Rockville Centre, N.Y.- The women's lacrosse team topped St. Thomas Aquinas this afternoon, 21-4, at the RVC Sports Complex. The Lions went on a 14-goal run while holding the Spartans scoreless in the second frame. With the win, the cardinal and white improve to 5-8 (2-2 ECC), while the Spartans drop to 2-8 (1-4 ECC).

Prior to the contest, the women's lacrosse team honored two members of its senior class in a Senior Day ceremony. Emma Brazier (childhood education) and Olivia Brodarick (nursing) were both recognized.

How it Happened

• Braizer opened the scoring for the Lions just three minutes into the contest.
• Sophomore Cameron Thompson, junior Brooke Grossjung, and freshman Jenna Italiano each added goals less than two minutes apart.
• Clemence Papleux connected with Jada Garcia to cut the deficit to 4-1.
• Sophomore Ava Benasutti and freshman Sam Cossaro each netted their first of the contest, while Italiano added her second to give the Lions a 7-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• The second quarter belonged entirely to the home team, as five different Lions found the back of the net to extend the lead to 13-1 at halftime.
• The cardinal and white continued its run into the third frame, opening with three goals from Brazier, one from Italiano, and a free-position goal from Grossjung.
• Papleux ended the Lions' 14-goal run with a tally in the final two minutes of the third quarter, then added her second five minutes into the fourth.
• Freshman Peyton Naus scored her third of the game three minutes later to make it 19-3.
• Garcia added another for the Spartans midway through the quarter.
• Brazier capped the scoring with back-to-back man-up tallies to secure the 21-4 victory.

Top Performances

• Brazier recorded a career-high seven goals for seven points on the afternoon.
• Italiano posted a career-best seven points on four goals and three assists.
• Grossjung finished with three goals and one assist, while Naus (3 goals) and Benasutti (1 goal, 2 assists) each totaled three points.
• Cossaro and Zamora each contributed a goal and an assist.
• Thompson added a goal, freshman Sarah Minelli dished out a career-high two assists, and Adamski added a helper.
• Zamora and Minelli each collected three ground balls, with Zamora also controlling six draws.
• Naus caused two turnovers.
• Junior goaltender Samantha Heuer was forced to make just two saves in net, while junior Nicole Schaumloffel added an additional save.

Up Next
The Lions head to Buffalo, N.Y. for an 11:00 a.m. game against D'Youville on Saturday (Apr. 18).