Rochester, N.Y. – Graduate student midfielder Sydney Meagher (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) scored a career-high four goals to lead the second-ranked Le Moyne College women's lacrosse team to a 13-11 victory over 17th-ranked Roberts Wesleyan College on Wednesday afternoon at Redhawks Field.

The Dolphins opened the game's scoring with a pair of goals in the initial five minutes. Just 49 seconds into the game, junior attacker Gemma Addonizio (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) tallied her second goal of the season. Meagher netted her first goal of the day with 10:48 left off a pass from Addonizio.

The teams then traded goals the remainder of the quarter. Lindsey Brinkel got the Redhawks on the scoreboard with 6:54 left, but Meagher answered back 44 seconds later with a free-position goal. Ellen O'Neil picked up her ninth goal of the campaign with 2:59 remaining off a dish from Brinkel. The Dolphins responded 52 seconds later as redshirt junior midfielder Katelyn Karleski (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill/Onondaga C.C.) finished off a free-position shot. Brinkel completed the scoring in the quarter with 42 seconds left with her 16th goal of the season after taking a pass from Madison Bell.

Graduate student attacker Erin McMullen (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) started the scoring in the second quarter at the 10:21 mark by finishing off a feed in transition from senior defender Taylor Reich (Marietta, N.Y./Marcellus). With the goal, McMullen took over sole possession of fifth place on the program's career points chart with her 236th and she moved into a tie for fifth with Gold Wave Hall of Fame member Amanda Daniels '03 on the career goals scored chart with her 164th.

Brinkel countered with a free-position goal with 8:18 to get the Redhawks back within one.

Le Moyne tallied the next two goals to open up its first three-goal lead of the day. Meagher scored off a free-position shot with 7:03 remaining and then registered her eighth goal of the season with 5:51 to go after collecting a pass from Addonizio.

Bell pulled the Redhawks back within two just 29 seconds later with her 24th goal of the season.


The Dolphins closed out the scoring in the half with the final two goals. Senior attacker Jessica Meneilly (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) recorded her team-best 12th goal of the season with 4:29 left off a feed from Karleski. Meneilly scored again with 13 seconds left after receiving a pass from Addonizio.

Roberts Wesleyan, which won the East regional last year, scored the first two goals of the third quarter to cut its deficit in half. Bell scored 46 seconds in after taking a pass from Brinkel, who followed with another assist at the 11:50 mark on O'Neil's 10th goal of the season.

The Dolphins answered with a 2-0 spurt of its own. Senior midfielder Adrianna Nojaim (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) finished off a free-position shot with 3:54 left for her fourth goal of the season. Freshman attacker Grace Detor (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) followed with her fourth goal of the campaign with 2:17 remaining in the quarter.

Brinkel got the Redhawks back within three with just two second left in the period after taking a pass from Rhiannon Burto.

Bell opened the scoring in the fourth quarter just 14 seconds in on a free-position shot.

Le Moyne countered with the next two goals to regain its four-goal advantage. Nojaim made it 12-9 with an unassisted tally with 13:15 remaining in the game. Meneilly then cleaned up a saved shot and dumped the ball into the net with 9:58 left for her 14th goal of the season.

Roberts Wesleyan scored the next two goals, but could not get any closer. O'Neil posted her 11th goal of the season with 9:16 left off a feed from Alexis Grant. O'Neil scored again just over two minutes later off a dish from Brinkel.

The Redhawks got off three shots in the seven minutes, but couldn't score, while also committing a pair of turnovers.

Third-year sophomore goalkeeper Paige Crandall (Adams, N.Y./South Jefferson) earned the win between the pipes after making four saves. Natalie Arieno recorded 14 saves, including five in each of the first and fourth quarters, in the loss for the Redhawks.

Le Moyne (3-1) opens Northeast-10 Conference play on Saturday at Stonehill College at 1:00 p.m.