LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women's lacrosse team was defeated for the third-straight game Wednesday afternoon, falling to Mount St. Mary's 15-6. The Broncs fall to 8-6 on the season and 2-4 in MAAC play, while the Mountaineers improve to 5-8 overall and 3-3 in league games.
 
The Mount opened the game, scoring four-straight goals before Emily Wesoky (Sterling, VA/Dominion[Wagner]) found Toni Gismondi (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford[VCU]) to put the Broncs on the board as the Mountaineers led 4-1 following the first 15 minutes.
 
The Mountaineers continued to pull away in the second, scoring seven-consecutive goals to extend the lead to 11-1 before Kylee Garcia (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville[FDU-Florham]) scored in the waning seconds of the half to trim the deficit to nine at the half.
 
Three-straight goals from the Mount opened the third quarter, extending the lead to double digits once again before Elena Bontatibus (Simsbury, CT/Simsbury) scored of a free position to make it 14-3 entering the final quarter.
 
Down 15-3, the Broncs closed out the game on a 3-0 run with goals from Selena Carrington (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North[Rutgers]), Garcia, and Katie Walsh (Marlton, NJ/Camden Catholic[FDU-Florham]) to produce the final score.
 
Quotes & Notes
"Our defense played great. Jamie came up with double-digit saves for the third or fourth straight game. Our defense gave us an opportunity. We beat them in draws. Draws, defensive turnovers, and if the offense can't capitalize, that's going to be the result."
 
"We can beat anyone here. That's the coolest thing about our conference. Look at a lot of the games, they're one, two-goal games. We've had one or two like this, but at any point if we put it together on both ends of the field, we can beat anybody and the reality is we need two wins. We put ourselves in a situation where we have shot [to make the MAAC Tournament]" – Head Coach Evan Mager
 
- Jamie Kubach (Philadelphia, PA/William Penn Charter[FDU-Florham]) made the start in net, making 10 saves, taking the loss.
 
Broncs By The Numbers
- The Mount outshot Rider 35-25, including a 25-15 edge in shots on goal.
- The Mountaineers held a 20-13 edge in ground balls. Gismondi led the Broncs with two in the game.
- Rider won the draw circle 14-10. Anna Devlin (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City[TCNJ]) led Rider with six. Walsh added four in the contest.
 
Up Next
- Rider returns to action Saturday when the Broncs visit Niagara for an 11 a.m. game.