EMMITSBURG, Md. (April 2, 2022) – Mount women's lacrosse secures their first NEC victory this season as the Mountaineers score five goals in the second and third quarters. Alayna Pagnotta led the offense for the Mount with four goals and one assist, while Erin Anderson and Dani Donoghue added three goals and one assist each. The Mountaineers outshot the Warriors 31-18 but only had a 15-10 advantage in shots on goal. 

Megan Dzialo had three goals for Merrimack, with Taylor Darrell adding two assists.

Madison Bradley made five saves for the Mount, while Courtney Dishaw and Hayley Kowalczyk each registered a save in the two quarters they were in the net.

The Warriors took their only lead of the game when Natalie Calkins received a nice pass from Darrell and found the back of the net. Through the first quarter, both teams traded possessions and shots but could not find the back of the net. Bradley made three saves, while the offense for the Mount could not find the target.

Pagnotta got the Mountaineers going in the second quarter when Christina Haspert found Pagnotta open in front of the net and then buried the shot to tie the game at one apiece. Dzialo and Pagnotta traded free position goals to keep the game tied, but Donoghue gave the Mount a 3-2 lead on a free position shot with 8:11 left. Pagnotta and Haspert added a goal to extend the lead to 5-2, but Dzialo scored a late goal to make the score 5-3 going into halftime.

Dzialo completed her hat trick to cut the lead down to one, but the Mountaineers responded with a 3-0 run that lasted about four minutes. The run was kicked off when Donoghue found Anderson near the net, who then fired a shot past Kowalczyk. Donoghue scored the next goal on a free position attempt, with the third goal coming off a perfectly placed pass by Anna McQuay that left Anderson one-on-one with the goalie then juked the goalie to score her second of the game. The Warriors cut the lead back to three with 3:43 on a free position shot, but Anderson and Pagnotta each scored late goals to increase the Mount's lead to 10-5.

Madison Harmening scored her first collegiate goal when Beanie Colson found Harmening cutting to the middle, who faked out the goalie and fired it near post to make the score 11-5. Harmening scored her second goal minutes later when Anderson found Harmening in front of the crease and slammed the ball past Kowalczyk. Donoghue scored a late goal to reach the game's final score of 13-5.

Mount St. Mary's will face Wagner on Wednesday, April 6th, at 3:00 p.m. at Waldron Family Stadium.