BOXSCORE
Box Score

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. –The Fredonia State women's lacrosse team opened up the conference portion of its schedule with a 21-point assualt on host New Paltz on Saturday. The Devils (7-2 overall, 1-0 SUNYAC) claimed a 21-12 victory over the Hawks (4-4, 0-1 SUNYAC).

The Hawks matched the Blue Devils shot-for-shot in the first half and even held two leads in the late minutes of the first stanza, but could not keep pace with Fredonia's overwhelming attack in the second period.

Fredonia State's Amy Simon earned 10 points, scoring nine goals and dishing out one assist. Katie Kleine registered seven points in her three-goal, four-assist performance while also causing a game-high five turnovers. Morgan McNamara and Shelby Depew each netted three markers, with all three of Depew's scores coming on free position attempts.

Freshman Carissa Citro led the New Paltz attack with four goals and a team-high seven ground balls. Citro added four draw controls and two caused turnovers to her overall line. Senior Samantha DelGaudio matched Citro's four-point effort with one of her own, courtesy of her one goal and three assists on the afternoon.

The Blue Devils opened play with two goals in the first three minutes of action, before New Paltz returned serve with two goals of its own by Citro and Sam Tornatore tying the game at 2-all with 23:36 remaining in the first period.

Simon would net her second goal of the afternoon soon after, but Tornatore matched her at the 18:37 mark to keep the game tied, now at 3-all. Simon scored two more Blue Devil goals in rapid succession, yet New Paltz again answered right back with goals by freshman midfielder Lianne Valdivia and Citro to keep pace with Fredonia.

Depew's first free-position shot for the Blue Devils gave them a 6-5 lead at the 11:39 mark in the first half. New Paltz claimed its first lead of the game after an unassisted Citro marker and a strike from freshman midfielder Julia Johnson gave the Hawks a 7-6 edge with 8:32 remaining in the period.

Depew's second free-position goal knotted the game with 4:43 left in the first, but the Hawks Juli Rehain countered just a minute later to stake the Hawks to a 8-7 lead. Simon immediately evened the score after the ensuing draw, sending both teams to halftime tied at 8-all.

The Hawks struggled to get out of the box in the second half, allowing five straight Blue Devil goals before scoring with 20:30 remaining. Faced with a 13-9 deficit, the New Paltz defense was pressured and could not come up with stops, allowing an 8-0 Fredonia State run that stretched for more than 10 minutes. Three Hawk scores in the last 10 minutes brought the final score to a 21-12 ending.

Fredonia State's Casey Chiesa earned her seventh victory of the year, stopping nine Hawk shots in 60 minutes of play.
Hawks's goalkeeper Stefanie Mignone was charged with the loss after minding the net for nearly 47 minutes, amassing four saves. She was relieved by freshman Jackie Ulanoff, who saved one shot in 13:03 between the pipes.

Despite outshooting the Blue Devils by a 19-17 margin in the first half, the Hawks finished the game with 27 shots compared to Fredonia's 31. New Paltz did win the ground ball battle, 21-20, as well as winning the aforementioned draw control battle. Fredonia was successful in 11 of its 14 clear attempts, while New Paltz cleared 10-of-13 chances.

The Devils next see action on Tuesday, April 3, when they travel to Geneseo.