Syracuse, N.Y. – Graduate student attackers Sara Goodwin (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker/Virginia Tech) and Jessica Meneilly (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) combined for 11 points in the first quarter to lead the eighth-ranked Le Moyne College women's lacrosse team to a 23-2 victory over Saint Michael's College in Northeast-10 Conference action at Ted Grant Field on Saturday.

"The sun was shining, the crowd was energized and the Dolphins were ready to play today!" said head coach Liz Beville. "Great team win!"

Meneilly started the game's scoring 1:27 into the contest with her 28th goal of the year by finishing off a pass from Goodwin, who followed 58 seconds later by converting a free-position shot for her 28th goal of the season. Meneilly made it 3-0 with 11:05 left off another feed from Goodwin, who scored again 23 seconds later to keep pace in the scoring column. Following a turnover by each team, Goodwin found the back of the net off another free-position shot with 8:33 left. After a caused turnover by the Dolphins, senior attacker Gemma Addonizio (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) scored in transition off a pass from Meneilly with 7:45 remaining. In transition off another caused turnover, junior defender Lilly Locastro (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) recorded her third goal of the campaign at the 6:57 mark after taking a pass from Goodwin.

Following three and one-half minutes of scoreless action, sophomore attacker Grace Detor (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) netted her 10th goal of the year off a free-position shot. Meneilly made it 9-0 with 1:51 remaining after collecting a dish from Addonizio. The duo connected again 51 seconds later as Meneilly took the team lead in goals with her 31st.

Le Moyne scored the first six goals of the second half. Addonizio started the scoring with her 11th goal of the season with 13:50 remaining. Sophomore attacker Reagan McQuade (Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) followed with her first goal of the campaign at the 11:53 mark off a dish inside from junior midfielder Rhonee Shea Pal (Canastota, N.Y./Bishop Grimes). Just over two minutes later, graduate student midfielder Adrianna Nojaim (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) tallied her sixth goal of the year. Following a turnover by the Purple Knights on a clear attempt, Addonizio found freshman attacker Alexa Strelick (Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas) for her first goal of her career with 7:25 remaining. Graduate student midfielder Katelyn Karleski (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill/Onondaga C.C.) recorded her 12th goal of the season with 4:41 left after slicing through the defense in transition. Freshman midfielder Bella Sampo (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) capped the team's scoring in the half with her first career goal with 1:55 remaining.

Erin Stolz got the Purple Knights on the scoreboard with 1:02 left in the half.

Le Moyne scored all three of the third quarter's goals. Junior midfielder Reilly Geer (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) netted the first just 1:03 into the period. Senior attacker Kelly Thomas (Minoa, N.Y./East Syracuse-Minoa) found the back of the net at the 7:31 mark off a feed from Sampo, who then scored with 1:36 left.

Freshman midfielder Izzy Difato (Jacksonville, N.Y./Bartram Trail) scored her first career goal 44 seconds into the quarter after taking a pass from Strelick, who followed three and one-half minutes later by sending a pass to freshman midfielder Sara Hunter (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) for her second goal of the season. Thomas picked up her third goal of the season with 8:15 remaining. Strelick finished off Le Moyne's scoring with 2:17 left by scoring in an extra-player situation off a feed from Thomas.

Stolz tallied her second goal of the day with 40 seconds left off a pass from Addy Fenton.

Senior goalkeeper Paige Crandall (Adams, N.Y./South Jefferson) registered three saves (against one goal) in the first half to earn the victory between the pipes. With a pair of caused turnovers in the first quarter, senior defender Savannah Fish (Adams Center, N.Y./South Jefferson) moved into a three-way tie Kristen Malecki '07 and Dana Anderson '16 for ninth in the program's history with 65 career caused turnovers. With a ground ball in the first quarter, fifth-year defender Taylor Reich (Marietta, N.Y./Marcellus) scooped up the 100th of her career. Hope Msumba was credited with the loss in net after yielding 10 goals in the first quarter.
 
Le Moyne (7-2, 3-1 NE10), which posted its largest margin of victory since a 24-3 home win over American International on April 16, 2019, remains home to face the Yellow Jackets on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.