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New Haven, Conn. – Despite a pair of goals from junior Sabrina Pohlig (West Palm Beach, Fla.), the Albertus Magnus College women's lacrosse team fell in its season opener to SUNY Old Westbury, 16-4, on Wednesday evening in non-conference action at Celentano Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL: SUNY Old Westbury 16 | Albertus Magnus College 4
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (0-1) | Old Westbury (1-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half (9-1 OW)

• Old Westbury came firing out on all cylinders, scoring eight consecutive goals to take a commanding 8-0 lead with 3:07 remaining in the first.
• Albertus responded, scoring its first goal of the game thanks to Pohlig at the 1:26 mark, but would head into halftime trailing 9-1.
• Sophomore Maddy Rowe (Branford, Conn.) would pick up the assist on Pohlig's goal.

Second Half (7-3 OW)

• Old Westbury scored the first four goals of the second half to build a 12-goal advantage just over seven minutes into the half to seal the win.
• Pohlig broke the Panthers' scoring run with her second of the game at the 18:50 mark, to cut the gap to 13-2.
• The Panthers went on to score the next three goals to push their lead back up to 16-2 with 11:30 left on the clock.
• Juniors Korina Zelaya (Trumbull, Conn.) and Kaitlin D'Agostino (Hamden, Conn.) closed out regulation with back-to-back free-position goals to bring the final score to 16-4.

KEY PERFORMANCES
Albertus:

• Zelaya posted a team-high five ground balls as well as scored a goal, won two draw controls and caused two turnovers.
• Sophomore Katherin Martinez (Norwalk, Conn.) and senior Sasha Byrd (Hamden, Conn.) also caused two turnovers for the Falcons.
• D'Agostino opened the season with six draw control wins.

Old Westbury:

• Natasha Treuman led the Panthers with a season-high seven goals to go along with two assists for nine points.
• Along with Treuman, Hope Matthews tallied a team-high two assists.
• Jessica Pedroza posted five draw control wins as well as scored a goal and an assist for two points.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus:

• Lexie Fenn (L, 0-1) (Oakville, Conn.): 9 Goals-Against | 7 Saves | 16 Shots | 30 minutes
• Grace Vestro (Waterbury, Conn.) : 7 Goals-Against | 1 Save | 8 Shots | 30 minutes

Old Westbury:

• Tazmeya Allen (W, 1-1): 4 Goals-Against | 7 Saves | 11 Shots

UP NEXT
Albertus opens up Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action on Saturday, March 9^th with a home contest against Simmons University. Game-time is set for 11 a.m. at Celentano Field in New Haven, Conn.