STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Wagner College women's lacrosse team began its 2026 NEC slate with an 18-3 win over Delaware State on Hameline Field on Saturday.
The Seahawks (1-6, 1-0 NEC) scored five goals before the Hornets (0-8, 0-1 NEC) tallied their first goal midway through the opening period. At the end of the first, Wagner held a commanding 8-1 lead in its conference opener.
The Seahawks added four goals in the second while allowing only one to Delaware State to take a 12-2 lead heading into the halftime break.
A 3-1 third period for Wagner extended its lead, 15-3, heading into the final quarter of play. In the fourth, the Seahawks held the Hornets scoreless while finding the back of the net three times to prevail, 18-3, after 60 minutes of action.
Offensively, junior captain Amelia Logan led the Green & White with seven total points on four goals and three assists. Fellow captain senior Shea Saracino tacked on three goals, earning her first hat trick as a Seahawk, to go along with one assist.
Junior Sydney Ecker, junior Carolyne Chase sophomore Sydney Mulroony, and junior Lea Cini all scored two goals. Senior Kristina Pisano, junior Alex Wright, and freshman Avery White each added one goal. Cini recorded a team-high four assists as well.
For White, the Surf City, North Carolina native scored her first collegiate goal late in the fourth quarter against Delaware State.
Defensively, Pisano and Mulroony caused three turnovers while Wright collected a team-high five draw controls. Mulroony earned a team-best seven ground balls.
In net, junior Grace DeCarolis, sophomore Hannah White, and freshman Isabella Odland combined for the shutout, recording nine saves as a unit.
As a team, Wagner put 24 of its 29 shots on target, limiting Delaware State to 15 shots total with seven on net. The Seahawks held a 13-10 advantage in draw controls.
Next up, the Green & White welcome NEC newcomer New Haven on Saturday, March 21. The Seahawks and the Chargers matchup is set for 2:30 p.m. on Hameline Field.
