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2009 Alumni Game Announced

08.10.09

(POTSDAM, NY) Coach Lauren Bruce has announced that the annual women's lacrosse alumni game will be held on Saturday, September 19th beginning at 10 a.m on the turf field. For more information contact Coach Bruce at:  brucele@potsdam.edu.

Women Upend Morrisville in Home Finale

POTSDAM, NY- The women’s lacrosse team played a tight contest with visiting Morrisville for most of the first period but pulled away in the second period for a 11-6 victory on Tuesday afternoon in the Bears home finale. With the win, the Bears improve their record to 7-6 (2-5 SUNYAC) while Morrisville falls to 4-8 (1-6 SUNYAC).

Molly Lehman-Lewis (Canandaigua/Canandaigua) scored two goals and had two assists to lead the Bears in points.  Samantha Brown (Rochester/Eastridge) had two goals and one assist.  Naomi Flint (Georgetown, ONT/Georgetown), Allie Nettles (Carthage/Carthage), Kelsey Shoen (Waddington/Madrid-Waddington), Carly Richards (Niskayuna/Niskayuna), Maribeth Simmons (Clinton, CT/Clinton), Aubrey Macintosh (Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake), and Joan McCabe (Watertown/South Jefferson) all had one goal each. McCabe also added an assist.

Jennifer Caffarelli (Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg) led the Mustangs with four goals.  Sybil Stanton (Walton/Walton) had two goals.

The Bears went up 2-0 in the first period before Morrisville would make it 2-1 close to the midway point.  The teams would trade goals before Brown would add two free-position goals to put Potsdam up 5-2 at halftime.

Morrisville scored two straight goals to make it a 5-4 game.  Potsdam then pulled ahead and scored five straight times to go up 10-4 with 7:09 to play in the second half.  The Mustangs would make it 10-5 at 6:21 and then Simmons scored 10 seconds later to make it 11-5 with Morrisville scoring the last goal of the game with 3:38 remaining.

Potsdam had the advantage in shots 25-15 and in groundballs 31-21.

Sarah Sweeney (Spenceport/Spenceport) made seven saves in goal for the Bears while Jennifer May (Rochester/Penfield) made six saves.

The Bears head on the road to take on Brockport this Saturday at 1 pm.

Bears Defeat New Paltz

(POTSDAM, NY)- Molly Lehman-Lewis scored three goals to lead the women’s lacrosse team to victory over the visiting New Paltz Hawks 12-2 on Tuesday afternoon. The Bears improve their record to 6-3 (1-2 SUNYAC) while New Paltz falls to 2-6 (0-3 SUNYAC). The six wins set a new record for the most in the program’s history.

Ashley Bordignon (New Westminster, BC/St. Thomas More) and Carly Richards (Niskayuna/Niskayuna) both had two goals each.  Kelsey Shoen (Waddington/Madrid-Waddington), Allie Nettles (Carthage/Carthage), Samantha Brown (Rochester/Eastridge), Lisa Seidel (Coquitlam, BC/Charles Best Secondary), and Aubrey Macintosh (Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake) all had one goal each.  Shoen also had three assists while Nettles and Richards had two assists.

New Paltz scored first in the game to take an early 1-0 lead.  The Bears then scored on four consecutive times on goals by Lehman-Lewis and Bordignon.  The Hawks got it to within 4-2 before Potsdam rattled off eight more goals to pull away for the victory.

Kaci Milligan (Liverpool/Bishop Ludden) started and had two saves for the Bears.  Sarah Sweeney (Spenceport/Spenceport) came on in the second half and had two saves.  Lorraine Vultaggio had 10 saves for New Paltz.

The Bears will host Geneseo this Saturday at 4 pm.

Women Defeat Redlands

03.27.09

(REDLANDS, CA)- The women’s lacrosse team concluded its trip to California with a win in defeating Redlands College 19-8 on Friday afternoon. The Bears record now improves to 5-1.

Carly Richards (Niskayuna/Niskayuna) and Molly Lehman-Lewis (Canandaigua/Canandaigua) both led the Bears with five goals each. Richards also had five assists. Samantha Brown (Rochester/Eastridge) had two goals and Ashley Bordignon (New Westminster, BC/St. Thomas More), Kelsey Shoen (Waddington/Madrid-Waddington), Maribeth Simmons (Clinton, CT/Clinton), Naomi Flint (Georgetown, ONT/Georgetown), Liz Dargie (Canton/Canton) and Joan McCabe (Watertown/South Jefferson) all had one goal each.

