shots | 4 SOG | 1 Ground Ball
- Jamily Carter 2 Groundballs | 3 Caused Turnovers
Elms
- Jackie Cronin 9 Goals | 2 Assists | 10 Shots | 9 SOG | 1 Ground Ball | 6 Draw Controls | 1 Caused Turnover
- Greta Frankwicz 3 Goals | 2 Assists | 5 Shots | 3 SOG |
- Elise Paier 4 Goals | 1 Assist | 5 Shots | 4 SOG | 1 Groudn Ball | 1 Caused Turnover
NOTEWORTHY
- DeJonge posted a career-high 11 draw controls and had her second multi-score game this season.