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Winner Canisius CANISIUS 10-4, 4-2 MAAC
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Sacred Heart SACRED H 4-9, 3-3 MAAC
Winner
Canisius CANISIUS
10-4, 4-2 MAAC
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Final
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Sacred Heart SACRED H
4-9, 3-3 MAAC
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Team 1 2 3 4 F
Canisius CANISIUS 2 2 2 2 8
Sacred Heart SACRED H 2 3 1 1 7

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Women's Lacrosse Holds Off Sacred Heart

Canisius scored four of the game's six goals in the second half to erase a halftime deficit and earn an 8-7 victory over Sacred Heart in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's lacrosse action Wednesday at Campus Field in Fairfield, Conn.

The Golden Griffins improved to 10-4 overall and 4-2 in conference play as it reached double digits in wins for the third time in the past five seasons. With the loss, Sacred Heart fell to 4-9 overall and 3-3 in league action.

Senior Maggie Tifft, junior Maddie Fitzgerald and sophomore Makenna Crouse all scored two goals apiece to pace the Canisius offense. Tifft added an assist to her statline for a team-high three points in the contest. Freshman Brooklyn Sverdrup won a game-high five draw controls as Canisius won the battle in the circle by an 11-6 margin. Junior Olivia Licardi earned the win in net, turning away 12 of Sacred Heart's 19 shots. 

For Sacred Heart, Jamie Tanner led all players with four goals on seven shots. Teammate Brooke Gyllenhaal helped the Pioneers' defense, grabbing a game-high four ground balls and causing three turnovers as Sacred Heart forced the Griffs into 23 giveaways throughout the contest. Margret Morgan started the game in net but was relieved by Madalynn Eder-Linell in the second half with both netminders allowing four goals.

Trailing 5-4 at the start of the second half, Fitzgerald netted her second goal of the day with 11:12 left to go in the third quarter to ignite a 4-1 spurt that lasted until just under the six minute mark of the fourth quarter and gave Griffs an 8-6 edge. 

Sacred Heart attempted to spark a late-game comeback when they cut the deficit to one on an even-strength goal from Sadie Stevens with 52 seconds remaining. 

Canisius won the ensuing draw and were poised to run out the clock but Jamie Tanner caused a Canisius turnover, allowing the host Pioneers to get attempt a potential equalizer in the final seconds that sailed above the crossbar, allowing the Griffs to hold on for the one-goal victory. 

Earlier in the contest, Sacred Heart opened the scoring before Fitzgerald and sophomore Katie Adams scored back-to-back goals to take the lead. The Pios found the back of the net moments later to even up the contest at 2-2 heading into the second quarter.

Sacred Heart used a 3-0 run midway through the quarter to outscore Canisius, 3-2, in the second frame to build a 5-4 advantage heading into the halftime break, setting the stage for the Griffs' second-half comeback.

GAME NOTES
• Wednesday's contest was the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs with each side now holding a 2-2 record. Canisius has won the previous two games which have been the only meetings since Sacred Heart joined the MAAC prior to the 2024 season.
• Canisius reached the 10-win plateau for the third time under fifth-year head coach Russell Allen.
• Canisius has bested its opponent in draw controls in 11 of their 14 games played this season and averages 15.14 draws won per game, which ranks second in the conference.
• Sverdrup has collected four-or-more draw controls on 11 occasions and has reached double digits in two of those contests.
• Canisius scored its second straight victory when trailing at halftime.
• Licardi made 10-or-more saves for the third time this season as she tallied her 12th career win.
• Fitzgerald sits one point short of her 100th career point.

UP NEXT
Canisius wraps up a two-game road trip at Mount St. Mary's on Saturday. Opening draw against the Mountaineers is scheduled for noon at Under Armour Stadium in Baltimore. Md. The game will be available on mountathletics.com.

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