Box Score

The Fairfield University women's lacrosse team dropped a 13-6 decision to visiting Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) foe Canisius College on Saturday on Lessing Field. The loss drops the Stags to 8-8 overall and 3-2 in league play, while the Griffs improve to 11-3 on the year and 5-0 in league play.

Canisius scored the first four goals of the game, in a 3:48 span early in the first-half. Maria Kotas started the scoring at the 26:09 mark and was followed 75 seconds later by a free position goal from Lindsey Morgan. Kotas made it 3-0 with her second of the game with 22:39 to play and was followed 18 seconds later by Morgan for the 4-0 advantage.

Chloe Mangan stopped the Griffs run with her first of the game at the 19:14 mark, but Kotas answered with her third at 15:25 for the 5-1 Canisius lead. Morgan Leonard scored consecutive goals at 11:24 and 9:39, to push the Griffs lead to 7-1. Mangan scored her second for the Stags at the 2:07 mark to close the deficit to five, but Leonard scored with 15 ticks left to make the halftime score 8-2 Canisius.

Canisius scored the first two goals of the second-half to build its largest lead, 10-2 with 16:00 to play. Maeve Quinn started a three-goal Stag run with a goal 36 seconds later. Caitlin Townsend (14:28) and Jenna Slowey (11:31) finished the run to get Fairfield back within five, but the Stags would get no closer. Canisius scored three goals in the final 10 minutes to expand the lead back to eight, 13-5, and Amanda Best struck with 45 seconds to play for the final margin.

Mangan was the only Stags with multiple points, scoring twice. Katie Keenan took the loss in net, allowing six goals in 18:36 of action. Chelsey Sidaras made six stops and allowed seven goals, in her 41:24 in cage.

The Griffs were led by the four goals apiece of Leonard and Kotas. Kayla Scully earned the win for Canisius with a 12-save effort.

The Stags travel to Manhattan on Wednesday for a 7pm MAAC contest, before closing out the regular season at home on April 20 with a non-conference game versus New Hampshire.