(4/13/08) - This past weekend the Centenary women's lacrosse team was hosted by PAC opponent Gywnedd Mercy.  Despite a well played second half, the Lady Cyclones fell to the Griffins 15-9.

The women dug themselves a hole in the first half scoring only three goals to Gywnedd Mercy’s nine. Centenary was outshot by the Griffins 24-7 and twice allowed the Griffins to go on a four goal scoring run that gave them the advantage at the break. 

The second half was like a different game as the Lady Cyclones matched up evenly with the Griffins, outshooting them 21-17.  Each team managed to find the back of the net six times.  Unfortunately for the women, their performance in the first half took its toll as the women fell by a final score of 15-9. 

For Centenary, both Lauren Feldman and Nicole Becker (Randolph/Randolph) recorded three goals.  Also scoring for the Lady Cyclones were Megan Mars (Jackson/Jackson Memorial), Kiti Ovaskainen (Helsinki, Finland/Vaskeineoreo Luckio) and Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, NY/West Hempstead) who each had a goal apiece. 

Kristie Pollack, Kalli Bass and Meghan Volz each scored three goals to lead for the Griffins.  Bridget Gibson netted two while four other players recorded a goal as well. 

Gwynedd Mercy’s Trisha Timony stopped 11 shots while senior Clare Johnson (Morristown/Morristown) had another busy day in net for the Lady Cyclones, making 21 saves. 

The Lady Cyclones take the field again on April 14th on the road at Cedar Crest College.   Boxscore

(4/8/08) – The Centenary women’s lacrosse team took the field today to match-up against visiting PAC opponent Cabrini College.  Unfortunately for the Lady Cyclones, Cabrini was able to continue their unbeaten streak in the conference, defeating women 17-5.  The loss takes Centenary to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the PAC while Cabrini improves to 7-1 and 6-0. 

Cabrini netted three quick goals to gain an early advantage over the Lady Cyclones only five minutes into the game.  An unassisted goal by Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, NY/West Hempstead) got Centenary on the board three minutes later however, the Cavaliers would record two more to increase their lead to four.  A free position shot by Kiti Ovaskainen (Helsinki, Finland/Vaskeineoreo Lukio) scored and an unassisted goal by Megan Mars (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) helped the Lady Cyclones close the gap a little until Erin Nollen found the back of the net for her second and third goals of the game.  The two teams traded goals for the remainder of the first half and the score stood at 9-5 as the halftime buzzer sounded. 

The women were held scoreless in the second half while senior goalkeeper Clare Johnson (Morristown/Morristown) got more than her share of the action, making 13 saves in that period alone.  She grabbed a total of 25 throughout the match.  Despite her superb play, the Cavaliers were able to record eight more before the end of the game and beating Centenary by twelve. 

Nollen led for Cabrini with six goals and one assist while teammate Katelyn Penrose netted four and also recorded an assist.  Kate Schmid tallied 18 saves in goal for the Cavaliers. 

The Lady Cyclones are back in action this Thursday, April 10th in a make-up game with Ramapo.  Game time is 4:00pm.  Boxscore

(4/3/08) - The Centenary women’s lacrosse team played host to visiting Moravian College this afternoon.  Both the Lady Cyclones and the Greyhounds came into this game looking to extend their three game winning streaks but Moravian came out on top, winning by a score of 21-6.

The first half began with Moravian scoring first but two quick goals by Megan Mars (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) and Lauren Feldman (Sicklerville/Washington Twp.) put the Lady Cyclones out in front.  The Greyhounds countered with four goals in a row to gain a 5-2 advantage.  The two teams traded goals for the remainder of the half and the whistle blew with Centenary carrying a three goal deficit.       

The Lady Cyclones Nicole Becker’s (Randolph/Randolph) recorded the first goal of the second half to close the gap to two with a score of 7-5.  The Greyhounds felt the pressure and responded with a vengeance netting nine straight goals to take a 16-5 lead.  Mars would find the net one more time for the Lady Cyclones with less than eight on the clock but this was the last goal the women could muster as Moravian would score five more before the final buzzer.  

The Lady Cyclones were led in scoring by Becker who tallied three goals in the match while Mars and Feldman netted two and one respectively. Senior goalkeeper Clare Johnson (Morristown/Morristown) made 14 saves in net for Centenary.

For the Greyhounds, eight different players scored with Lynda Kauffman leading the charge with five.  Kauffman was followed closely behind by Erica Spatz who notched four.  Both Paige Warbrick and Casey Simpson found the net three times apiece while goalkeeper Courtney Rosenberg grabbed 13 for Moravian.

The Lady Cyclones are back at home on Cyclone Field to take on Immaculata in their fourth PAC match-up of the season this Saturday, April 5th at 1:00pm.  Boxscore 

(3/30/08) - Senior Lauren Feldman (Sicklerville/Washington Twp.) found the back of the net eight times and notched an assist to lead the Centenary women’s lacrosse team to a 20-7 victory over PAC rival Marywood this past weekend.  This victory improved the Lady Cyclones overall record to 4-1 and 2-1 in the PAC while Marywood fell to 0-4 overall and 0-3 in conference play. 

