MOUNT IDA WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Scotts Miracle-Gro Field, Providence, R.I.
FINAL: JOHNSON & WALES 17, MOUNT IDA 6
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Junior Allison Pazienski (New Hyde, N.Y.) scored six goals as Johnson & Wales extended its league winning streak to 26 straight with a 17-6 Great Northeast Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse victory over Mount Ida Saturday afternoon at Scotts Miracle-Gro Field.
The host Wildcats (12-2, 9-0 GNAC) scored the first 11 goals of the contest in building a 13-2 advantage at the break, as Pazienski set the tone with a natural hat trick in the opening 4:08 of the contest. Sophomore Maria Patane (Greenwich, N.Y.) added four goals and an assist on the day for Johnson & Wales, which received two tallies and an assist each from senior Raquel Pederzani and freshman Marley Medina (South Hadley, Mass.). Junior Juliana Giello (Warwick, N.Y.) and freshman Dani Lydecker (Valley Cottage, N.Y.) chipped in with a goal and two assists each for the hosts, who received a tally from junior Kathy Ensor (St. Louis, Mo) as well as helpers off the sticks of sophomore Cat Nolan (Center Moriches, N.Y.) and freshman Heidi Kiser (Tiverton, R.I.).
Junior Alyssa Kelly (Lee, Mass.) netted a pair of goals to become the visiting Mustangs’ (10-4, 6-3 GNAC) all-time leading goal scorer with 204, breaking the previous mark of 203 set by Amanda Bowen from 2012-15. Kelly, who added a pair of assists in the setback, now holds all of Mount Ida’s career scoring records that include 88 assists and 292 points. Junior Brooke Scahill (Gales Ferry, Conn.) joined Kelly with two tallies and pair of helpers to finish with four points on the day for the visitors, who received markers off the sticks of senior Hayley Napier (Fairhaven, Conn.) and freshman Jordyn Ringuette (Colchester, Conn.).
Freshman Cassidy O’Hara (Mashpee, Mass.) picked up the win in goal with an eight save effort for Johnson & Wales, while senior Eleanor Garvey (Elkridge, Md.) made a career-high 23 stops in net in the setback for Mount Ida as the Wildcats outshot the Mustangs by a 44-15 margin overall (40-14 on goal) and held a 15-10 advantage in draw controls for the contest.
Mount Ida heads to Weston, Mass. on Tuesday evening to take on Regis in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference outing beginning at 7:00 p.m., while Johnson & Wales hosts Fitchburg State in a non-league match on Monday afternoon at Scotts Miracle-Gro Field that begins at 4:00 p.m.