BUFFALO, N.Y. – Despite a fairly even stat sheet, the D'Youville women's lacrosse team fell 10-12 to East Coast Conference opponent Molloy Saturday afternoon at home. Marissa Malvaso paced the Saints with three goals on six shots. Bethany Wolcott and Paige Cocina each had two goals, while Riley Riedel, Sydney Gordon, and Tiffany Cristofanelli each had one. Clarice Byrne led all players on the field with six ground balls. Jordan Pachla and Amanda Waliszewski each had four ground balls. Brinn Stworzydlak was credited with 11 saves on 23 shots.

Every Child Matters Movement

The D'Youville lacrosse teams partnered up to raise awareness about the Every Child Matters movement by wearing orange warmup shirts. The Every Child Matters movement highlights the damage is the residential school system did to the well-being of Indigenous children. Equally, it serves as a healing journey for the survivors and a commitment by all who wear an orange shirt, that every child matters. Over 150,000 Indigenous children attended residential schools in Canada from the late 1800's until the last one closed in the 1990's and of those attending, it's estimated that over 5,000 died while under residential school care. Many survivors are still dealing with the trauma of abuse experienced at these schools, and the impact it's had not just on them, but on their families as well.

First Quarter Notables

• Molloy went up early in the first quarter, as Abbie Bellport scored at 10:58 before Alexa Amorison added another under a minute later.
• A foul in the defensive end gave Molloy another opportunity on goal, as Megan Rugolo converted the free position shot at 5:09 to extend the Lions' lead to 3-0.
• The Saints and Lions went back-and-forth on the field before Gordon placed a perfectly timed pass in front of the net to Malvaso who buried it past the Molloy goalie and cut into the lead 1-3 with 42 seconds left in the quarter.

Second Quarter Notables

• It was a defensive battle in the second quarter, as each team tallied two goals before the intermission.
• Molloy was first to get on the board in the second quarter, scoring at 9:22.
• Gordon notched her first goal of the game at 8:04, as Cocina collected a ground ball in the defensive end and was able to push the ball up the field for Gordon's scoring opportunity.
• Leading 4-2 with just over three minutes to go in the half, Lions' defender Joanna Mauceri committed a foul in front of the goal and Cocina was set up with the free position shot.
• Cocina converted the attempt at 3:06 to bring the Saints within a goal.
• It looked like it was going to be a one-goal game going into the intermission, but Molloy was able to sneak one past Stworzydlak with 14 seconds to go to extend their lead to 5-3 at the break.

Third Quarter Notables

• Molloy struck first in the third quarter, scoring at 13:33 to put the Lions up by three.
• The Saints connected less than a minute later as Malvaso found Wolcott in front of the net to cut into Molloy's lead.
• Malvaso brought the Saints within one goal again, scoring at 11:15 off a free position attempt.
• The Lions were able to get of two unanswered goals before the end of the third quarter to lead the Saints 8-5 going into the break.

Fourth Quarter Notables

• The Saints outscored the Lions 5-4 in the final quarter, but ultimately fell 10-12.
• D'Youville had an exciting final quarter, mounting the comeback early. Wolcott scored first for the Saints in the final quarter, putting one in the back of the net at 11:53.
• Riedel added her solo goal of the game off a free position shot less than a minute later and bring the Saints within two.
• Molloy tacked on two goals in the next two minutes before Cocina added her second goal of the game at 8:29.
• The next goal came from Cristofanelli, while converted a free position shot at 5:13.
• Malvaso once again brought the Saints within one, burying one past the goalie at 4:23.
• Leading by one, the Lions added an insurance goal ten seconds later.
• A controversial call from the referees with just under a minute to go in the game gave Molloy the ball and took away the Saints' hope at forcing overtime on a chilly Saturday afternoon.

Up Next

The Saints will have a week off before they hit the field on Saturday, April 2. D'Youville welcomes Gannon to Dobson Field for a 1 p.m. draw.