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Detroit Mercy DETROIT 0-3
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Winner Canisius CANISIUS 2-0
Detroit Mercy DETROIT
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Canisius CANISIUS
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Detroit Mercy DETROIT 1 3 0 2 6
Canisius CANISIUS 7 7 4 5 23

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Women's Lacrosse Dominates Detroit Mercy in Season-Opening Win

Three players recorded hat tricks to power Canisius to a 23-6 victory over Detroit Mercy in collegiate women's lacrosse action Wednesday at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, N.Y.

The Golden Griffins were victorious in their season debut, marking the fourth time in the past five seasons that the Blue and Gold have prevailed in their first game of the season. 

Senior Meg Hiltz tallied three goals and two assists for a team-best five points in the contest. Sophomore Brooke Hippert and freshman Annie Chimienti added hat tricks to round out the trio of Griffs who finished with three goals. Senior Maggie Tifft led all players with a career-high seven draw controls as Canisius dominated Detroit Mercy by a 22-3 margin in that category. Redshirt freshman Maddie Thore scooped up a team-best three ground balls. Junior Olivia Licardi and graduate student Isabel Gautreaux split the game in net with Licardi credited with the win after making three saves on four shots in the first half of play.

The Titans were led by Alison Smiley, who scored three goals on the afternoon. Alyssa Jarvis added two goals and dished out an assist. Teammate Ava Bandi grabbed a team-best three ground balls while the goaltending duties were split between Emily Coyne and Kaitlynn Hedrick. Coyne was handed the loss after allowing seven goals on 14 shots in the opening half.

Canisius trailed 1-0 early before back-to-back goals from Chimienti sparked an eight-goal outburst that gave the Griffs an 8-1 edge less than a minute into the second quarter. 

Smiley momentarily halted the surge with her second of the contest, only to see Canisius notch five of the next six goals to build a 13-3 advantage late in the second quarter. The teams exchanged single tallies to send the Griffs to the locker room with a 14-4 lead. 

Canisius continued its domination in the second half, tallying the first six goals of the frame to grab a 20-4 lead early int he fourth. 

The Titans notched their only two goals of the frame to stop the Griffs run, but a three-goal spurt that was capped by back-to-back tallies from Hippert determined the 17-goal margin of victory. 

GAME NOTES
• Tuesday's game was the sixth all-time meeting between the two programs. Canisius now holds a 5-1 record over Detroit Mercy with their season-opening victory. 
• The 23-goal outburst marked the highest single-game goal total since the 2017 season when the Blue and Gold tallied a 25-11 victory over MAAC foe Siena. The effort also marks the largest single-game goal total under fifth year head coach Russell Allen.
• Canisius' 22 draw controls tied the single-game program record set against Siena in 2017.
• Canisius outshot Detroit Mercy, 43-13. Of the Griffs' 43 shot attempts, 30 of them were on goal.
• Ten Griffs made their collegiate debut on Tuesday. Freshman Ella Forcucci and Chinimienti both tallied their first collegiate goal as well.

UP NEXT
Canisius opens its road schedule at Robert Morris on Friday. Opening draw at Joe Walton Stadium in Moon Township, Pa., is slated for 4 p.m.
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