Deegan Scores Five Times, Bobcats Drop Tight MAAC Contest

Wednesday, April 10

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-9, 2-4MAAC

Siena College

9-5, 5-1MAAC

Siena

Quinnipiac

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Deegan Scores Five Times, Bobcats Drop Tight MAAC Contest

4/10/2019 6:50:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Women's Lacrosse Loses to Siena Despite First Half Lead

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Maddie Deegan scored a career-high five goals, but Quinnipiac women's lacrosse dropped a MAAC contest, 11-7, to Siena at the QU Lacrosse Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

With the loss, the Bobcats fall to 5-9 (2-4 MAAC) so far in 2019. Siean scored eight of the last nine goals of the contest, outscoring Quinnipiac 8-2 in the second half.

SCORE
Siena 11, Quinnipiac 7

LOCATION
QU Lacrosse Stadium | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (5-9, 2-4 MAAC) | Siena (9-5, 5-1 MAAC)

HIGHLIGHTS

The Saints opened the scoring with the game's first two goals at :29 and 7:08 of the first half. Annie Brennan and Kerry Gerety both scored for Siena to open up a 2-0 lead.
Quinnipiac responded by taking advantage of two Siena yellow cards, as Allison Kuhn and Deegan each scored man-up goals. Deegan's came on a free position attempt that tied the game with 19:05 left in the first half.
Brennan scored her second of the game ten minutes later to put Siena back in front with 9:33 until halftime.
As the teams entered the last three minutes of the half, the Bobcats tallied three goals in a 48-second span and took a 5-3 edge into the break. Megan Szawlowski scored her 29th of the season, while Deegan notched her second and third of the game during the run.
Deegan scored her fourth of the afternoon and 15th of the season in the opening 90 seconds of the second half, giving the Bobcats a 6-3 lead.
It was then that Siena took over the game, scoring six straight goals over next 20 minutes and opening up a 9-6 advantage with 10:51 remaining in regulation.
Deegan pulled the Bobcats within two goals with her fifth marker of the contest, but the Saints closed the game out with two more goals down the stretch.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

The Bobcats were outshot by the Gaels, 34-21 in total, including an 22-17 advantage in the shots on goal.
Quinnipiac only completed 13 of its 20 clear attempts in the contest, while the Saints were a perfect 18-18.
The hosts won the draw control battle, 11-9, for the fourth time in their last five contests.
Deegan's five goals were the most by a Quinnipiac freshman since Allison Kuhn scored five against Manhattan on April 23, 2016.
The Bobcats caused nine turnovers in the game, while the Jaspers were only able to force three.
Sami Walters made ten saves, her third-straight game with 10+ stops, but ultimately fell to 5-5 with the loss.

NEXT UP

The Bobcats travel to Manhattan College on Saturday evening for the final road game of the regular season. Quinnipiac and Manhattan will square off at 5:00 p.m. in Riverdale.

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