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Paige Stachura runs to the net
Lindy Feider
12
Winner SIENA SIEWLAX 7-3, 2-0 MAAC
11
Canisius CANW 8-2, 1-1 MAAC
Winner
SIENA SIEWLAX
7-3, 2-0 MAAC
12
Final
11
Canisius CANW
8-2, 1-1 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT F
SIENA SIEWLAX 4 2 1 4 1 12
Canisius CANW 2 3 5 1 0 11

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Women's Lacrosse Drops Overtime Heartbreaker to Siena

Taryn Asselin scored with 1:43 remaining in overtime to lift Siena to a 12-11 victory over Canisius in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's lacrosse action Wednesday at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, N.Y.
 
With the win, the Saints improved their record to 7-3 and 2-0 in MAAC play while the Golden Griffins saw their seven-game win streak snapped as their record moved to 8-2 overall and 1-1 in conference.
 
Kelly Logue and Asselin paced Siena with four and three goals, respectively, while Grace Dobrzynski provided a game-high six assists. Laura Bonomo led the Saints defense with two caused turnovers and six draw-control wins. In net, Sabrina Krasner made five saves for the win.
 
Graduate student Paige Stahcura led Canisius with four goals, one assist and three caused turnovers. Freshman Maddie Fitzgerald recorded her second consecutive hat trick while senior Riley Davis notched two goals of her own. Senior Maddie Mazur and freshman Mya Zeller each won three draw controls. Sophomore Jody Chu made a season-high 16 saves.
 
Trailing by one with less than four minutes to play in regulation, Nicholson found the back of the net for the Saints to knot the game at 11-11. Neither side found the back of the net before the end of regulation, sending the game to overtime.
 
 The Saints won the opening draw control in overtime to get possession and took advantage as Asselin received a pass from Dobrzynski and buried the ball into the back of the net, sending Siena home with the win.

Canisius struck first to open the contest, scoring twice in the first five minutes, with Fitzgerald and Stachura each finding the net. The Saints answered the Griffs opening salvo, rattling off four unanswered goals to close the frame and hold a 4-2 lead after 15 minutes.
 
The Griffs again struck first to begin the second stanza, with junior Hailey Rooney batting a loose ball into the back of the net to cut Canisius' deficit to just one, 4-3. Both teams scored two more times before the half ended, letting the visitors keep their lead in tact by one, 6-5, heading into the halftime break.
 
The third quarter saw the Griffs' offense erupt for four goals over the opening 8:06 to reclaim the lead, 9-6, with Stachura and Fitzgerald each completing their hat tricks during the run. The teams exchanged tallies before the end of the quarter to send the Blue and Gold into the fourth ahead, 10-7.
 
The Saints flipped the game back to their favor to begin the final frame, scoring three unanswered goals to tie the game, 10-10, with 7:38 left. The Griff had an answer thanks to a free-position goal from senior Maddie Mazur to regain the lead, 11-10, setting the scene for the Saints' late-game comeback.
 
GAME NOTES
• Wednesday's game served as the 30th all-time meeting between the two sides with the Griffs still leading the all-time series 17-13
• This was the Griffs' first overtime contest this season and first home loss as well.
• Freshman Maddie Fitzgerald sits three assists away from the program record for assists by a freshman with 19 which is shared by Ashley Gray and current associate head coach Jourdan Roemer.
• Stachura now needs four goals to pass Jen Reninger for ninth place on the program's career goals chart with 126.
• Chu's 16 saves were one short of her career-high total of 17, which she notched on March 4, 2023 at Lafayette.
• Canisius attempted seven free-position shots, converting on three, while Siena only attempted one and did not convert.
• Each team was nearly perfect on clears, with Siena going 17-of-18 and Canisius finishing the game 16-of-18.
• Senior Catherine Wall needs one ground ball for 50 in her collegiate career.
 
UP NEXT:
Canisius travels to No. 25 Fairfield on Saturday. Opening draw is set for noon, with the game airing on ESPN+.
 
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