The women’s lacrosse team’s seven-game winning streak was given a scare Saturday against Marist, but the Stags remained calm and won their second overtime game during the streak.
“It was a huge win for us,” said Head Coach Beth Loffredo. “It was nice to know that we could still be very competitive in the MAAC, just like we are in our out-of-conference games.”
The tight game followed a blowout win against Wagner in which the Stags won 25-11.
Against Marist, the game went back and forth throughout and ended regulation tied at eight a piece. Both the Stags and Marist added two goals during the first overtime period, sending the game into a double-overtime.
But during the second overtime, freshman Kristen Coleman won the draw control and scored an unassisted goal to give the Stags an 11-10 advantage and the win.
“Definitely, in overtime, it shows we have the will to win,” said Loffredo.
Coleman finished the game with three assists and two goals and leads the team in both categories, with 25 goals and 6 assists. Her 25 goals also led the MAAC.
Erin Rigby ’10 also provided four goals in the game. She is second on the team with 24 points and 18 goals.
Coleman was named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week while goalie Lauren Chatnik ’09 was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week.
Chatnik became the program’s all-time leader in wins with her 19th career win against Marist.
The Stags have won a weekly MAAC award every week during the season.
“I think it’s mostly our team’s chemistry because they do play together so well,” said Loffredo. “It has been nice that we’ve been getting awards and a lot of different people have been receiving accolades. So that’s exciting.”
The win streak has equaled the longest in program history.
“There’s definitely more expected of them with each win,” said Loffredo. “We’ve expected it from the beginning, but now that we are doing well. We want to maintain it and keep doing well. I suppose there is more pressure, but we’ve been handling the pressure well so far.”
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