The women jumped out to an early 5-0 lead only 5:04 into the first half but Marywood replied with the next four goals to cut the Lady Cyclones advantage to one.  Centenary retaliated with a goal by Feldman off of an assist from Kiti Ovaskainen (Helsinki, Finland/Vaskeineoreo Lukio) that started an 11 goal run which built a 16-4 lead with less than 20 left in the second half.  The Pacers netted two more goals to make the score 16-6 but that is the closest they would come as the Lady Cyclones recorded four more before the final whistle blew. 

Michele Garone (West Hempstead, NY/West Hempstead) added five goals to the Lady Cyclones total while teammate Megan Mars (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) tallied four goals and three assists.  Also scoring for Centenary was Ovaskainen, Lauren LaMotta (Brick/Brick Memorial), and Nicole Becker (Randolph/Randolph) who each put a goal on the board for the women.     

For Marywood Laura Gierman and Allie Sodl both scored two goals to lead the team.  Katie Sullivan made 17 saves for the Pacers and Centenary’s senior Clare Johnson (Morristown/Morristown) picked up the win and made seven stops.

The women are back in action Tuesday, April 1st at 4:00pm when they take on Misericordia in another PAC match-up.  Boxscore

(3/28/08) The Lady Cyclones lacrosse team took to the road yesterday to take on PAC opponent Alvernia College. Sophomore Kiti Ovaskainen (Helsinki, Finland/Vaskeineoreo Lukio) dominated the scoring arena with eight goals to lead the team to a 21-8 victory. 

Centenary took the lead early, scoring the first six goals of the match, with Ovaskainen and Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, NY/West Hempstead) both netting two apiece.  Alvernia got on the board with 14 minutes left in the half.  The Lady Cyclones answered back two minutes later with two more goals to take a seven goal lead.  The two teams traded goals for the next few minutes but Centenary would finish out the half with three straight to make their halftime lead 11-3. 

The second period started with Alvernia scoring two but the Lady Cyclones retaliated with four and scored seven of the next eight goals.  Alvernia’s Katie O’Brien scored her fifth goal of the game off of a free position shot with 11:48 left in the game but senior Nicole Becker (Randolph/Randolph) added two more to the women’s total.  The Crusaders Felicia Sippel and Garone found the back of the net for the last two goals of the game to make the final score 21-8.    

This victory takes the women to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the conference while Alvernia fell to 0-4 and 0-1 in the PAC.  The Lady Cyclones are on the road for their next conference game at Marywood on Saturday, March 29th at 11:00 am.  Boxscore

(3/16/08) This afternoon the Centenary women’s lacrosse team defeated visiting New England College 15-14 in an overtime game on Cyclone Field.  The win takes the Lady Cyclones to 2-1 overall so far this season and New England record fell to 0-2.  

The two teams were neck in neck for the whole game, with the score tied at halftime.  Despite out shooting New England 49-25, the women had to wait for a game ending goal by Michelle Garone (West Hempstead/West Hempstead) in overtime to seal the victory. 

Senior Nicole Becker’s (Randolph/Randolph) five goals and two assists were enough to lead the Lady Cyclones while Garone found the back of the net four times.  Also scoring for the women were Kiti Ovaskainen (Helsinki, Finland/Vaskeineoreo Lukio) and Lauren Feldman (Sicklerville/Washington Twp.) who each recorded three goals apiece.  Megan Mars (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) also got on the board with two assists. 

For New England, Erin Tanguay led with four goals while teammates Brandi Vittum, Jackie Dresser and Casey McFarland scored three, two and two respectively. 

Clare Johnson (Morristown/Morristown) made eight saves in net for Centenary and Alexandra DiRico made 17.

The Lady Cyclones now head into a week long spring break before they take the field again against PAC opponent Alvernia College on the road Thursday, March 27th at 1:00pm.    Boxscore

(3/14/08) The Centenary women’s lacrosse team traveled down to Aston, Pennsylvania yesterday to take on the Knights of Neumann College in a PAC Conference match-up.    Despite matching Neumann for the first 10 minutes of play the women could not hold on, eventually succumbing to the Knights 18-12.

Neumann jumped out to an early lead, scoring five goals in the first seven minutes of play but the women slowly worked their way back with goals by Michelle Garone (West Hempstead/West Hempstead), Lauren Feldman (Sicklerville/Washington Twp.) and Nicole Becker (Randolph/Randolph) to tie the game up at six a piece.  Unfortunately, Centenary could not keep up as the Knights again went on a six goal scoring run to stretch their lead to 12-6 after halftime.  

The Lady Cyclones again matched Neumann in scoring for the remainder of the second half but the Knights were already too far out in front for the women to catch them. 

Centenary’s Lauren Feldman led the team in scoring with four goals while Megan Mars (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) came off the bench and scored three.  Becker and Garone recorded two apiece and Kiti Ovaskainen (Helsinki, Finland/Vaskeineoreo Lukio) netted one for the women.

For Neumann Gabby D’ambrosio had nine goals and one assist while Dominique Tompson had four goals and three assists for seven total points.

Senior goalkeeper Clare Johnson (Morristown/Morristown) made 16 saves for the Lady Cyclones and Neumann’s Caitlin O’Shea made 16 saves in net as well. 

The Lady Cyclones play at home again this Sunday, March 16th before they go on their week long spring break.  The women will be taking on non-conference opponent New England at 1:00 pm.   Boxscore