Canisius outscored Marist by a 6-0 margin in the third quarter to rally from a two-goal deficit and post a 10-8 victory in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's lacrosse action Saturday  at Tenney Field in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
 
The Golden Griffins improved their record to 10-5 overall and 3-4 in conference action while the Red Foxes stumbled to 3-12 and 2-5 in MAAC play.
 
Senior Caroline Netti and freshman Maddie Fitzgerald led Canisius with three goals each while freshman Megan Previdi tallied a team-high four points on two goals and two assists. Sophomore Meg Hiltz dished out a career-high three assists. Senior Jill Galanti collected five ground balls and caused a team-high two turnovers. Sophomore Jody Chu made 12 saves for the win.
 
Kerri Gutenberger paced Marist with a hat trick. Sophia Georgeopolous tallied five ground balls and caused a game-high four turnovers. Megan Morris made eight saves in the losing effort.
 
The Griffs held a 2-0 lead midway through the first quarter courtesy of Previdi and senior Maddie Mazur before Marist rattled off four unanswered goals to grab a 4-2 with 8:07 to play in the second quarter.
 
Netti halted the Marist run at the 7:28 mark with her first goal of the contest, but two more goals from the Red Foxes sent the hosts into the locker room ahead, 6-4.
 
The third quarter saw Canisius score three unanswered goals to tie the game, 6-6, and force a Marist timeout. The Red Foxes' timeout did little to slow the Griffs attack as they continued their run with three additional goals, highlighted by Netti and Fitzgerald completing their hat tricks, to head to the fourth quarter ahead, 9-6. 
 
Even with two late goals from Marist in the fourth quarter, Canisius added one more goal at the start of the fourth quarter off a converted free-position shot from junior Hailey Rooney to seal the two-goal win.

POSTGAME COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH RUSSELL ALLEN
"(Jody) Chu and our defensive unit were excellent today. The offense was able to put things together in the third quarter to ensure the comeback. I'm happy that we were able to keep our composure and play strong in the second half of the game."
 
GAME NOTES
• Canisius is now 15-16 all-time against Marist with the series going back to the Griffs inaugural campaign in 1998.
• With her five ground balls today, Galanti reached the 100 ground ball milestone for her career.
• Fitzgerald has now recorded three-or-more goals in back-to-back games for the first time since late March during league contests against Quinnipiac and Siena. 
• Chu tallied double-digit saves for the first time since April 6 against Iona and fifth time overall this season
• Netti tallied her sixth hat trick of the season and first since March 13 against Little Three rival St. Bonaventure.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius returns home for the final time in the regular season to face Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara. Opening draw is set for 6 p.m., with the game airing on ESPN+.