(4/26/07)  The Centenary Women’s Lacrosse team knocked off the Greyhounds of Moravian earlier today, 16-15 in overtime.  Moravian opened the game scoring the first goal but the Lady Cyclones scored the next three goals for a 3-1 lead. The host Greyhounds responded to build a 5-4 advantage, however the game moved into halftime tied at 7-7.  In the second half, neither team could take more than a two-goal lead with Moravian scoring with just over a minute left in regulation on a goal by freshman midfielder Paige Warbrick to tie the score at 14-14 and force overtime. Centenary scored two quick goals in the six-minute overtime session while the Greyhounds could score just once. The Cyclones had a 43-41 advantage in shots and a 19-15 edge in draw controls while Moravian had a slight 33-31 edge in ground balls.

Junior midfielder Casey Simpson led the Greyhounds in scoring with a career high four goals to go with an assist. Senior attack Lindsey Lustrino and junior midfielder Erica Spatz each had hat tricks for Moravian while Warbrick contributed two goals and an assist.

Centenary was led by Clare Johnson (Morristown/Morristown), who scored a career high seven goals and added an assist.  Fellow Lady Cyclones Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, NY/West Hempstead) and Kiti Ovaskainen (Helsinki, Finland) each netted hat tricks and Nicole Becker (Randolph/Randolph) chipped in with a goal and two assists for the women.  Senior goalkeeper Laura Davis (Vernon/Oakridge) stopped 16 shots in the match for Centenary.

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(4/18/07) – The Centenary women’s lacrosse team defeated host Maritime College Tuesday night at Reinhart Field in Throggs Neck, New York.  This victory, as well as being Centenary’s first shutout of the season, improved the Lady Cyclones record to 4-6 overall. 

Junior Nicole Becker (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) scored less than a minute into the game which opened a barrage of scoring for the Lady Cyclones for which the Privateers could not counter.  Centenary was able to put 14 more goals away in the first half alone, making the halftime score a defeating 15-0.     

In the second half, the Lady Cyclones continued the assault scoring seven more goals before the end of the game, making the final score 22-0. 

Finland native, Kiti Ovaskainen led the women in scoring with six goals while teammate Becker scored four goals and had four assists in the victory.  Freshman Megan Mars (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial) was also able to add four goals to the Lady Cyclones total. 

Rounding out the score for Centenary was junior Clare Johnson(Morristown/Morristown) and sophomore Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, NY/West Hempstead).  Both women tallied three goals a piece. Melissa Pezzato (Blackwood/Triton) and Lorraine Keller (Mount Arlington/Roxbury)each netted one goal for Centenary as well.   

The Lady Cyclones senior keeper Laura Davis (Vernon, NJ/Oakridge) made two saves in the shutout, while senior Nicole Rosario (Massapequa, NY/Kellenberg) made 17 saves for the Privateers.

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(4/23/07) – The Centenary Women’s Lacrosse team played host to Skyline Conference rival Mount Saint Vincent for the last time this season this afternoon.  Before the start of the game, Centenary honored their lone senior, Laura Davis (Vernon/Oak Ridge), in a small ceremony.  The Lady Cyclones entered the game looking for their first Skyline victory of the year. 

Centenary struck first, getting an early 2-0 lead off of goals by freshmen Megan Mars (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) and Kiti Ovaskainen (Helsinki, Finland/Vaskivuoren Lukio).  Mount Saint Vincent countered scoring a goal in the 24th minute of play only to have Centenary’s Nicole Becker Randolph/Randolph) to net the women’s third goal of the game.  The Dolphins then took control of the game with five different players scoring a goal over the next six minutes.  Megan Mars scored her second goal of the game bringing the score back within two.  Mount Saint Vincent then tallied six goals to Centenary’s one to finish off the half with a score of 12-5.

