Hamilton, NY – Eight different players scored at least one goal, including four who finished with hat tricks, as the Wagner women's lacrosse team matched their season-high single-game goal total in a 19-13 win over the Colgate Raiders in their first road test of the season earlier this afternoon.

Stephanie Falcone and Madeline Seims each finished with five points, Falcone handing out four assists and Seims scoring four goals. Erin Kerstetter finished with four goals, Audrey Cerrone finished with three goals and an assist, and Kasey Dorney rounded out the hat trick quartet for the Seahawks. Victoria Tucci, Stefani Peluso and Megan Drum rounded out the goal scorers for Wagner.

Drum and Kerstetter garnered five draw controls apiece, Isabel Glace and Aileen Hannan caused two turnovers each, and the trio of Kerstetter, Lindsay Haas and goalie Lauren DiStefano, who also finished with eight saves, scooped three ground balls apiece.

Noelle Patterson had a game-high five goals and Danielle Van Calcar added four goals and two assists for the Raiders.

Head Coach Michelle Tumolo:

"This was a full, 60-minute team win. I am so proud of the effort these players displayed today. Offensively, it's a pretty exceptional day when you score 19 goals and four players finish with hat tricks. Defense sparked our runs with huge caused turnovers and we were perfect on our clear attempts. These are all things we've been practicing and talking about all week long. We put the pieces together and cane out with a huge road win."

How it Happened – First Half:

Wagner answered a pair of two-goal spurts from Colgate with two of their own over the first 12+ minutes. Peluso and Seims helped square things at 2-all before Tucci's and Falcone's respective first goals of the day squared things at 4-all.

Wagner took a 5-4 lead when Drum buried her ninth goal of the season, giving her a goal in 12 of her last 13 games dating back to last season. Seims added her second of the day and Cerrone notched her first of the day less than 30 seconds later, giving the Green and White a 7-4 lead at the 10:45 mark.

After Patterson got Colgate back within two, Falcone and Kerstetter upped Wagner's lead to 9-5. Patterson added another to pull Colgate back within three, 9-6, at the half.

How it Happened – Second Half:

Twice in the second half, Colgate pulled within a goal, but the Seahawks did not yield the lead. Tucci and Kerstetter answered a half-opening two-goal run from the Raiders with goals of their own, pushing the Seahawk advantage back to 11-8.

Then, after Colgate turned a 13-9 game into a 13-12 game, Cerrone scored the bookending goals during a game-deciding 5-0 run for Wagner, spanning nearly seven minutes, during which time the Raiders mustered just two shots on goal. The run pushed the Seahawks out to an 18-12 lead with 3:37 to play. Patterson added her fifth and Seims added her fourth in the closing minutes for the final goals of the afternoon.

Glace, Dorney and Drum all finished with at least one ground ball, one caused turnover and one draw control.
 
Inside The Game

• Wagner was a perfect 18-for-18 on its clear attempts 
• The Seahawks out-shot Vermont 35-25, including a 30-21 advantage in attempts on goal

Up Next:
Wagner will head back up north to the Capital Region on Saturday March 7 for a 12:00 p.m. non-conference clash with the Siena Saints in Loudonville, NY.

 
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