NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's lacrosse team dropped its Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and home opener to the visiting Lasers of Lasell University, 14-1, Thursday evening at Celentano Field. 

THE BASICS
FINAL: Lasell 14 | Albertus Magnus 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (0-1, 0-1 GNAC) | Lasell (1-2, 1-0 GNAC)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Lasell opened regulation with the early 1-0 lead following a man-down goal from Emily Chapdelaine just four minutes in.
• Less than a minute later, Albertus' Alexandra Barrett (Northford, Conn.) evened the score at 1-1, tallying her first goal of the season on a man-up opportunity.
• Senior Keegan Riccio (West Haven, Conn.) picked up the assist on Barrett's goal after winning the draw control at 10:27. 
• The Lasers closed out the first quarter with a three-goal advantage, 4-1, over the Falcons, as the visitors scored three unanswered goals from three different scorers.
• Albertus saw its deficit grow to double-digits, 12-1, heading into halftime after Lasell outscored the hosts 8-0 in the second quarter.
• It was a defensive battle between the Falcons and Lasers as neither team was unable to find the back of the net in the third quarter, and the score remained at 12-1.
• The defensive battle continued into the fourth and final quarter as the Falcons' backline held the Lasers to a pair of goals, bringing the final score to 14-1. 
• Falcon keeper Kelly Musante (Wallingford, Conn.) finished the evening tallying 12 saves, while Lasell's Joy Sayah recorded six saves and her first win of the spring season. 

TOP PERFORMERS

Albertus:
Alexandra Barrett: 1 goal | 2 shots on goal | 2 ground balls | 1 caused turnovers
Keegan Riccio: 1 assist | 2 shots on goal | 1 ground ball

Lasell: 
Teresa Kessner: 5 goal | 3 assist | 5 shots on goal 
Emily Chapdelaine: 4 goals | 2 assist | 7 shots on goal | 1 ground ball
Kaitlin Dedell: 3 goals | 6 shots on goal | 5 ground balls | 1 caused turnover

NOTEWORTHY

• This is the eighth all-time meeting between the two programs.
• Both Albertus and Lasell tallied nine draw controls.
• Lasell outshot Albertus, 38-16, and held the 19-12 edge in ground balls. 
• Along with Riccio, Amanda McGeehan (Milford, Conn.) posted a team-high four shots.
• Five different players registered a caused turnover for the Falcons. 
• Riccio won four of the Falcons' nine draw controls, while Kaitlin D'Agostino (Hamden, Conn.) collected three. 

UP NEXT

The women's lacrosse team returns to action on Saturday, March 11th, with a road non-conference contest against Bard. Game time is set for 3 PM.