Fairfield Falls to Wagner in Opening Round of 2019 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship
Fairfield Falls to Wagner in Opening Round of 2019 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship

Fairfield Falls to Wagner in Opening Round of 2019 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship

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Wagner College – 15 | Fairfield University - 13
2019 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship Opening Round
Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium | Fairfield, CT
 
Fairfield (15-4) fell to Wagner (16-3) by a final score of 15-13 in the Opening Round of the 2019 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship. After leading for the duration of the first half, the Stags fell behind midway through the second on a four-goal run from the Seahawks. Wagner will move on to face No. 7 Princeton University in the First Round of the NCAA Championship.  
 
Fairfield Notes
  • Fairfield started the game off with the first two goals in just under three minutes
  • The Stags grabbed their largest lead of the first half after a three-goal run that took just over two minutes, with two goals from Brooke Gallagher and one from Kelly Horning
  • Fairfield did not trail in the first half and led by as many as three goals
  • Taylor Mitchell notched her second-straight 40-goal season after scoring at the 25:15 mark in the second half
  • Gallagher led the Stags with six points, scoring three times and grabbing three assists
  • Diana DeVita found the back of the net for the Stags three times as well, adding an additional assist
 
Wagner Notes
  • Wagner’s first goal was scored by Megan Drum at the 25:21 mark of the first half
  • The Seahawks were able to collect the final two goals of the first half with scores from Drum and Erin Kerstetter
  • Wagner took its first lead of the day after a goal from Drum, her fourth of the day, at the 19:43 mark of the second half. Drum’s goal capped a four-goal scoring run for the Seahawks
  • The game-winning goal would come from Kerstetter at the 6:49 mark in the second half, with Maria Henwood adding an insurance goal with 2:57 left to play
  • Kerstetter led the Seahawks with seven points, scoring four times and adding three helpers
  • Drum led the team in goals with five
 
For more information on the 2019 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship, visit ncaa.com.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.