BUFFALO, N.Y. – The D'Youville Women's Lacrosse team closed out their three-game homestand with a 17-12 loss to Saint Anselm College on Saturday morning.

The Saints (2-4) were led on offense by Madison Handley (Lancaster, N.Y. / Lancaster) who recorded 6 points including five goals and one assist. Both Jillian Bernas (Cheektowaga, N.Y. / St. Mary's) and Danielle Gephart (Eden, N.Y. / Eden) recorded two assists. Lauren Parker (Syracuse, N.Y. / Jamesville-Dewitt) had another consistent showing leading the Saints with eight draw controls.

On the defensive side, Brinn Stworzydlak (Hamburg, N.Y. / Frontier) recorded 12 saves in goal while Lauren parker recorded two caused turnovers and BreeLynn LaLonde (Theresa, N.Y. / Indian River) led the Saints with four ground balls.

The Saints took the lead first after Lily Buckley (Orchard Park, N.Y. / Orchard Park) picked up the ground ball to give the Saints possession and Madison Handley netted one from Madison Buck (Rochester, N.Y. / Churchville Chili) just four and a half minutes into the game. Just forty seconds later, Saint Anselm tied the game and then netted two more to take the 3-1 lead.

Jillian Bernas and Emily Fischer (Grand Island, N.Y. / Mount St. Mary's Academy) score back-to-back to tie the game at three. From there, both teams capitalized on offense, but the first quarter ended in a 5-5 tie after Madison Handley scored her third goal of the game with just a minute and a half remaining in the quarter.

The Hawks gained the advantage quickly in the second quarter jumping out to an 8-5 lead, but a goal from Sydney Gordon (Hamburg, N.Y. / Hamburg) brought the Saints within two. Saint Anselm would net two more before the end of the quarter putting them ahead 10-6 at halftime.

The third quarter began scoreless as Stworzydlak recorded three saves and Madison Buck scored to bring the Saints within three at 10-7. Madison Handley would score her fourth of the game while Iylan Fowler (Horseheads, N.Y. / Horseheads) would score in the last 23 seconds to leave D'Youville trailing 14-9 by the end of the third quarter.

Saint Anselm scored the first three goals in the final quarter to reach 17-9. Madison Handley, Sydney Gordon, and Madison Buck would all each score one more to bring the score to 17-12, but the clock ran out and Saint Anselm would take the win.

Up Next
D'Youville heads back out on the road for their ECC Conference opener on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The Saints will face off against a tough Roberts Wesleyan University with the game set to start at 4:00 PM.