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Sonsini Scores Twice In Women's Lacrosse Loss To NEC

Sonsini Scores Twice In Women's Lacrosse Loss To NEC

HENNIKER N.H. - The Albertus Magnus College women's lacrosse team lost a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) matchup on the road against the Pilgrims of New England College, 25-2 on Saturday afternoon. 

Sage Sonsini (Milford, Conn.) scored both goals for the Falcons. 

Victoria McDermott (Northford, Conn.) got the start in goal for Albertus, making a career-high 21 saves. 

 

THE BASICS 

FINAL: NEC 25 | Albertus 2

RECORDS: Albertus (4-11, 1-11 GNAC) | NEC (10-6, 6-6 GNAC) 

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HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Pilgrims took a commanding lead to open the game as they scored a dozen goals in the first quarter. Eight different players scored. Meadow Gilchrist, Carmela Goodwin, Riley Davis, and Alexis Hornsby each had two goals in the quarter.
  • NEC netted four goals in the second quarter. Gilchrist scored the first two, and had an assist on each of the next two.
  • Kendall Purtell opened up the second half with a goal to put the Pilgrims up 17-0.
  • Sonsini put the Falcons on the board with a goal after taking a pass from Sarah Hoffman (Springfield, Va.) at the 2:10 mark of the third quarter. Sonsini later started the fourth quarter with a goal. Delaney Schlechtweg (Goshen, N.Y.) had the assist.
  • The Pilgrims answered with six goals from six different players to close it out. 

 

BETWEEN THE PIPES 

Albertus 

Victoria McDermott (L, 4-10) 46 Shots on Goal | 21 Saves | 25 Goals Allowed 

 

NEC 

Isabella Marzano (W, 1-0) 4 Shots on Goal | 2 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed 

 

TEAM STATS 

Turnovers 

Albertus 32 | NEC 9

 

Draw Controls 

Albertus 6 | NEC 21

 

Shots 

Albertus 6 | NEC 58

 

Ground Balls 

Albertus 5 | NEC 29

 

Clears 

Albertus 1-26 | NEC 8-8

 

Free Position Shots 

Albertus 0-1 | NEC 0-6

 

 

TOP PERFORMERS 

Albertus 

Sarah Hoffman 1 A | 1 GB 

Sage Sonsini 2 G | 1 GB | 3 DC 

Delaney Schletweg 1 A | 1 GB | 1 CT 

 

New England College 

Meadow Gilchrist 5 G | 4 A | 2 GB | 4 DC | 2 CT

Kendall Purtell 3 G | 2 GB | 1 CT 

MacKenzie McDonald 1 G | 7 A | 2 GB | 9 DC 

 

UP NEXT

Women's lacrosse closes out their 2026 season with a home GNAC matchup against Regis (Mass.) on Wednesday, April 22nd at 6 p.m. from Celentano Field.