Staten Island, NY – The Wagner women's lacrosse team defeating Saint Francis U, 16-7, at Hameline Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Seahawks put a stamp on the contest as they outscored the Red Flash 6-2 in the opening stanza. Senior
Kasey Dorney opened the scoring for Wagner before graduate student
Victoria Tucci claimed two consecutive free-position goals to give the Green & White a 3-0 advantage. Tucci's first goal of the afternoon secured her 100th career point as a member of the Seahawks. Junior
Emily Wesoky,
Kasey Dorney and freshman
Sophia Colver rounded out the goal scorers in the opening stanza as Colver's goal was her first as a member of the Seahawks.
Wagner continued their momentum in the second frame as they outscored Saint Francis 4-2 behind two goals from Dorney, one goal from graduate student
Madeline Seims, and one goal from junior
Megan Greco. The Seahawks took a 10-4 lead into the halftime intermission.
Three different goal scorers in the third stanza allowed Wagner to outscore Saint Francis 3-2 as Dorney, Tucci, and Seims each tallied a goal each. The game entered the final frame with Wagner holding a 14-6 lead as Wagner would out score Saint Francis 3-1 to secure a 16-7 lead. The victory for Wagner extends their winning streak to three and improves their Northeast Conference (NEC) record to 3-0 to begin the season.
Victoria Tucci tallied four goals to go along with one ground ball and one draw control while
Kasey Dorney tallied five goals, two assists, two ground balls, six draw controls and two caused turnovers. The Deer Park, NY native moves her career point total to 99.
Madeline Seims tallied a hat trick to go along with an assist. Senior goalkeeper
Lauren DiStefano stopped seven out of 15 shots faced.
The Seahawks will travel to Mount St. Mary's on Wednesday, March 6 in a rematch of last season's NEC championship game.
