PURCHASE, N.Y. - Behind hat tricks from Katherine Raposo (Warwick, R.I.) and Alexandra Barrett (Northford, Conn.), the Albertus Magnus College women's lacrosse team opened the 2022 campaign with a dominant 11-4 victory over the Panthers of Purchase College.
Raposo led the Falcons' offense with a five-goal performance, while Barrett sent four balls through the pipes. Keegan Riccio (West Haven, Conn.) also had an outstanding day, tying Raposo with five points on one goal and four assists. Head Coach Danielle Pannone kicked off her tenure with the team with her first career victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 11 | Purchase 4
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-0) | Purchase (0-1)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons came out on top in a tightly-contested first quarter by a 3-2 margin. AMC scored the first, third, and fifth goals, starting with a strike from Amanda McGeehan (Milford, Conn.) at the 12:53 mark. Raposo and Barrett began their stellar days in the first, with both finding the back of the net.
Albertus started to pull away in the second quarter, scoring all three goals in the frame. Raposo netted the first two tallies before Riccio sent the Falcons into the halftime break ahead, 6-2.
AMC widened its advantage to start the second half, scoring both goals in the third period and the first goal of the fourth to take a 9-2 lead. A Barrett tally led to back-to-back Raposo strikes.
Two Panther goals bookended a pair of Falcon's tallies in the fourth to set the final score at 11-4. Barrett netted AMC's last two goals to give her four on the day. Riccio assisted Barrett's fourth tally to finish the game with one goal and four assists.
In the cage, freshman Chloe Oliver (Milford, Conn.) made three saves to start her collegiate career with a victory.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - Chloe Oliver (W, 1-0): 4 Goals-Against | 3 Saves | 7 Shots on Goal
Purchase - Cassandra Schmoger (L, 0-1): 8 Goals-Against | 17 Saves | 25 Shots on Goal | 56:19
Amani Jamal : 3 Goals-Against | 2 Saves | 5 Shots on Goal | 3:41
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Albertus owned a 42-12 advantage in shots, with a 30-7 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Falcons' picked up 44 ground balls to the Panthers' 18.
- The blue-and-white had 22 clears to Purchase's 16.
- Albertus had 18 caused turnovers while Purchase had seven.
Albertus:
Katherine Raposo: 5 goals | 8 shots on goal | 5 ground balls | 3 caused turnovers
Alexandra Barrett: 4 goals | 9 shots on goal | 4 ground balls | 2 caused turnovers
Keegan Riccio: 1 goal | 4 assists | 8 shots on goal | 3 ground balls
Amanda McGeehan: 1 goal | 2 shots on goal | 4 ground balls | 3 caused turnovers
Purchase:
Brienne Westfall: 2 goals | 1 assist | 2 shots on goal | 2 ground balls | 1 caused turnover
Shauna Meehan: 2 goals | 3 shots on goal | 1 ground ball
NOTEWORTHY
- Today's game marks the third all-time meeting between the Falcons and Panthers.
- With the win, AMC improves to 1-2 all-time versus Purchase.
- Today's victory is the first for first-year head coach Danielle Pannone.
- Raposo tallied five goals in her collegiate lacrosse debut.
- Barrett also made her Albertus debut, pouring in four goals.
- Riccio started her junior season with a career-high five points and four assists.
- McGeehan scored her first career goal.
- Oliver needed just three saves to secure the win in her collegiate debut.
UP NEXT
The Falcons return to action on Saturday, March 12, with a home matchup against Regis (Mass.) College at noon at Celentano Field. Saturday's game will be Albertus' 2022 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener.
