#1 C.W. Post Defeats Franklin Pierce, 22-3
Stille sets new Franklin Pierce single-season points record with three goals
Lauren Stille ran her season
points total to 67, a new program record, with three goals on
Saturday against C.W. Post.
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RINDGE, N.H. (April 19,
2008) – Long Island University-C.W. Post, ranked
first in the latest Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches
Association Div. II poll, used a 16-goal first half to defeat
Franklin Pierce University, 22-3, in non-conference women’s
lacrosse action on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Sodexho Field.
Junior Jaclyn Napoli (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) led the
Pioneers with a game-high four goals and added an assist for five
points, while senior Jenna Miller (Silver Spring, Md./Blake) netted
three and assisted on a game-high five tallies for eight points.
Junior Katie Hogan (Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale) also contributed
three goals and three assists for C.W. Post.
Freshman Lauren Stille (North Quincy, Mass./North
Quincy) was the Ravens’ only offense on the
afternoon, scoring three times. With her three goals, Stille passed
Courtney Boardman ’05 to become the school’s
single-season leader in points with 67 and also moved to within two
goals of tying Boardman’s single-season goals mark of 58, set
in 2005.
C.W. Post held possession for much of the game, taking 36 shots to
eight for Franklin Pierce, and held a 16-0 lead at halftime. Napoli
scored two quick goals 26 seconds apart to give the Pioneers a 2-0
lead 1:48 into the match, and the visitors scored on eight of their
first nine shots on goal to take a commanding 8-0 lead 5:42 into
the first half before doubling the lead before the break.
Stille began the second half with a pair of goals in the opening
five minutes of the period, and scored her record-breaking tally on
a free-position shot with 16:32 remaining in the second half.
Freshman goaltender Chaniece Franklyn (Chappaqua,
N.Y./Horace Greeley) was forced to make eight saves for
Franklin Pierce, while senior Lauren Scipione (East Meadow,
N.Y./East Meadow) made four saves in the first 45:52 to earn the
win for C.W. Post.
Franklin Pierce (2-11, 0-7 NE-10) returns to conference play on
Tuesday at Bentley College at 7 p.m. before returning home for
Senior Day against American International College on Thursday at 6
p.m. C.W. Post (13-0, 4-0 ECC) takes on Saint Michael’s
College tomorrow at noon.