WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The Albertus Magnus College women's lacrosse team fell 19-2 to Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) instate rival University of St. Joseph (Conn.) on Saturday.

Briony Retasket (Beaverton, Ore.) and Geena Montano (Wallingford, Conn.) both scored for the Falcons in the second quarter, while Delaney Schlechtweg (Goshen, N.Y.) recorded an assist.

THE BASICS

FINAL: University of St. Joseph 19 | Albertus Magnus 2

RECORDS: Albertus (0-10, 0-6 GNAC) | USJ (3-8, 2-4 GNAC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• USJ netted six goals in the first quarter and three in the first four minutes of the second before back-to-back tallies by the Falcons. After a foul by the Blue Jays, Retasket reset the offense before tracing left of the scoring zone then drove to the net for an over-the-shoulder goal at 9:42 in the second period. Just over two minutes later, off another foul by the hosts, Schlechtweg made a pass from just beyond the attack area to G. Montano, who connected with the twine as she went down to the ground on a waved-off foul.
• Three more goals by the home team rounded out the second quarter for the 12-2 Blue Jays' edge.
• USJ recorded seven tallies across the final two quarters, including two by Kaylynn Lapointe and a pair from Alana Picard.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

Victoria McDermott (L, 0-8) 25 Shots | 6 Saves | 19 Goals Allowed

USJ

Colleen Stringer (W, 3-7) 3 Shots| 1 Save | 2 Goals Allowed

Erika Horne 2 Shots | 2 Saves

Ariel DiSanti 3 Shots | 3 Saves

TEAM STATS

SHOTS: USJ 35 | Albertus 10

GROUND BALLS: USJ 29 | Albertus 21

CLEARS: USJ 9/14 | Albertus 9/27

FREE POSITION SHOTS: USJ 4/5 | Albertus 0/1

DRAW CONTROLS: USJ 15 | Albertus 10

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Albertus 

Briony Retasket 1 Goal | 2 Shots | 2 SOG | 5 Ground Balls | 2 Draw Controls

Geena Montano 1 Goal | 4 Shots | 3 SOG | 1 Ground Ball

USJ

Kaylynn Lapointe 5 Goals | 1 Assist | 6 Shots | 5 SOG | 3 Ground Balls | 4 Draw Controls | 2 Caused Turnovers

Alana Picard 5 Goals | 5 Shots | 5 SOG | 5 Ground Balls | 9 Draw Controls | 2 Caused Turnovers

NOTEWORTHY

• Schlechtweg has earned a point in eight of her last nine games.
• Moira O'Brien (Wilbraham, Mass.) tied her career high with six caused turnovers.

UP NEXT

The Falcons stay on the road to face GNAC foe Anna Maria College on Tuesday at 6 p.m.