SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College women's lacrosse team battled hard in a setback against 20th-ranked Saint Anselm College in Northeast-10 Conference play on Saturday, March 26.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score: No. 20 Saint Anselm 19, AIC 7
Records: The Yellow Jackets fall to 2-4 with an 0-3 NE10 record; the Hawks rise to 5-1 with a 3-0 NE10 mark
Location: Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusetts

KEY STATS:
No. 20 Saint Anselm:
Taylor Cobain: Five goals
Annie Richards: Four assists
Jenna Balboni: One goal, three assists
Lexi Palmisano: Three goals, three draw controls
Grace Young: Win (5-1), nine saves

AIC:
Molly Leavitt: Three goals
Antonella Mikolyuk: One goal, one assist, four draw controls
Kathyrn Moody: One goal
Anevay Rice: One goal
Sam Giordano: One goal

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Hawks scored two quick goals to take a 2-0 lead just 1:06 in, then doubled that lead in a 13-second span less than seven minutes in before Molly Leavitt hit the net for AIC to break the run. The Hawks countered with three more, before Anevay Rice scored with 31 seconds left in the period to cut the lead to 7-2.
• Antonella Mikolyuk opened the second quarter scoring on a fabulous individual effort, and Sam Giordano and Leavitt each added goals in the period as well, but the Hawks netted five to take a 12-5 lead into the break.
• In the third, the Hawks posted two before Leavitt notched the hat trick at 7:19. Jenna Balboni closed the scoring, giving the visitors a 15-6 lead through three.
• Mikolyuk found Kathryn Moody free in front for a goal at 1:07 of the third, but that was it for the AIC offense; the Hawks scored four more to take the game 19-7.

MIKOLYUK FINDS A WAY:

• Mikolyuk leads AIC in three major stats categories.
• She has a team-best eight assists and 35 draw controls.
• She is also tied for the team points lead with Rice at 18.

NEXT UP:

• AIC visits Southern Connecticut State University at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30.