KEUKA, N.Y. – The SUNY Poly Women's Lacrosse Team (9-7) lost to top-seeded Keuka (13-2) on Saturday afternoon in the semi-finals of the NEAC Women's Lacrosse Conference Tournament. The Wildcats went on a late rally, but it wasn't enough as the Wolfpack advanced to the finals with a 14-11 win.
Krysta Beha (Marcy, N.Y. / Whitesboro) led all scorers with six points, recording three goals and three assists. The sophomore also recorded a team-high five draw controls.
Keuka opened the game with a 4-1 run over the first ten minutes which was stopped by defender Tierney McGlynn (Watervliet, N.Y. / Watervliet) on a free position goal to cut the lead in half. The Wolfpack answered with a goal of their own a minute later to go up 5-2.
Corrina Marconi (Rochester, N.Y. / Gates-Chili) and Meghan Serota (Black River, N.Y. / Carthage) each recorded their first goal of the day 30 seconds apart to cut the home team's lead to 5-4. With 8:57 to play in the first half, Beha scored her second in a row to tie the game at 6s. The Wolfpack then used a three goal run to close out the half and go into the break with a 9-6 lead.
Keuka extended their lead to 11-6 to open the half, with the Wildcats answering back with two of their own to make it 11-8. After the Wolfpack added another, Marconi and Serota combined for three goals to get within one of the host.
With 2:23 remaining Serota finished a feed from Beha to cut the lead to 12-11. That was the closest the Wildcats would get as the home team added two more goals in the final minute to take the 14-11 victory.
Serota and Marconi finished with three and two goals respectively. Mari Ames (West Carthage, N.Y. / Carthage) and Hope Cerasuolo (Johnstown, N.Y. / Johnstown) each contributed a goal to round out the scoring for the Wildcats.
McGlynn had a team-high five ground balls while adding two draw controls and three caused turnovers. Cerasuolo recorded a game-high four caused turnovers along with three draw controls and four ground balls.
The Wildcats finish the season as the first team in program history to advance to the conference tournament and a program-best nine wins.