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Maddie Fitzgerald strides down the field with the ball cradling it on an ever important possession in a neck and neck battle against the Central Michigan Chippewas on a cold Wednesday afternoon (March 12th) at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, N.Y.
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20
Winner Fairfield FFD 6-7 (4-1 MAAC)
9
Canisius CAN 5-8 (2-3 MAAC)
Winner
Fairfield FFD
6-7 (4-1 MAAC)
20
Final
9
Canisius CAN
5-8 (2-3 MAAC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fairfield FFD 4 7 7 2 20
Canisius CAN 2 3 2 2 9

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Stags Surge Past Women's Lacrosse

Kelly Haggerty and Amanda Kozak tallied eight points each to power Fairfield to a 20-9 victory over Canisius in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's lacrosse action Wednesday at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, N.Y.

Haggerty scored six goals and added two assists while Kozak dished out a game-best six helpers to go along with a pair of tallies to power a potent Stags (6-7, 4-1 MAAC) attack that established a season high for goals scored. Teammate Mary Henry finished with a hat trick and chipped in two assists. Defensively, Brynn Donnelly tallied 11 draw controls as the visiting side won 24 of the 33 contested during the matchup. 

Sophomore Maddie Fitzgerald found the back of the net on four occasions for the Golden Griffins (5-8, 2-3 MAAC). Sophomore Olivia Licardi and senior Taylor McArthur caused a team high two turnovers.

HEAD COACH RUSSELL ALLEN POSTGAME COMMENTS


Fairfield trailed briefly in the contest, surrendering the opening marker to freshman Katie Adams before responding with four unanswered goals to build a 4-1 lead late in the first quarter. 

Juniors Meg Hiltz and Maggie Tifft halted the Stags surge with consecutive goals to pull the Griffs within one, only to see Fairfield take control of the game moments later as an even-strength tally from Haley Burns at the 12:24 mark of the second ignited an 11-2 run that spanned more than 15 minutes and gave Fairfield a 15-5 cushion less than four minutes into the third quarter. 

Canisius tallied two of the next three goals to slow down the Stags attack, but Fairfield took advantage of a four-goal spurt later in the second half to take its largest lead of the game, 20-7, with just over 10 minutes remaining in regulation. 

Sophomores Lauren Matyka and Ashlyn Dhandwar notched the final two goals of the game to determine the final margin 

GAME NOTES
• Wednesday's game was the 35th all-time meeting between the two programs. Canisius trails Fairfield in the series, 12-23, following Wednesday's setback.
• Fitzgerald tallied four goals in the victory to tie her season high for the third time this season. Fitzgerald's other two four-goal games came at Kennesaw State and at Eastern Michigan.
• McArthur tallied a team-best three ground balls in the loss marking the fourth time this season that the Peterborough, Ontario native has amassed three-or-more ground balls in a game.
• Sophomore Megan Previdi recorded the lone assist for the Griffs. Previdi is on a 12-game assist streak, which stretches back to the second game of the season at St. Bonaventure.
• Canisius converted 15 of their 17 total clears against Fairfield converting just 12 of 15. 
• Canisius won the ground ball battle as they went 12-11. Canisius averages the second-most ground balls per game in the conference.

UP NEXT
Canisius heads on the road to face Rider on Saturday in Lawrenceville, N.J. Opening Draw at Ben Cohen Field is set for 1 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. 

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