STANDISH, Maine – Senior Jordan McComb (Cumberland, R.I.) scored a free-position goal 1:51 into overtime to launch Lasell College (14-3, 9-2 GNAC) past Saint Joseph's College (9-7, 7-4 GNAC), 12-11, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's lacrosse contest at the SJC Athletics Complex on Wednesday evening.

PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS:

With the win, Lasell clinches the #3 seed in the conference tournament and will host sixth-seeded Saint Joseph's in a quarterfinal contest this Saturday at 12:00 PM.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Senior Kayla Kelly (York, Maine) scored twice to help the hosts secure a commanding 5-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes, but the Lasers responded with a 7-0 run – which included three goals from junior Amanda DiLeonardo (West Haven, Conn.) - to conclude the first half with a 7-5 lead over the Monks.

After the intermission, SJC tallied three straight goals in the first 5:32 of the half to retake the lead. A DiLeonardo marker at the 23:21 mark knotted the game at 8-8, but the Monks answered with three straight strikes with the latter – a Kara Kelly (York, Maine) goal – making it an 11-8 game with 11:50 remaining.

Unfortunately for the Monks, the outcome did not turn in their favor, as a pair of untimely yellow cards helped the Lasers tie the game in the closing 10 minutes to set the stage for McComb in overtime.

THE KEEPERS:

Saint Joseph's freshman Madelyn Nelson (Casco, Maine) turned away 10 shots – including six free-position bids – in the setback while Lasell junior netminder Morgan Choquet (Woonsocket, R.I.) tallied nine saves in the Lasers' thrilling triumph

TEAM STATS:

Lasell held narrow leads in shots (28-24), shots on goal (22-20), draw controls (13-11) and turnovers (20-23) while both teams picked up 29 ground balls in the hard fought conference contest.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Junior Maddy Beaulieu (West Gardiner, Maine) netted three goals with an assist and a pair of ground balls
• Freshman Logan Champlin (Alfred, Maine) contributed three goals on four shots with four ground balls and three draw controls
• Kayla Kelly added two goals and an assist with three ground balls, four draw controls, and three caused turnovers
• Sophomore Liz Callahan (Scarborough, Maine) notched three ground balls and three caused turnovers

LEADERS – LASELL:

• DiLeonardo (West Haven, Conn.) put up four goals and two assists with four ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers
• Senior Vanessa Pino (Methuen, Mass.) chipped in with three goals and two assists
• McComb scored twice with seven ground balls, six draw controls, and three caused turnovers
• Junior Chloe Shugrue (Worcester, Mass.) scored a goal with four ground balls and three caused turnovers

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the setback, Saint Joseph's falls to 6-9 all-time versus Lasell College.

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