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For Immediate Release April 25, 2010

2010 Women’s Lacrosse Championship Sacred Heart Solves for its Third Consecutive NEC Crown

#1 Sacred Heart 12, #2 Quinnipiac 7 2010 Northeast Conference Fairfield, CT -- Sacred Heart’s second-half scoring surge pushed the Pioneers past Women’s Lacrosse Championship rival Quinnipiac in the 2010 Northeast Conference Women’s Lacrosse Championship Game on a rain-soaked Sunday at Campus Field. SHU scored seven of the game’s last Semifinals - Friday, April 23 eight goals to secure a 12-7 victory and its third consecutive NEC crown. at Sacred Heart’s Campus Field (Fairfield, CT)

Sacred Heart received three goals apiece from Carissa Hauser (East Northport, #1 Sacred Heart 14, #4 Mount St. Mary’s 5 #2 Quinnipiac 8, #3 Monmouth 4 NY/Commack), Jackie Pierce (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas) and Cori Horelik (South Windsor, CT/South Windsor), but the NEC Tournament MVP Championship - Sunday, April 25 award went to the lady between the pipes. at Sacred Heart’s Campus Field (Fairfield, CT) SHU senior goalkeeper Chelsea Wagner (Aurora, CO/Smoky Hill) claimed the #1 Sacred Heart 12, #2 Quinnipiac 7 honor by virtue of her stingy 6.00 goal-against average over two tournament games. LIVE on NortheastConference.TV

“This feels so, so good,” said Wagner. “What a huge sigh of relief. I am so proud of this team for coming out and getting the three-peat, just so excited.” Little separated the two sides over the first 48:00 of play.

Facing Sacred Heart in the conference’s title tilt for the third year in a row, Quinnipiac held a 6-5 lead early in the second half and SHU’s perfect NEC season appeared to be in jeopardy.

Shortly thereafter, the host Pioneers, who had not lost to a NEC opponent in 10 meetings this season, turned up the heat on what was a cold day weather-wise.

Sacred Heart sophomore Alicia Fuchs (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore) rattled the cage with 21:44 remaining to even the score at 6-6, the sixth tie of the afternoon.

Slightly more than 4:00 late, sophomore Kate Kmiotek (Farmingville, NY/Sachem East) put the Pioneers in front, 7-6, by scoring SHU’s second goal in a string of five straight.

Wagner made a key stop that preserved the slim lead and gave the Pioneers’ possession with 14:10 remaining.

Thirty-two seconds later, Hauser scored to hand Sacred Heart its first two-goal advantage of the contest. Hauser, the 2010 NEC Player of the Year, earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team thanks back-to-back hat tricks.

Bryant University (2012-13) • Central State University • Fairleigh Dickinson University • Monmouth University • Mount St. Mary’s University • Robert Morris University • • St. Francis (NY) College Saint Francis (PA) University • Wagner College Pierce, who scored twice in the first half of Friday’s 14-5 semifinal victory over Mount St. Mary’s, scored her third goal of Sunday’s game to extend Sacred Heart’s lead to 9-6 with 8:15 remaining.

After Kmiotek added an insurance goal, Quinnipiac’s Kaitlyn Kelly (North Massapequa, NY/Plainedge) made an attempt to spark a late rally. Kelly, who was one of the Bobcats’ three All-Tournament Team selections, scored to pull the Bobcats within 10-7 with 3:22 remaining in regulation. Sealing the victory for Sacred Heart, Horelik and Hauser each added a tally.

Quinnipiac junior Lauren Matusczak (East Longmeadow, MA/East Longmeadow) opened the game’s scoring by beating Wagner 6:12 after the opening draw control.

Pierce scored the first two goals for Sacred Heart during an opening half that ended with both sides tied at 4-4.

2010 NEC All-Tournament Team Chelsea Wagner (Sr., GK), Sacred Heart (MVP) Farra Coppola (Sr., D), Sacred Heart Elizabeth Drehwing (Jr., M), Sacred Heart Carissa Hauser (Sr., A), Sacred Heart Jackie Pierce (Sr., D), Sacred Heart Kim Davis (So., D), Quinnipiac Kaitlyn Kelly (Jr., D), Quinnipiac Lauren Matusczak (Jr., M), Quinnipiac Carissa Franzi (Jr., M), Monmouth Kirby Mundorf (Jr., GK), Monmouth Jackie Kearney (Sr., D), Mount St. Mary's Lucy Pompa (Jr., D), Mount St. Mary's Lacrosse Box Score (Final) 2010 Sacred Heart Women's Lacrosse Quinnipiac vs Sacred Heart (Apr 25, 2010 at Fairfield, Conn.)

Quinnipiac (10-7 (8-1 NEC)) vs. Score by period 1 2 Total Sacred Heart (14-4 (9-0 NEC)) Quinnipiac 4 3 7 Date: Apr 25, 2010 • Attendance: 317 Sacred Heart 4 8 12 Weather: Raniy, 50 Degrees

Quinnipiac SCORING: GOALS: LATONICK, Katie 2; IANNOTTI, Laura 2; MATUSZCZAK, Lauren 1; BANACH, Lyndsey 1; KELLY, Kaitlyn 1. ASSISTS: LATONICK, Katie 1; MATUSZCZAK, Lauren 1.

Sacred Heart SCORING: GOALS: HAUSER, Carissa 3; PIERCE, Jackie 3; HORELIK, Cori 3; KMIOTEK, Kate 2; FUCHS, Alicia 1. ASSISTS: HAUSER, Carissa 2; FUCHS, Alicia 1; KMIOTEK, Kate 1; PIERCE, Jackie 1; ROCHLER, Kaitlin 1.

Shots by period 1 2 Total Saves by period 1 2 Total Quinnipiac 16 11 27 Quinnipiac 1 3 4 Sacred Heart 7 13 20 Sacred Heart 3 5 8

Ground balls/prd 1 2 Total Fouls by period 1 2 Total Quinnipiac 9 7 16 Quinnipiac 14 9 23 Sacred Heart 7 8 15 Sacred Heart 10 10 20

Draw controls/prd 1 2 Total Turnovers by prd 1 2 Total Quinnipiac 6 6 12 Quinnipiac 8 7 15 Sacred Heart 3 6 9 Sacred Heart 10 8 18

Clears by period 1 2 Total Quinnipiac 6-7 6-6 12-13 Sacred Heart 7-10 11-14 18-24

Free-position shots 1 2 Total Quinnipiac 1-3 1-2 2-5 Sacred Heart 1-3 2-2 3-5

Stadium: Campus Field Official's signature Officials: Ed Bebyn; Nancy Coffman; Sally Hartman; Jenn Whelan. Scorer: Brendan Flynn.