March 18, 2023
Lacrosse Drops NEC Opener To Wagner
Poggi tallies two goals for Blue Devils
The Central Connecticut women's lacrosse team fell 16-4 to visiting Northeast Conference foe Wagner College Saturday afternoon on Arute Field. It was the NEC season opener for both teams.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Wagner 16, CCSU 4
Records: CCSU (1-3; 0-1 NEC), Wagner (2-5; 1-0 NEC)
Location: Arute Field | New Britain, CT
Key Moments
- Wagner opened the game with the first two goals, before Olivia Gianakos put the Blue Devils on the board at the 9:12 mark
- The Seahawks rattled off three straight, opening a 5- 1advantage at the 4:48 mark of the first quarter
- Olivia Poggi netted a free position goal with one tick left on the clock to make the deficit three, 5-2, after one quarter
- Wagner scored the first four goals o the second quarter, and took a 9-3 lead into halftime after Chloe Leiter scored with 1:23 to play in the quarter
- The Seahawks out scored CCSU 6-1 in the third quarter
NOTES
- Poggi tallied a pair of goals to lead the CCSU offense
- Katelyn Parker had an assist on the team's first goal of the game
- Kya Risher made 15 saves in net for CCSU
- Kelsey Scheidel led all scorers for Wagner with a hat trick, while Emily Wesoky had two goals and two assists
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils hcontinue a four game homestand on Wednesday, March 22, when they welcome Quinnipiac for a 3:00 pm non conference game.
