Rockville Centre, N.Y. - It would take nearly 40 goals and over 60 minutes to decide a winner, but a free position shot in the final minute of overtime from senior Megan Rugolo provided women's lacrosse with a 19-18 victory over Mercy University this afternoon from the RVC Sports Complex. The victory, just the second over the Mavericks in the last 10 years, sets Molloy at 4-8 on the season and 2-1 in East Coast Conference play. Mercy dropped to 5-5 (1-1 ECC) with the loss.

How it Happened

• Freshman Emma Ryan was first on the board for either side just three minutes into the contest.
• The Mavericks responded with three goals, including one on man-up.
• Ryan netted her second of the contest to bring Molloy back within one but Mercy would respond just 20 second later.
• A goal from Rugolo ended the frame with the Lions trailing, 4-3.
• Senior Alexa Amorison took advantage of a man-up opportunity to knot the score at the start of the second quarter.
• The Mavericks' offensive weapons of Riley Wallace, Leah Hansen, and Ashlin Kelly scored in a row for the second time to regain the three-goal advantage for the visitors.
• Freshman Brooke Grossjung fed Ryan for the rookie's third goal before back-to-back markers from Rugolo tied the game.
• Senior Sofia Quitoni took the ball nearly the length of the field and scored to give the Lions the lead with 3:35 left in the second quarter.
• Mercy found the back of the net in the final minute of the frame to keep the teams deadlocked at the halftime break.
• Both teams exchanged goals to start the third quarter to keep the score tied at 10.
• Back-to-back goals from seniors Brenna Signorelli and Carly Howell gave Molloy a two-goal cushion with just over seven minutes remaining in the third.
• Marena Morales and Maeghan Callow would tied the game for the seventh time.
• In the final two minutes of the frame Quitoni and Kayden Meyer of Mercy each scored and the teams were tied at 13.
• Quitoni netted her fourth of the game to start the final quarter before the combination of Wallace and Kelly fired off four-straight goals for the Mavs to make it 17-14 with just under seven minutes to play.
• Quitoni broke the streak to bring the Lions back within two, but a seventh goal from Wallace made it 18-15 with five minutes to play.
• Amorison and Rugolo scored within 20 second of one another to make it a one goal contest.
• With the final seconds draining, Quitoni netted the tying goal with 16 seconds on the clock to force overtime.
• After three minutes of overtime, the teams remained deadlocked.
• Senior Reilly Brady won the final draw for the Lions to garner a critical possession. Approaching the cage, Rugolo drew a foul and was sent to the eight meter line for a free position. The senior beat goalie Olivia LaMonica to take the victory for Molloy.

Top Performances

• Rugolo led with seven points on five goals and two assists while adding three draw controls and two caused turnovers.
• Quitoni matched a career-high six goals to go with two caused turnovers.
• Signorelli (two goals, one assist) and Ryan (career-high three goals) each had three points while Amorison had two goals.
• A goal from Howell and assist from Grossjung rounded out the Molloy offense.
• Howell topped the team with four ground balls while adding two caused turnovers.
• Signorelli and senior Samantha King each picked up two ground balls.
• Freshman Ryleigh Zamora led with a career-high eight draw controls.
• Senior Alessandra Borsellino followed with five, also forcing two turnovers.
• Brady added four draw controls and a caused turnover.
• Sophomore Nicole Schaumloffel made 12 stops in net.

Up Next
Molloy will host Caldwell University in the Lions' final non-league action of the campaign. The draw is slated for 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday (April 9).

As part of the East Coast Conference's Mental Health Week, the women's lacrosse team will be dedicating the game to the mission of Morgan's Message.