Women's Lacrosse Falls to Gwynedd-Mercy

UNION, N.J. (3/9/10) – Gwynedd-Mercy College junior attack Colleen Dellostretto (Hatboro, Pa.) scored five goals to lead the Griffins past host Kean University in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Tuesday evening.

Rookie Lyndsey Cannon (Delran, N.J.) and junior Erica Kelly (West Deptford, N.J.) each had three goals for the Cougars (0-2), while junior goalkeeper Trisha Timony (Allentown, N.J.) made 12 saves for the Griffins (1-0) in their season opener.

The Cougars scored the final two goals of the first half to take 5-3 lead at the break, with Cannon (pictured right) scoring two of the Cougars final three goals of the half. 

The second half was filled with scoring runs, as the Griffins scored the first six goals of the half, including two each by Dellostretto and sophomore Shannon Carabba (Erdenheim, Pa.) to take a 9-5 lead with 18:07 remaining.

Kean answered with three straight goals, the first two by Kelly and the final one by Cannon, to pull within 9-8 with just under 14 minutes left.  However, those would be Kean's final goals of the game, as the Griffins scored the final six goals of the game to seal the win. 

The Cougars return to action on Thursday, March 11, when they host Western Connecticut State University in non-conference action at 4 p.m.