Lacrosse Falls To LIU On Senior Day

The Central Connecticut State lacrosse team dropped its home regular-season finale on Saturday, falling 20-3 to Northeast Conference foe LIU. The Blue Devils fall to 2-12 overall and 2-7 in league play, while the Sharks improve to 8-7 on the year and 8-1 in NEC action.

Before the game the Blue Devils honored their senior class, recognizing Brieanna Bernier, Margot Dorax, Jill Levis, Talie Richardson, Kya Richardson Lauren Valluzzi and Shaelyn Yermal.

The Blue Devils close out the 2024 campaign at Sacred Heart on Wednesday. Game time is 3:00 pm in Fairfield, CT.

KEY MOMENTS

• LIU tallied the first three goals of the game in the first 3:39 of the contest
• Talie Richardson found the back of the net for CCSU at the 9:03 mark, for an unassisted goal
• The Sharks scored twice in the final 39 seconds of the quarter to take a 5-1 advantage
• Shaelyn Yermal bounced a ball past the LIU keeper 59 seconds into the second quarter for CCSU
• The Sharks answered 46 seconds later and started a 6-0 run over the remainder of the quarter to build an 11-2 halftime advantage
• Makayla Winegar snapped the Blue Devils scoring drought from a Lauren Valluzzi pass with 4:12 to play in the third quarter
• The Sharks scored the final seven goals of the game for the final margin

NEWS & NOTES

• The Blue Devils were even on draw controls as a team in the contest, with 13
• Richardson led the way with five draw controls, to go along with her goal
• Kya Risher made 11 saves for CCSU and led the team with three ground balls
• Winegar picked up two ground balls as well as scoring
• Oliva Fantigrossi scored a game-best six goals for LIU