Washington, D.C., - The Wagner College women's lacrosse team punched its ticket to the Northeast Conference (NEC) tournament with a 20-4 victory over Howard on Saturday afternoon.
The Seahawks put a stamp on the contest in the opening quarter as they outscored the Bison 11-1 through the first 15 minutes. Seven different goal scorers accounted for the first seven goals of the game. Eight different Seahawks found the back of the net in the opening stanza as graduate student
Stefani Peluso, senior's
Kasey Dorney and
Maria Henwood, junior's
Emily Wesoky and Megano Greco, sophomore
Kelsey Scheidel, and freshmen
Ella Marino and
Katie Siverson all found the back of the net in the quarter. The goal for
Ella Marino was her first career goal as a member of the Seahawks as she tallied two goals in the quarter, classmate
Katie Siverson netted a hat trick in the quarter.
With a 10-goal cushion to begin the second frame, Wagner added three more goals from freshman
Kendra Hall,
Kasey Dorney, and
Katie Siverson as Wagner took a 14-3 advantage into the halftime intermission.
Wagner outscored Howard 3-0 in the third quarter as
Emily Wesoky tallied her second goal and freshmen
Sophia Colver and
Kendall Tabobandung tallied goals as well. For Tabobandung, it was her first goal as a member of the Wagner Seahawks.
In the final stanza,
Ella Marino tallied her first career hat trick as Amy Rzeminiewsky tallied her first goal of the season.
Kendall Tabobandung tallied her second goal and her first career multi goal game of her career.
Katie Siverson led Wagner with four goals to go along with eight draw controls and five points in the victory as all three Wagner goalkeepers saw action in the contest.
The Seahawks will wrap up the regular season on Saturday, April 30 when they host Bryant at Hameline Field as the Seahawks will celebrate 10 student-athletes.
