Three players recorded hat tricks to lift Canisius to a 18-3 victory over Manhattan in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse action Saturday morning at the Gaelic Park in Riverdale, N.Y.<\/p>\n
The Golden Griffins opened conference action with a victory for the third time in the past five years as they improved to 7-2 overall. Manhattan drops to 1-9 overall and 0-1 in league play with the loss.<\/p>\n
Juniors Maddie Fitzgerald<\/a>, Ashlyn Dhandwar<\/a> and freshman Ella Forcucci<\/a> made up the triplet of Griffs that scored three times. Junior Megan Previdi<\/a> notched a game-high six points with two goals and four assists as she tallied her 100th career point in the contest. Juniors Bridget Brown<\/a> and Harper Weatherdon<\/a> each picked up a game-best three ground balls. Graduate student Isabel Gautreaux<\/a> made 13 saves on 16 shots for a season-high .813 save percentage and shut out the Jaspers in the opening half.<\/p>\n Lauren Maher was involved in each of the Jaspers three scores throughout the game, scoring two times and dishing out an assist to Audrey Ziff. Teammate Naomi Aristone won a game-high six draw controls as Manhattan recorded a 15-8 advantage in draw controls. Goaltender Sophie Pasnak faced 29 shots in the contest and finished with 11 saves.<\/p>\n Sophomore Leah Pfeiffer<\/a> opened up the Griffs offense outburst 3:46 into the game that started a 10-0 run that lasted until the halftime horn. The stretch saw six different Griffs record scoring marks with Pfeiffer, Previdi, Fitzgerald and Forcucci finding the back of the net twice.<\/p>\n Out of the intermission, Manhattan scored two goals in the span of 2:29 to dig into the deficit, however, the spurt was answered two minutes later when sophomore Makenna Crouse<\/a> scored. The Canisius goal started an 8-0 run that increased the Griffs lead to 18-2 with 7:15 remaining in the final quarter. A late score from Manhattan ended the drought at the 3:06 mark before the Blue and Gold finished off the victory.<\/p>\n GAME NOTES UP NEXT Like Canisius Athletics<\/a> on Facebook
\n\u2022 Saturday’s game was the 27th all-time meeting between the two programs. Canisius holds a 16-11 record against Manhattan and has won 15 of its last 17 contests dating back to 2008.
\n\u2022 The Blue and Gold have scored 15-or-more goals in six games this season and have scored in double digits in 12 straight games dating back to last season.
\n\u2022 Canisius has limited its opponent to single-digit scores in four games this season.
\n\u2022 Previdi is the second Griff to reach 100 career points this season. Senior Meg Hiltz<\/a> scored her 100th career point on Mar. 5 against Mercyhurst. Maddie Fitzgerald<\/a> sits 11 points away from the 100 point plateau.
\n\u2022 Canisius recorded a 19-11 advantage in ground balls throughout the contest.<\/p>\n
\nCanisius hosts Quinnipiac on Wednesday for their first home conference game of the season. Opening draw between the Griffs and Bobcats is slated for 3 p.m. at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, N.Y. and can be viewed on ESPN+.<\/p>\n
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