WOMEN’S LACROSSE DROPS 19-7 DECISION TO NO. 1 ADELPHI IN SEASON FINALE

Box Score vs. Adelphi - April 25, 2009

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (Apr. 25, 2009) – Junior midfielder Kristie Sosnowski (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) and junior attacker Rebecca LaFlare (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) notched three points apiece on Saturday afternoon, but it did not get the job done as the Molloy College women’s lacrosse team suffered a 19-7 defeat at the hands of No. 1 ranked Adelphi University at the Dean G. Skelos Sports Complex in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Sosnowski raked a goal and two assists, while LaFlare scored a team-best three tallies.

Tied at 2-up with 21-plus minutes to go in the first half, the Panthers (14-0, 2-0 ECC) ran off seven unanswered markers in a 10-minute stint to grab a 9-2 lead with 8:08 left. Senior attacker Rachel Ray (Rocky Point, N.Y.) amassed two goals and one assist in the streak. Sophomore attacker Michelle Ceraso (Massapequa, N.Y.) notched two goals. Sophomore midfielder Kaitlyn Carter (Mineola, N.Y.) contributed a goal and an assist. Junior midfielder Vanessa Sotcheff (Rocky Point, N.Y.) began the run with a goal on a feed from Ray.

Adelphi eventually headed into the break ahead 11-4. It kicked off the latter half with four goals in a row to take a 15-4 advantage nine minutes in. Ray had one goal and two assists in the run. Freshman midfielder Marissa Mills (Islip, N.Y.) and freshman attacker Erica Devito (Shoreham, N.Y.) struck the back of the net off of the assists. Molloy (7-9, 1-3 ECC) responded by posting two of the next three goals to cut the shortfall to 16-6. Sosnowski and junior attacker Lori Sollitto (Wantagh, N.Y.) accounted for the scoring.

During the last 11 minutes, the Panthers raked three more goals, while the Lions had one to cap the match-up with a final of 19-7. Junior midfielder Corinne Pingitore (Jackson, N.J.) kicked off the burst. Carter followed by finding the back of the netting. Ray got the assist. Junior attacker Alyssa LaBosco (Massapequa, N.Y.) ended things off with a score at the 2:23 mark. For Molloy, Sollitto had the lone goal off a feed from senior defender Kelly LaClair (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) with 9:05 remaining in regulation.

Sosnowski had five draws, four ground balls and one caused turnover. Sollitto and senior attacker Erin Brady (Long Beach, N.Y.) notched two points each. Sollitto also totaled one ground ball and one caused turnover. LaClair notched three caused turnovers, three ground balls, two draw controls and one assist. Sophomore midfielder Hayley Lacey (Levittown, N.Y.) chipped in with three ground balls and a pair of draws.

For Adelphi, Ray amassed eight points on three goals and five assists. She also registered two draw controls and two ground balls. Carter and Devito posted four points apiece on three goals and one assist. Devito also picked up a pair of ground balls. Ceraso finished with four goals. Pingitore registered a pair of tallies. Junior attacker Danielle Kafarski (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) amassed a goal and an assist.

The Panthers owned a 38-26 advantage in shots and a 30-24 edge in ground balls, while the Lions sported a 15-12 margin in draws. On clears, Adelphi was successful on 23-of-26 (88.5 percent), while Molloy earned a clear percentage of 69.6 (16-of-23). Inside eight meters, the Panthers tallied four goals, while the Lions got one score.

Head Coach Tom Campolettano and the Lions closed out the 2009 campaign with an overall record of 7-9 and an East Coast Conference ledger of 1-3. They will return again in the Spring of 2010. Please check back to http://athletics.molloy.edu for future information.