The second half did not go any better for the Lady Cyclones as Mount Saint Vincent added two goals to their total in the first 10 minutes of play.  Junior Clare Johnson (Morristown/Morristown) was able to break the Dolphins scoring run when she netted a free position shot with less than 20 minutes to go.  Unfortunately, Mount Saint Vincent retaliated almost immediately scoring only 30 seconds after Johnson’s goal.  With 10 minutes left in the game, sophomore Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, NY/West Hempstead) snuck a goal past goalkeeper Nicole Fortier to make the score 15-7 but the Lady Cyclones were never able to get out of their rut, letting in two goals in the closing minutes of the game. 

Leading the Lady Cyclones in scoring was freshman Megan Mars who had three goals while Clare Johnson had one goal and one assist on the day.  Michelle Garone, Kiti Ovaskainen and Nicole Becker each tallied one goal a piece for the women.  Scoring eight goals and leading for the Dolphins was junior Cyndi Adams (Mechanicsville, MD/Chopticon).  Kelly Martin (North Rockland, NY/North Rockland) scored five goals and also had four assists which gave her the lead in points for Mount Saint Vincent. 

Senior goalkeeper Laura Davis had 13 saves for the Lady Cyclones while the Dolphins goalkeeper, Nicole Fortier had 14.  

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(4/14/07) – The Centenary Women’s lacrosse team took on visiting Stevens Institute of Technology this afternoon in a Skyline Conference match-up.  The women entered this game searching for their first conference victory but unfortunately Stevens got the better of the Lady Cyclones, winning by a score of 19-6. 

Stevens took the lead early, when Alyssa Pigott (Jobstown/Northern Burlington) scored less than a minute into the game.  The Ducks scored twice more before Clare Johnson (Morristown/Morristown) was able to get Centenary on the board when she scored off of an assist from Nicole Becker (Randolph/Randolph).  Becker was able to score a second goal for Centenary, bringing the Lady Cyclones back within one, however Stevens regrouped and quickly scored five more goals to extend their lead to eight.  Although the teams traded goals until halftime, the Lady Cyclones were still losing by a score of 10-6.

The Lady Cyclones unfortunately could not come back from the four goal deficit amassed in the first half, as they were shut out by Stevens for the rest of the game.  Stevens was able to score nine more goals before the whistle sounded to end the game. Leading for the Ducks was Alyssa Pigott who had five goals in the game, four of which were in the second half.  

Junior Clare Johnson led the Lady Cyclones in scoring with three goals and one assist while her classmate Nicole Becker had one goal and three assists in the game.   Also scoring for the Cyclones were Kiti Ovaskainen (Helsinki, Finland/Vaskivuoren Lukio) and Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, NY/West Hempstead) who had one goal apiece. 

Senior goalkeeper Laura Davis (Vernon/Oak Ridge) had 12 saves for Centenary in the loss.

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(4/10/07) Earlier today the Centenary Women’s Lacrosse team fell to visiting Kean University 13-9 in their Skyline Conference match-up.  The loss drops the Centenary women to 3-5 overall, 0-4 in conference.  Kean however improves to 4-4, 1-1 with the victory.
 

The home Lady Cyclones seemed to stumble out of the gate today as they fell behind early 3-1 in the game’s opening five minutes.  They turned things around and grabbed the momentum scoring three unanswered goals, to take the lead 4-3 following a goal by Nicole Becker (Randolph/Randolph) at the midway point of the half.  The Centenary women were unable to extend that lead as Kean’s Joeline Bennett evened the score less than a minute later.  The host’s would enjoy their final lead of the game at the 12:48 mark of the half when Megan Mars (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) scored an unassisted goal pushing the Lady Cyclones back in front 5-4.  Visiting Kean scored three more times over the next 11 minutes, while Centenary netted just one, giving the Cougars the 8-6 advantage at the break.
 

