Syracuse, N.Y. – Junior attacker Bryanna Fazio (Watertown, N.Y./General Brown) registered four points in the first half to lead the fourth-ranked Le Moyne College women's lacrosse team to an 18-1 victory over Saint Anselm College in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 Conference Championships on Wednesday afternoon at Ted Grant Field.

The Dolphins advance to the NE10 semifinals for the fourth straight year and seventh time in eight years. The semifinals and finals will be hosted on Saturday and Sunday by the highest remaining seed (#1 Adelphi or #2 Le Moyne) after tonight's competition. The Dolphins will face either third-seeded Pace University or sixth-seeded Bentley University on Saturday.


The Dolphins tallied the first 14 goals of the game, including 13 in the first half. Fazio started the scoring just 29 seconds into the game with her 55th goal of the year. After winning the ensuing draw, she fed freshman attacker Erin McMullen (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) 13 seconds later for her 41st goal of the season. After coming on to the field as an injury replacement for a free-position attempt, freshman attacker Emily Altland (North Bennington, Vt./Mount Anthony Union) buried the attempt for her 15th goal of the season with 27:08 left. Junior midfielder Monica Sanna (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford) followed with her 22nd goal of the campaign with 25:26 to go.

Following seven minutes of scoreless play, sophomore attacker Sidney Hall (Adams Center, N.Y./South Jefferson) registered her 41st goal of the year. Just 49 seconds later, freshman attacker Brittney Pollack (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) converted a free-position shot for her sixth tally of the year. Fazio extended the lead to 7-0 another 49 seconds later off a free-position shot. Junior attacker Madison Pritchard (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee/Onondaga C.C./Canisius) followed another 45 seconds later with a free-position goal of her own for her 10th tally of the year.

Hall pushed the margin to 9-0 with 14:48 left, while Pollock followed 21 seconds later with her seventh goal of the year to give the Dolphins a double-digit lead.

Almost five minutes later, sophomore midfielder Nicole Delany (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) netted her 56th goal of the season. Fazio registered her team-high and career-high 57th goal of the season with 6:31 left in the half. Delany finished off the scoring in the half with her 57th goal by converting a free-position shot with 31 seconds left.

Sanna started the scoring in the second half with her 23rd goal with 27:23 to play.

Molly Beck got the Hawks on the scoreboard with 22:41 to play with a free-position goal for her 38th marker of the campaign.

Freshman midfielder Lauren Ferris (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) started Le Moyne's 4-0 closing run with her fourth goal of the year with 20:41 remaining. Hall followed at the 17:21 mark with an unassisted goal. Freshman midfielder Jamie Peters (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) scored in an extra-player situation off a pass from Hall for her third tally of the season. Hall completed the game's scoring with her 44th goal with 10:13 left.

Sophomore Hannah George (Johnson City, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) registered her 17th win of the season after making four saves, including three in the second half. Zoie Cavotta stopped five shots, including four in the first half, in the loss.