FAIRFIELD, Connecticut – The Marist women's lacrosse dropped a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at Fairfield by a score of 17-9 on Saturday.
 

Summary

• Fairfield scored the game's first four goals, but Marist rebounded for three straight – two by Samantha Mehalick, one by Kerri Gutenberger.
• Mehalick's third goal of the contest tied the score at five apiece with 4:33 left in the first half.
• Fairfield scored three times in the last 3:39 of the half, and took an 8-5 lead to the locker room.
• Mehalick opened the second half scoring just 46 seconds in, but Fairfield responded with four consecutive goals.
• Fairfield's largest lead was nine before Kelly George scored the final goal of the game for the Red Foxes.

 

Stats

• Mehalick scored four goals, followed by Gutenberger with three.
• Alexandra Di Chiara had three assists.
• Bella D'Gracia registered team highs in ground balls (four) and caused turnovers (four) for the Red Foxes.
• Romy Villemure paced Marist with four draw controls.
• Delaney Galvin made 16 saves.
• Meaghan Graham led Fairfield with six points (five goals, one assist).
• Fairfield had a 38-23 edge in shots, and a 19-9 advantage in draw controls.

 

Records

• Marist is 2-3 overall and in MAAC play.
• Fairfield is 9-1 on the season and in conference.

 

Up Next

Marist closes out the regular season by hosting Siena on Wednesday at 7 p.m.