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Staten Island, NY – The Wagner women's lacrosse team will welcome Bryant to Hameline Field on Saturday, April 30 at 12:00 P.M.
An Ode To The Seniors
The Seahawks will also pay recognition to its four graduate students and six seniors. Graduate students
Madeline Seims,
Victoria Tucci, Stefani Pelusco, and
Giaci Vitolo will all be recognized.
Seniors
Lauren DiStefano,
Aileen Hannan,
Maria Henwood,
Kasey Dorney,
Ally Turner, and
Amy Rzemieniewski will also be recognized for their contributions to the Wagner women's lacrosse program.
Last Time Out
The Seahawks punched its ticket to the Northeast Conference (NEC) tournament with a 20-4 victory over Howard on Saturday, April 23.
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
Megan 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 Rzeminiewski 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 victory against Howard propelled Wagner to the NEC playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.
Aileen Hannan And Katie Siverson Claim NEC Weekly Honors
Senior
Aileen Hannan and freshman
Katie Siverson of the Wagner College women's lacrosse team earned Northeast Conference (NEC) Defensive & Rookie of the Week awards, the conference announced on Monday afternoon.
Hannan had a hand in both Wagner victories last week as the defense only allowed 12 goals in two games. Against Sacred Heart on Wednesday, April 20, the Rockville, MD native tallied four ground balls, while causing four turnovers in a 9-8 victory. Against Howard on Saturday, April 23, Hannan caused two turnovers and tallied 1 ground ball.
Hannan currently leads the NEC in with 46 ground balls and 3.29 ground balls per game. Against Sacred Heart, Hannan tallied her 100th career ground ball as a member of the Seahawks.
Katie Siverson earned her second Rookie of the Week honor of the season while helping the Seahawks to two critical conference victories last week. Against Sacred Heart, Siverson tallied one goal, one ground ball, and two draw controls. Against Howard, the Morristown, NJ native tallied a career and team high four goals to go along with two ground balls, 1 caused turnovers and eight draw controls.
Playoff Picture
The 2022 NEC tournament field is set as Bryant claimed the regular season title, Mount St. Mary's claimed second place, the Seahawks took third place, and LIU rounds out the four teams in the tournament. Bryant will take on LIU while Wagner and Mount St. Mary's will battle in a 2021 championship rematch.
The same four teams competed in the NEC tournament last season as Mount St. Mary's prevented the Seahawks from its third consecutive championship.
Wagner has also reached the NEC title game in every season since 2014 while claiming a championship in 2016, 2018, and 2019.
During Wagner's run to seven consecutive championship games, they 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.
Since 2014, the preseason #1 has won the regular season championship five times: Bryant claimed all five from 2014-2018 and Bryant was the lone preseason #1 to win the NEC tournament as they did it four times from 2014-2017.
About Bryant
The 2022 NEC regular season champions enter Hameline Field with an 11-3 overall record and a 7-0 NEC mark. Sophomore Kenna Kaut leads the Bulldogs with 49 goals and 60 points. Her 49 goals is a conference-high while she also leads the NEC with 3.54 goals per game. Her 60 points also tops the NEC.
What's Next
The Seahawks will take on Mount St. Mary's in a 2021 NEC title game rematch on Thursday, April 5.
