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North Andover, MA – The Wagner women's lacrosse team is set to resume Northeast Conference (NEC) play on Saturday at Merrimack.
Last Time Out
Wagner dropped a back-and-forth contest to #13 Rutgers on Wednesday evening, 13-11 in its final non-conference tilt of the season.
The Scarlet Knights opened the contest with two goals in the first two minutes of the contest before sophomore
Kelsey Scheidel got the Seahawks level at two. Both of her goals were unassisted as the opening goal was from a free-position opportunity. After a scoreless seven minutes, the Scarlet Knights reclaimed the lead with 3:54 remaining in the quarter before graduate student
Victoria Tucci tied the game off a feed from
Kelsey Scheidel. Freshman
Sophia Colver gave the Seahawks its first lead of the contest with 41 seconds remaining in the quarter as Wagner ended the opening frame with a 4-3 lead.
The Scarlet Knights tallied three goals in the first two minutes of the second quarter, giving them a 6-4 lead before junior
Sarah Shaughnessy ended the Rutgers run a few minutes later to cut the Wagner deficit to 6-5. Both teams tallied one more goal in the quarter as
Kelsey Scheidel completed her first career hat trick as a member of the Seahawks to cut the Rutgers lead to 7-6 at halftime.
Victoria Tucci the scoring in the second half with her second of the game to tie the game at seven. The Scarlet Knights reclaimed the lead before
Kelsey Scheidel her fourth goal of the contest to level the game at eight goals apiece. After Rutgers tied the game, senior
Kasey Dorney. the back of the net to give Wagner a 9-8 lead in a seesaw third stanza. For Dorney, it was her 100th career point as a member of the Wagner Seahawks. Following the goal by Dorney, the Scarlet Knights ended the third quarter on a 3-0 run to take an 11-9 lead to the final stanza.
The Scarlet Knights tallied the first two goals of the final stanza to open up a 13-9 lead, its largest of the contest. Senior
Maria Henwood and freshman
Katie Siverson tallied goals for the Seahawks in the final four minutes but it wasn't enough as Wagner fell in the contest.
Kelsey Scheidel notched a career high four goals in the contest to go along with one assist, two ground balls, one caused turnover and one draw control.
Kasey Dorney tallied one goal while claiming her 100th career point, five draw controls, two caused turnovers and one ground ball. Senior goalkeeper
Lauren DiStefano stopped 11 out of 24 shots in the contest.
Seahawk Milestones
Stefani Peluso earned her 100th career point in the NEC opener against Central Connecticut State on March 26 behind four goals in the contest. Classmate
Madeline Seims tallied her 150th career point as a member of the Green & White against LIU on March 30. For Seims, she moved into sole possession of seventh place in career points and is fourth in career goals with 136.
On the same day, senior goalkeeper
Lauren DiStefano notched her 300th career save.
Graduate student
Victoria Tucci claimed her 100th career point against Saint Francis U on April 2 while senior
Kasey Dorney reached the century mark in points with a goal against #13 Rutgers on Wednesday, April 13.
Historic NEC Run
Wagner has reached the NEC title game in every season since 2014 while claiming a championship in 2016, 2018, and 2019. During the run to seven consecutive title games, the Green & White have finished second in the regular season in 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, and 2014. Wagner entered the 2017 NEC tournament as the #3 seed. In 2014, the Seahawks entered the season picked seventh in the preseason poll and claimed second in the regular season and earned a trip to the conference championship game.
Wagner currently sits at 3-1 in conference play and is tied for third place with Merrimack.
About Merrimack
The Warriors welcome the Seahawks with a 3-9 overall record and 3-1 mark in NEC play. The Warriors fell to non-conference opponent UMass Lowell in its last contest, 16-5 Wednesday, April 13.
Merrimack will be seeking its first victory against Wagner as the Seahawks hold a 2-0 advantage over the Warriors. The Warrior attack is led by graduate student Meghan Dzialo who has 33 goals this season while Dzialo and classmate Catherine Mahanna are tied the team lead with 34 points.
What's Next
The Seahawks will welcome Sacred Heart to Hameline Field on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:00 P.M.
