POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – On Wednesday afternoon, the Marist women's lacrosse team held its One Love Game where they took down Niagara, 12-11, for their second straight conference win.
 

Summary

• Marist fired first with a goal by Kerri Gutenberger to give Marist the early lead, 1-0.
• Juliana Santel recorded her first goal of the season to extend Marist's lead, 2-0.  
• Niagara scored three unanswered goals to take the lead, 3-2.
• Gutenberger scored her second goal of the game with a minute left in the first quarter to tie the game, 3-3.
• Delaney Hayes scored first in the second quarter to put Marist back ahead, 4-3.
• Gutenberger completed the early hat trick, making the score 5-3 with 10:40 left in the half.
• Niagara scored two goals to tie the game, 5-5.
• Kelly Trotta, Maddie Shrader, and Olivia Arntsen all scored to give Marist the three-goal lead to close the half with a score of 8-5. 
• Gutenberger and Trotta record back-to-back goals to start the third quarter, making the score 10-5.
• Niagara scored three straight unanswered goals to cut the deficit, 10-8, going into the fourth quarter.
• Trotta completes the hat trick and Gutenberger scores her fifth goal of the game, 40^th of the season, to give the Red Foxes a 12-8 lead.
• Niagara scored three unanswered goals to make the score 12-11, but Marist was able to hold on and secure the win.

 

Notable Stats

• Miranda Lopes set a new career high with 16 saves, breaking her previous record of 14. 
• Kerri Gutenberger recorded her 40^th goal of the season.
• Marist had six different goal scorers, with goals by Kerri Gutenberger (five), Kelly Trotta (three), Delaney Hayes (one), OIivia Arntsen (one), Maddie Schrader (one), and Juliana Santel (one).

 

Up Next

• The Red Foxes are back home on Saturday, April 15 to take on Mount St. Mary's.
• The matchup is set to begin at 1 p.m., with Senior Day taking place prior to the opening draw.