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Lady Spartans Dominate Purple Knights, 15-8

Lady Spartans Dominate Purple Knights, 15-8

The St. Thomas Aquinas women's lacrosse team beat Bridgeport University, 15-8.  Anne Buttafuococ led the Lady Spartans with 5 goals, while Margaret Sharp added 4 goals.  Kellie had 3 goals for the Lady Spartans and Stephanie Nelson recorded 16 saves. 

Bridgeport took control of the game early outscoring the Lady Spartans 4-1 in the opening ten minutes.  However, STAC scored the next seven goals in the half, four of which came from Buttafuoco to take a comfortable 8-4 lead into the break. 

Johannah Mitchell scored the first goal in the second half and the Lady Spartans went on to outscored the Purple Knights 7-4 in that half.  Alannah McCallister and Samantha Lowney each added a goal for the Lady Spartans.  Emily Catalano, Alexia Costa and Lindsey Kehoe each scored two goals for Bridgeport.

The Lady Spartans are now 7-5 overall marking their winningest season in the programs history.  STAC is 2-3 in ECC play and will play at Queens on Thursday at 3:30 pm.