PAXTON, Mass. — Despite three consecutive goals in the final quarter, the Albertus Magnus College women's lacrosse team narrowly fell 10-6 on Tuesday in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play against Anna Maria College.

Alexys Signor (North Haven, Conn.) and Moira O'Brien (Wilbraham, Mass.) both scored twice for the Falcons, while Briony Retasket (Beaverton, Ore.) netted a goal. Delaney Schlechtweg (Goshen, N.Y.) recorded three points off a goal and a pair of assists. Geena Montano (Wallingford, Conn.) assisted on one.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Anna Maria 10 | Albertus Magnus 6

RECORDS: Albertus (0-11, 0-7 GNAC) | Anna Maria (1-11, 1-6 GNAC)

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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The AMCATS scored twice in the first six minutes of action until Schlechtweg narrowed the gap for the visitors to make it a 2-1 game at 8:33 in the opening quarter. Following a card by the home team and a successful clear by the Falcons, G. Montano passed the ball to Schlechtweg, who capitalized on the short-handed AMCATS, for the first tally of the night.
• After scoring her first goal of the game with two seconds left in the first quarter, Olivia Stump scored her second goal of the game 71 seconds into the second quarter to put Anna Maria ahead, 4-1.
• O'Brien then cut the deficit to within two. Signor forced a turnover and drew the foul, but a wide free position shot was picked up by O'Brien who cradled the ball around the net for an unassisted goal at 11:02 in the second quarter.
• Anna Maria failed a clear for a turnover to allow Albertus to regain control of the ball for the Falcons' second player-up goal at 4:34 as O'Brien connected from the attack zone off an assist by Schlechtweg to make it a 5-3 game. Ivy Ballou and Stump each picked up another goal apiece in the final 1:16 of the second quarter to take a 7-3 lead at halftime.
• The Falcons trailed 8-3 heading into the fourth, but they scored three straight goals to cut their deficit to 8-6 with 10:43 remaining. Retasket ignited the scoring stretch for the Falcons at 13:40 thanks to a turnover caused by G. Montano. Signor scored two straight less than a minute apart, with the first off a free position shot to make it an 8-5 contest. After the first tally by the junior, Anna Maria called for a timeout but Retasket won the draw control for the quick goal by Signor off the pass by Schlechtweg.
• Anna Maria notched the final two tallies in the final 7:51.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

Victoria McDermott (L, 0-9) 17 Shots | 7 Saves | 10 Goals Allowed

Anna Maria

Grace Holden (W, 1-9-0) 17 Shots| 11 Saves | 6 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

SHOTS: Anna Maria 26 | Albertus 25

GROUND BALLS: Anna Maria 21 | Albertus 21

CLEARS: Albertus 13/23 | Anna Maria 9/18

FREE POSITION SHOTS: Anna Maria 3/7 | Albertus 1/7

DRAW CONTROLS: Albertus 10 | Anna Maria 9

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

Albertus 

Alexys Signor 2 Goals | 7 Shots | 5 SOG | 2 Ground Balls | 2 Draw Controls | 2 Caused Turnovers

Moira O'Brien 2 Goals | 7 Shots | 4 SOG | 4 Ground Balls | 1 Draw Control | 2 Caused Turnovers

Anna Maria

Olivia Stump 4 Goals | 1 Assist | 8 Shots | 5 SOG | 2 Draw Controls | 2 Caused Turnovers

Ivy Ballou 3 Goals | 1 Assist | 4 Shots | 4 SOG

NOTEWORTHY

• Schlechtweg has earned a point in nine of her last 10 games.

UP NEXT

Albertus returns home to Celentano Field to take on GNAC opponent Dean College on Saturday, April 12 at noon.