AMHERST, Mass. – Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse stunned #13 Massachusetts, 15-11, to win the program's first ever Atlantic 10 Championship on Sunday.
Lauren Figura was named the A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player, and is joined by
Jorden Concordia,
Riley Evans,
Sophia Kolkka, and
Taylor Newman-Farr on the All-Championship Team.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The home team controlled the pace of the game through the opening 8:53 with a 3-0 lead into the media break at 6:07. St. Joe's responded with two-unanswered goals before the horn sounded to cut it to 3-2.
- The Hawks tied things with the first score of the second stanza, before UMass claimed three-straight to go up again. The Hawks then claimed a 4-1 run over a 1:55 span to tie the game at seven apiece with 3:41 left in the half. UMass recorded one more before the halftime buzzer for an 8-7 lead.
- The Hawks held UMass off the board in the third period with a 4-0 advantage to take the lead for the first time.
- The Minutewomen claimed two of the first three goals of the final quarter to pull withing three at 12-9 with 10:53 left. The Crimson & Gray scored three-straight to take its largest lead at 15-10 with 5:06 remaining. The top seed would score one final goal with 12 ticks left.
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE:
- Figura led all scorers with five goals for five points.
- Lisa Ross recorded a four-point outing with three goals and one helper.
- Evans added the hat trick and three draw controls.
- Kolkka registered a goal, an assist, four grounf balls, three draw controls, and two caused turnovers.
- Emma O'Neill handed out a pair of assists and claimed a team-best four draw controls.
- Maddie Yoder scored a pair of goals and Bonnie Yu finished with a goal and an assist.
- Newman-Farr caused three turnovers to lead all Hawks.
- Concordia (14-6) has the most wins by any Hawk in net for a single season after making nine saves on Sunday.
UP NEXT:
St. Joe's awaits its fate for the NCAA Tournament with the NCAA Selection Show scheduled for Sunday, May 8.
