BRIGHTON, Mass. – The Albertus Magnus College women's lacrosse team dropped a road Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) bout to the Sharks of Simmons University by a 19-3 final score on Saturday afternoon.

Keegan Riccio (West Haven, Conn.) led the way for the Falcons with two points on one goal and one assist. Alexandra Barrett (Northford, Conn.) and Emmalee Ianniello (Hamden, Conn.) also scored goals for AMC, with Ianniello's being the first of her young career. Chloe Oliver (Milford, Conn.) continued her impressive freshman season with 22 saves today.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Simmons 19 | Albertus Magnus 3
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-10, 0-9 GNAC) | Simmons (13-2, 10-1 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
Simmons began today's contest with the first four goals over the opening 8:24. Albertus answered at the 5:08 mark when Barrett made it a 4-1 game with her 18th goal of the spring. Barrett slashed straight to the crease, where she fired a Riccio pass into the back of the net for a goal.

The Falcons added another tally 51 seconds later to cut their deficit to two, 4-2. Riccio netted Albertus' second goal by bouncing a shot into the turf to send the ball over the opposing keeper and into the back of the net.

Following another Simmons goal, AMC again cut the margin to two, 5-3, 51 seconds into the second quarter. Ianniello collected her first career goal by picking up a loose ball in the zone and sending it into the bottom-right corner of the cage.

Unfortunately for the Falcons, the Sharks ended the game by scoring the final 14 goals to seal a 19-3 GNAC victory.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - Chloe Oliver (L, 1-10): 19 Goals-Against | 22 Saves | 41 Shots on Goal
Simmons - Nicole Elliott (W, 13-2): 3 Goals-Against | 2 Saves | 5 Shots on Goal | 36:53
Erin McIntyre: 0 Goals-Against | 1 Save | 1 Shot on Goal | 23:07

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Falcons held a 22-3 lead in saves.
• AMC picked up 13 ground balls.
• Albertus won six draw controls.
• The Falcons owned eight successful clear attempts.
• Ianniello paced Albertus with four shots.

Albertus:
Keegan Riccio: 1 goal | 1 assist | 2 shots on goal | 1 ground ball | 1 draw control | 3 caused turnovers
Alexandra Barrett: 1 goal | 1 shot on goal |2 ground balls | 4 draw controls | 2 caused turnover
Emmalee Ianniello: 1 goal | 2 shots on goal

Simmons:
Abby Stoller: 6 goals | 12 shots on goal | 3 ground balls | 7 draw controls | 4 caused turnovers
Julia Chausse: 5 assists | 2 shots on goal | 1 ground ball | 1 draw control | 2 caused turnovers
Marita Nothacker: 3 goals | 1 assist | 3 shots on goal | 3 ground balls | 1 draw control | 1 caused turnover

NOTEWORTHY

• Today's game was the seventh all-time meeting between Albertus and Simmons.
• Ianniello tallied her first career goal.
• Riccio has tallied five multi-point games this season.
• Barrett has scored in four straight games.
• Oliver has reached the 20-save plateau four times this year.

UP NEXT
On Tuesday, April 19, the Falcons return to action with a home 6 p.m. GNAC showdown against the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales (R.I.) University at Celentano Field.