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Spartans Fall to Merrimack in Home Opener, 22-9

Spartans Fall to Merrimack in Home Opener, 22-9

The St. Thomas Aquinas women's lacrosse team lost to Merrimack College, 22-9 on Sunday afternoon. Jennifer Farrell had 3 goals and 1 assist while Kaitlyn Gutenberger added 2 goals and 2 assists.

Gabrielle Di Fusco scored the first goal of the game to give STAC its only lead, 1-0.  DiFusco added a second towards the end of the first half.  Merrimack was ahead 16-5 at the break.  Caroline Finnen and Arielle Rodriguez each added a goal for the Spartans.  Bridget Schofield had 5 goals and 1 assist for the visiotrs.  Merrimack held a slight 17-16 edge in draw controls but had 15 more shots than the Spartans.

Laura Delorenzo had 1 save in the loss while Katherine Feigenbaum had 7 saves sharing minutes in goal.  The Spartans will return to action on Tuesday when they host Wilmington.  Game time is slated for 3:00 p.m.