WOMEN'S LACROSSE BLANKED BY NO. 3 STONEHILL
EASTON, Mass. (April 24, 2007)-- Hat tricks off the
sticks of junior All-America Kristin Darrell (West Islip, N.Y.),
sophomore Kristyn Gramzow (Billerica, Mass.) and freshman Liza
Gross (Loudonville, N.Y.) propelled third-ranked Stonehill to a
19-0 league triumph over American International Tuesday afternoon
at W.B. Mason Stadium.
The host Skyhawks (15-0, 9-0 Northeast-10), raced out to a 12-0
advantage at the break and received goals from 10 different players
en route to their second shutout of the season, as Darrell and
Gramzow each added an assist to finish with four points for the
winners. Senior Tracey Hoffman (Nashua, N.H.) and sophomore
Mary Maloney (Great River, N.Y.) chipped in with a pair of goals
and three assists for five points each for Stonehill, which also
received a goal and three assists from sophomore Michelle Kelly
(Mendham, N.J.). Freshman Jackie Ladino (North Dartmouth,
Mass.) collected two goals for the Skyhawks, who also received a
goal and an assist from sophomore Michelle Salmon (East Islip,
N.Y.) as well as single markers each from junior Christa LaRocco
(West Islip, N.Y.) and freshman Jaclyn Craig (Rocky Point, N.Y.) as
well as an assist from sophomore Rebecca Cottam (Belmont,
Mass.).
Junior Amanda McGeachey (Saco, Maine) made three saves to pick up
her 15th victory and second shutout of the season for Stonehill,
while senior Megan Trytsman (Kwa-Zulu Natal, South
Africa) made 12 stops in net for the visiting Yellow Jackets (1-10,
1-7 Northeast-10) as the Skyhawks outshot American International by
a 35-3 margin.
AIC will play its final home game of 2007 when
it entertains Franklin Pierce Thursday.