(8-8, 4-5 MAAC)

1st 2nd OT 2OT F  #5 Marist  7  3  1 0   11  #4 Siena  4  6  0 0   10  Box Score | Facebook Photo Gallery

(10-8, 5-3 MAAC)

	Stat Comparison Marist Siena   Goals 11  10   Shots 19   20   Assists 3  4   Draw Controls 12 12   Caused Turnovers  5  7  Ground Balls  14 16   Turnovers  12 12   Saves  2  3
	Individual Leaders  Stat  Marist  Siena  Goals  Brannigan, 4  Treanor, 3  Assists  Three with 1  Four with 1  Draw Controls  McHugh, 5  Mossop, 6  Caused Turnovers  Leonard/Tricarico 2  Two with 2  Ground Balls  Fauvell, 3  Treanor, 3  Saves  Witczak, 2  DeLisio, 2
	Up Next Who: #1 Canisius When: Fri. May 1 - 8 p.m. Where: Buffalo, N.Y. MAAC.tv | Full Schedule | Tickets

LOUDONVILLE, NEW YORK – The Marist women's lacrosse team emerged victorious as they defeated the Siena Saints, 11-10 in a thrilling Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference quarterfinal matchup Saturday afternoon at the Siena Turf Field.

In a wild game that featured five ties and six lead changes the teams traded goals for the first twenty minutes of the game. Erin Mossop would give Siena a one goal lead early in the first half at the 28:43 minute mark. The Red Foxes then leveled the score with a goal from Kara McHugh (Madison, Conn.) after a nice feed from behind the net from Kirsten Viscount (Smithtown, N.Y.) at 23:41.

Siena would then take the lead at 2-1, 3-2, and then 4-3 before Allison Gionta (Eastport, N.Y.) scored three goals in a three minute span to turn a 4-3 deficit into a 6-4 lead by the 4:04 minute mark.

Putting a cap on a nice half for the Red Foxes was Lexi Brannigan (Loudonville, N.Y.), who scored with 1.7 seconds left in the half to give the Red Foxes a 7-4 lead at halftime.

Goals from Morgan Jaycox (Amityville, N.Y.) and Brannigan in the first ten minutes of the second half would give the Red Foxes their largest lead of the game at 9-4 and one that would seemingly be tough to topple.

Four unanswered goals from Siena would cut the Marist lead to just one goal with 4:19 remaining

A crucial Marist turnover with under a minute remaining gave Siena life and a chance to tie the game. After a Saint's shot went wide with 10 seconds remaining, Siena caused another turnover and scored from a shot in front of the net with just 2.8 seconds remaining.

The Red Foxes tallied the only goal in the two three minute overtime periods when McHugh scored in the first overtime period and gave the Red Foxes an 11-10 lead.

The ending wasn't without more dramatic play though as the Red Foxes still needed two big saves from Abigail Witczak (Mendham, N.J.) as she thwarted Siena's first and third possessions in the second three minute OT period.

With the victory the Red Foxes are moving on and will face number one seeded Canisius Friday, May 1 in Buffalo, N.Y with a chance to reach the MAAC Championship game with another win.

Full Tournament Schedule/Results

SATURDAY, APRIL 25   QUARTERFINALS

Game 1: #3 Monmouth 14, #6 Niagara 9                                    

Game 2: #4 Siena 10, #5 Marist 11 OT                                                  

FRIDAY, MAY 1   SEMIFINALS

Game 3: #2 Fairfield vs. #3 Monmouth                      4:30 p.m.             

Game 4: #1 Canisius vs. #5 Marist                            8 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 3   FINAL

Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4           12 p.m.