March 12, 2008
Final Stats
Loudonville, N.Y. - The Siena women's lacrosse team fell in non-conference action this evening dropping the first game in its five game road trip, 15-7 to Binghamton. Junior attack Ryan Tierney posted a two goal evening, while sophomore attack Catherine Quinlan added a pair of points including a goal for the Saints (1-3).
The Bearcats (3-4) struck early an often in the opening 30 minutes, building a 6-1 lead just over 16 minutes into the game on Lisa Illig's second goal of the contest. Illig added another goal 33 seconds into the second half in recording a hat trick.
Siena close the gap late in the first half to 7-3 on goals by Lindsey Rosecrans and Tierney, but Binghamton rattled off three goals in the final five minutes to take a commanding 10-3 lead entering intermission.
The Bearcats extended their lead to ten (14-4) early on before the Saints rallied to tally three of the final four goals of the game to finish with a 15-7 loss.
Tierney was Siena's lone multi-goal scorer while Quinlan was the only other player to post two points. Additional Siena goal scorers included Lynn Harkins, Caitlin Mikel and Maegan Connolly.
Allie Castiglie notched a pair of goals and assists for a game-high four points, while teammates Erica Hill and Kate Tesi joined Illig with three point evenings for Binghamton.
The Saints continue their season-long five game road swing on Friday at St. Bonaventure. Game time is slated for 3 p.m. in a game that has been moved to Alfred, N.Y.
