{"id":178372,"date":"2026-03-28T19:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/178372\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T19:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:46:39","slug":"womens-lacrosse-boasts-strong-first-half-falls-to-quinnipiac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/178372\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Lacrosse Boasts Strong First Half; Falls to Quinnipiac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<\/p>\n<p>HAMDEN, Conn.\u00a0\u2013 The Manhattan Jaspers women&#8217;s lacrosse\u00a0team (2-10, 1-2\u00a0MAAC), despite seven goals in the first half, lost its MAAC contest\u00a0to\u00a0the Bobcats\u00a0of Quinnipiac\u00a0(6-5, 1-2 MAAC) by a final score of 17-9 at Quinnipiac Soccer &amp; Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>HOW IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe usual duo of <a href=\"https:\/\/gojaspers.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/ella-brunette\/12199\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12199\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Brunette<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gojaspers.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/julia-kerr\/12182\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12182\" target=\"_blank\">Julia Kerr<\/a> scored the first two goals of the game for the Jaspers within 2:15 of the game starting.&#13;<br \/>\n\tQuinnipiac shortly responded to tie the game by midway through the quarter, with Brunette firing home her second of the day to retake the lead at 3-2.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tBefore the frame came to a close, the freshman midfielder secured a hat trick by the end of the first quarter, closing with a 4-3 advantage.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gojaspers.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/logan-pilon\/12206\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12206\" target=\"_blank\">Logan Pilon<\/a> joined Kerr in the scoring column halfway through period two, with Manhattan then holding their largest lead of the day at 7-4.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Bobcats scored the final four goals of the first half, taking an 8-7 edge into the locker room.&#13;<br \/>\n\tLess than five minutes after play resumed, Kerr grabbed a hat trick of her own to knot up the contest at eight apiece.&#13;<br \/>\n\tQuinnipiac went on another run of four unanswered scores to take a 12-8 margin into the final 15 minutes.&#13;<br \/>\n\tBrunette scored her fifth and final goal of the afternoon less than 90 seconds into the frame, but that was all the offense the Jaspers\u00a0could muster as the home team took the victory.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>STATS AND NOTES<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tFreshman midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/gojaspers.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/ella-brunette\/12199\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12199\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Brunette<\/a> posted her second five-goal outing of 2026, matching a career-high and making her the new team leader in goals (31).\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tSophomore attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/gojaspers.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/julia-kerr\/12182\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12182\" target=\"_blank\">Julia Kerr<\/a> tallied her seventh hat trick of the season, maintaining her team lead in points (33).\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tFreshman attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/gojaspers.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/logan-pilon\/12206\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12206\" target=\"_blank\">Logan Pilon<\/a> was the lone other Jasper to score a goal, her 11th of the young season.&#13;<br \/>\n\tSenior defender\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gojaspers.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/naomi-aristone\/10187\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10187\" target=\"_blank\">Naomi Aristone<\/a> caused the most turnovers for Manhattan with two.&#13;<br \/>\n\tJunior midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/gojaspers.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/audrey-ziff\/10217\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10217\" target=\"_blank\">Audrey Ziff<\/a> won the most draw controls with 15, tying her career-high set earlier this season against Furman (Mar. 17).\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tRedshirt Junior goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/gojaspers.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/sophie-pasnak\/10241\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10241\" target=\"_blank\">Sophie Pasnak<\/a> logged 13\u00a0saves through a full 60 minutes, her second-highest total of 2026 (18 @ UMass Lowell).&#13;<\/p>\n<p>NEXT UP:<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan will continue its 2026 campaign on Wednesday, April\u00a01\u00a0when the Jaspers\u00a0return home to Riverdale, this time squaring off against the Pioneers\u00a0from Sacred Heart. 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