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Dark Horse Gordon Has Career-High Night at Medaille

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Freshman Sydney Gordon scored a career-high five goals in the Saints' 18-4 win over Medaille College Wednesday evening. Riley Riedel, Marissa Malvaso, and Bethany Wolcott all had a multiple-goal game scoring four, three, and two, respectively. Freshman goalie Brinn Stworzydlak added five saves to her resume, bringing her save percentage to 44.9 – second in the East Coast Conference.

First Quarter Notables

  • The Saints took an early lead in the first quarter, as Riedel converted a free position shot at 11:30.
  • Wolcott added her 20th goal of the season less than two minutes later, putting the Saints up 2-0 early.
  • Medaille's Katelynn Deveans answered the Saints with a goal of her own at 7:14.
  • Gordon and Malvaso extended the Saints lead to 4-3 by the end of the fourth quarter scoring at 6:13 and 1:13, respectively.

Second Quarter Notables

  • Riedel's name became popular for the Saints in the second quarter as she recorded two goals and one assist on the Saints' first three goals of the quarter.
  • Gordon added two back-to-back goals before Wolcott scored her 21st of the season at 5:22.
  • Gordon and Paige Cocina extended the Saints' lead to 12-1 scoring at 5:00 and 2:53, respectively.

Third Quarter Notables

  • The Mavericks came out of the intermission ready to make a comeback, scoring three back-to-back-to-back goals before Riedel added her third of the game off a pass from Jillian Bernas at 6:27.
  • Tiffany Cristofanelli scored her lone goal of the game, converting a free position shot at 5:21 and extending the lead to 14-4.
  • Gordon scored her final goal of the game with just under two and half minutes left in the third quarter to cushion the lead.

Fourth Quarter Notables

  • Sydney Watters scored her first goal of the season as a defender at 9:27 in the fourth quarter.
  • Emily Fischer and Malvaso rounded out the Saints' scoring efforts with goals at 8:00 and 2:42.
  • The final whistle blew with the Saints winning 18-4.

Up Next

The Saints are on the road this weekend with a conference matchup at St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday, April 9. First draw is set for noon.

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Players Mentioned

Paige Cocina

#10 Paige Cocina

Midfield
5' 7"
Graduate Student
Tiffany Cristofanelli

#19 Tiffany Cristofanelli

Midfield
5' 7"
Junior
Marissa Malvaso

#17 Marissa Malvaso

Attack
5' 1"
Graduate Student
Riley Riedel

#12 Riley Riedel

Midfield
6' 1"
Junior
Sydney Watters

#5 Sydney Watters

Midfield/Defense
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Bethany Wolcott

#8 Bethany Wolcott

Midfield
5' 4"
Sophomore
Jillian Bernas

#11 Jillian Bernas

Attack
5' 2"
Sophomore
Emily Fischer

#3 Emily Fischer

Attack
5' 9"
Sophomore
Sydney Gordon

#10 Sydney Gordon

Attack
5' 5"
Sophomore
Brinn Stworzydlak

#1 Brinn Stworzydlak

Goalkeeper
5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Paige Cocina

#10 Paige Cocina

5' 7"
Graduate Student
Midfield
Tiffany Cristofanelli

#19 Tiffany Cristofanelli

5' 7"
Junior
Midfield
Marissa Malvaso

#17 Marissa Malvaso

5' 1"
Graduate Student
Attack
Riley Riedel

#12 Riley Riedel

6' 1"
Junior
Midfield
Sydney Watters

#5 Sydney Watters

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Midfield/Defense
Bethany Wolcott

#8 Bethany Wolcott

5' 4"
Sophomore
Midfield
Jillian Bernas

#11 Jillian Bernas

5' 2"
Sophomore
Attack
Emily Fischer

#3 Emily Fischer

5' 9"
Sophomore
Attack
Sydney Gordon

#10 Sydney Gordon

5' 5"
Sophomore
Attack
Brinn Stworzydlak

#1 Brinn Stworzydlak

5' 8"
Sophomore
Goalkeeper