NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Katherine Raposo (Warwick, R.I.) tallied a hat trick to lead the Albertus Magnus College women's lacrosse team in its 14-5 home setback against Johnson & Wales (R.I.) University on Tuesday night at Celentano Field.

Alexandra Barrett (Northford, Conn.) also scored for AMC, netting two goals and one assist, while Keegan Riccio (West Haven, Conn.) and Mariah Mandulak (Shelton, Conn.) each had one assist. Chloe Oliver (Milford, Conn.) recorded 14 saves in goal for Albertus.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Johnson & Wales 14 | Albertus Magnus 5
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-11, 0-10 GNAC) | Johnson & Wales (11-4, 10-1 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Wildcats controlled the action in the first quarter, scoring all nine of the goals in the frame to go ahead 9-0 heading into the second.

Albertus kicked off the second quarter with a goal from Raposo at the 3:59 mark. After a defensive start to the frame that saw no scoring through the first 11:01, Mandulak found a driving Raposo after a clear, which allowed the senior to spin and fire a goal to the keeper's right side.

Johnson & Wales answered with the following four goals to build a 13-1 advantage by the 3:13 mark of the third period.

The Falcons did not quit, however, as they ended the game by scoring four of the final five goals to cut the deficit to single digits, 14-5. The first goal came from Raposo, who capitalized on a clear attempt by driving to the crease and scoring off of a Barrett pass. Raposo's goal was the last of the third period, as AMC went into the fourth trailing 13-2.

Raposo quickly found the back of the net again at the beginning of the fourth quarter, making it a 13-3 game 11 seconds into the frame. The senior caught a pass right in front of the crease before quickly turning and burying a back-handed shot on a man-up opportunity.

Following a JWU tally, Barrett scored her first of the day with 9:13 left in the game. Riccio set up the goal with a swift pass to Barrett in the arc, where she quick-sticked a shot into the top-left corner of the cage. Barrett scored again with 3:32 remaining on a free-position attempt to ice the game's final score at 14-5.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus - Chloe Oliver (L, 1-11): 14 Goals-Against | 14 Saves | 28 Shots on Goal
JWU - Emma Glyman (W, 5-1): 5 Goals-Against | 7 Saves | 12 Shots on Goal

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Falcons owned a 14-7 lead in saves.
• Albertus finished the game with 22 turnovers, to JWU's 20.
• The Wildcats held a slim 21-19 ground ball advantage.
• AMC went 12-for-24 on clear attempts.
• Raposo paced the Falcons with five shots and five shots on goal.

Albertus:
Katherine Raposo : 3 goals | 5 shots on goal | 2 ground balls | 2 caused turnovers
Alexandra Barrett: 2 goals | 1 assist | 3 shots on goal | 1 ground ball | 1 caused turnovers

JWU:
Katie Sloan: 4 goals | 11 shots on goal | 1 ground ball | 3 caused turnovers
Madeleine Gould: 3 goals | 4 shots on goal | 2 ground balls | 2 caused turnovers
Maris DiBeneditto: 3 goals | 2 assists | 3 shots on goal

NOTEWORTHY

• Tonight's game marked the seventh all-time meeting between the Falcons and Wildcats.
• Raposo has recorded eight hat tricks this season.
• Barrett has tallied three-plus points six times this year.
• Riccio has posted a point in all but one game this season.
• Mandulak's assist is her second of the spring.
• Oliver has made 14-plus saves in four of her last five games.

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to the turf on Thursday, April 21, to play Mitchell College in non-conference action at 4 p.m. in New London, Conn.