KU picked right up where it left off scoring twice to open the second half extending the score to a 10-6 cushion.  Centenary’s Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, NY/West Hempstead) would score twice over the next ten-plus minutes unfortunately for her and her teammates so would Kean’s Stephanie Cirino and Bennett keeping the margin at four goals   (12-8).  The Lady Cyclones were unable to get any closer, trading one goal to Kean’s two in closing minutes, leaving the Centenary women on the short end of a 13-9 decision.
 

For Centenary in the loss Megan Mars and Michelle Garone each scored three goals, while Kiti Ovaskainen (Helsinki, Finland) would add a goal and an assist.  Kean was led by Stephanie Cirino, Ashley Richards, and Joeline Bennett who all scored four times and combined for three assists.  Goalie Lydia Pinto made six saves in the victory.

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(4/3/07) The Centenary Women’s Lacrosse team took on Skyline rival Farmingdale State University earlier this afternoon.  The women were looking to improve upon their 3-2 record as well as grab their first conference victory of the. After a tough battle that took the game into overtime, the women fell to Farmingdale by one goal, finishing the game on the short end of a 16-15 score. 

The Lady Cyclones set the tone of the game early, scoring thre goals in the first seven minutes of play.  Farmingdale was able to get on the board soon after and both teams then traded goals until 10 minutes left in the first half.  Three free position shots widened Centenary’s lead again but Farmingdale answered back with two quick goals.  Centenary’s Nicole Becker (Randolph/Randolph) had an unassisted goal in the last minute of play that ended the half with the Lady Cyclones winning by a score of 10-6.

The second half began rather uneventfully with no goals being scored in the first ten minutes of play.  Farmingdale was the first team to get on the board and this goal started an onslaught that took the Lady Cyclones 15 minutes to respond.  The Rams score eight goals to Centenary’s one and left the Lady Cyclones down three goals with two minutes left in the game.  Five goals were scored in the last two minutes that finished regulation with the score tied at 15-15. 

Farmingdale’s Natalie Budinich was able to find the back of the net in the first overtime period leaving the Cyclones short one goal of the victory. 

Leading the Lady Cyclones in scoring was freshman Kiti Ovaskainen (Helsinki,Finland/ Vaskivuoren Lukio) who had five goals and following close behind was junior Nicole Becker who had four.  Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, NY/West Hempstead) , Clare Johnson (Morristown/Morristown) and Megan Mars (Jackson/Jackson Memorial) all added to Centenary’s total scoring two goals apiece. 

For Farmingdale, Theresa Rokee and Natalie Budinich led the team with seven points each, Rokee with five goals and two assists and Budinich with four goals and three assists. 

The women play on the road this Saturday, April 7th against Skyline opponent Manhattanville.

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(3/31/07)  Montclair, NJ – Senior Shauna Brocklebank (Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch) scored five times and added two assists while sophomore Marykate DiBenedetto (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) added three goals and five assists as 18th-ranked Montclair State posted a 22-3 victory over Centenary College in the Skyline Conference women’s lacrosse opener for both teams at Sprague Field on Saturday afternoon.

Junior Jennifer Tanis (Oak Ridge, NJ/Jefferson) added three goals and three assists for Montclair State, which has won four straight in improving to 5-1 on the year. Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, NY/West Hempstead) had a pair of goals for the Cyclones, who fell to 3-2 on the season with the loss.
Montclair State dominated the opening 15 minutes of the game, scoring the first nine goals. Tanis collected her first 1:24 into the game and Brocklebank followed with two straight to make the score, 3-0 with 25:29 to play.  Garrone broke the MSU run with a goal with 3:34 to go before halftime, but DiBenedetto answered 22 seconds later and Montclair added three more as the Red Hawks led 14-1 at halftime.  The Red Hawks’ Kristin Kuhmann (Beachwood, NJ/Toms River South) made just two saves for MSU while senior Laura Davis (Vernon, NJ/Oakridge) stopped 15 shots.

Centenary will host Farmingdale State on Tuesday, April 3 at 4:00 pm in Hackettstown, NJ.

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