The Bears fell behind 7-5 in the first period before scoring four straight goals to take a 9-7 lead going into halftime. Redlands got within 9-8 early in the second period but Potsdam rattled off eight straight goals to put the game out of reach.

Potsdam outshot Redlands 30-23 but lost in groundballs 25-22.

Sarah Sweeney (Spenceport/Spenceport) was in goal in the first period and made four saves. Kaci Milligan (Liverpool/Bishop Ludden) came on in the second half and made five saves.

The Bears return home to begin SUNYAC play and take on Oneonta this Tuesday at 4 pm.

Bears Humble Wildcats 21-8

03.18.09

(POTSDAM, NY) – Led by Carly Richards and Molly Lehman-Lewis with six goals each, the Potsdam Bears humbled the visiting Cazenovia Wildcats by a score of 21-8. Potsdam now moves to 3-1 overall while Cazenovia goes to 2-1.

The Bears led throughout the game outscoring the Wildcats 12-4 in the first half and 9-4 in the second. Potsdam also out-shot Cazenovia 37-18.

Richards (Niskayuna/Niskayuna) opened today’s scoring as she tallied her first goal with 28:01 on the clock. She scored four more first period goals before her final goal at 4:13 of the second period.

Lehman-Lewis (Canandaigua/Canandaigua) scored her first goal at 21:15 of the first period and finished with three goals in each period. Allie Nettles (Carthage/Carthage) followed the two leaders as she scored three goals.

Potsdam’s Ashley Bordignon (New Westminster, BC/St. Thomas More) and Maribeth Simmons (Clinton, CT/Clinton) connected for a pair of goals apiece. Naomi Flint and Kelsey Shoen added singles for the Bears.

Nicole Kimmel (Rome/RFA), Courtney Caldwell (Black River/Immaculate Heart), Cassandra Gazeley (West Sand Lake/Averil Park) and Christy Foster (Canton/Canton) each scored two goals for Cazenovia.

Starter Kaci Milligan (Buffalo/Amherst) and reliever Sarah Sweeney Spencerport/Spencerport) split Potsdam’s goalkeeping duties with a total of 9 saves. Cazenovia’s Cari Dwinal (Laconia, NH/Laconia) had 13 saves in the loss.

Potsdam Defeats Clarkson in Home Opener

03.07.09

(POTSDAM, NY) Led by Ashley Bordignon's five goals, the women's lacrosse team won its home opener over cross-town rival Clarkson 13-9 on Saturday afternoon.

Bordignon (New  Westminster, BC/St. Thomas More) also assisted on two goals.  Molly Lehman-Lewis (Canandaigua/Canandaigua) had two goals and two assists while Allie Nettles (Carthage/Carthage) and Joan McCabe (Watertown/South Jefferson) also scored twice.  Lisa Seidel (Coquitlam, BC/Charles Best Secondary) and Naomi Flint (Georgetown, ONT/Gerogetown) had one goal each.

Kimberley Loucks (Waterloo/Waterloo) led Clarkson with five goals.  Emily Bojarski (Syracuse/West Genesee) had two goals while Saryn Campbell (West Bolton, VT/Mount Mansfield) and Brittnie Carroll (Dexter, NY/General Brown) had one goal each.

The Bears took a 3-0 lead early in the first period on goals by Seidel and Bordignon and a free position goal by McCabe. Potsdam would tack on three more goals by the end of the period to go up 6-3 at halftime.

Bordignon struck twice in the second period to put Potsdam ahead 8-3.  The Bears would go ahead 11-5 and were looking to run away with the game until Clarkson scored three straight times to make it 11-8.  The score would be 12-9 with 6:19 until McCabe converted her second free position shot of the game to make it 13-9 with 4:44 to play. Clarkson would only get one more shot on goal the rest of the game.

Sarah Sweeney (Spenceport/Spenceport) made eight saves in goal for the Bears.  Hannah Walters (Amherst, NH/Derryfield) had 10 saves for Clarkson.