Utica spoils RSC women's lacrosse E8 opener
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Team Stats
Utica
| Game Statistics | Utica | Russell Sage College |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 45 | 10 |
| Ground Balls | 33 | 8 |
| Saves | 7 | 13 |
| Clears | 8-10 | 8-10 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 30 |
| Draw Controls | 16 | 6 |
| Free Position Shots | 4-8 | 1-4 |
Albany, NY —Russell Sage College's women's lacrosse team hosted the Pioneers of Utica College on Wednesday afternoon in an Empire 8 contest. Utica collected a 20-2 win over the Gators as junior attacker Lexi Scaccia (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) led the way with nine points on four goals with five assists. With the win, Utica improves to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the Empire 8, while RSC is now 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the league.
Utica had a 14-1 lead at the break as they had 11 different players finish in the scoring mix.
Sophomore attacker Caroline Musinski (Bennington, VT/Mt. Anthony Union) and rookie Grace Hines (Schenectady, NY/Guilderland) scored one goal each for the Gators.
In goal for the Gators, senior Carly Plaisance (Bennington, VT/Mt. Anthony Union) started the contest, allowing seven goals with three saves in 8:21 minutes of work. Senior Marina Azab (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna) worked 51 plus minutes with 10 saves and 13 goals allowed.
Utica's junior Claire Frier (Lafayette, NY/Lafayette) collected the win after 21:13 minutes of work with a pair of saves and one goal allowed as she is now 2-3.
Sage returns to action on March 27 travelling to Alfred University for a 2 p.m. Empire 8 contest.
