Women's Lacrosse
Immaculata Falls In Season Finale
Immaculata University women's lacrosse team fell to Alvernia College 19-9 in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) action on Saturday, April 25, in Reading, PA. It was the season finale for the Mighty Macs (4-9, 3-7 PAC).
Sophomores Claire Lichty and Meghan Wood, junior Jessica Hanna and senior Jenn Hogg each collected two goals, while sophomore Jenn Norris added one goal. Junior Sarah DiSimone totaled 10 saves between the pipes for Immaculata.
After the Crusaders (6-5, 4-5 PAC) took a 4-0 lead, the Mighty Macs answered and pulled within 4-3 off a goal by Lichty at 14:51 of the first half. Alvernia scored once again to go up by two at 9:39, but Immaculata responded with a goal by Wood at 8:12 to cut the lead to 5-4. However, the Crusaders held on and took an 8-5 lead into intermission. The Mighty Macs never got any closer.
Laura-Beth Diggs amassed four goals and two assists to pace Alvernia.
Mighty Macs Top Lancaster Bible On Senior Day
Senior Jenn Hogg amassed three goals and four assists to lead Immaculata University to a 20-3 victory over Lancaster Bible College on Monday, April 23, at Draper Walsh Stadium. It was the home finale for the Mighty Macs (5-8).
Sophomore Claire Lichty scored three goals, while sophomore Anastashia Likanchuk tallied the first two goals of her career. Juniors Tori Robson and Jessica Hanna each collected two goals, while sophomore Claire Giambi registered one goal and one assist. Junior Jenna Specht and sophomores Meghan Wood, Stephanie Pryzie, Andrea Hogg, Diane Quintanilla, Rachel Colyle, and Jenn Norris also found the back of the net for Immaculata.
Juniors Kaitie Goldsborough and Megan DiCicco and sophomore Courtney Dixon garnered one assist apiece.
Sophomore Alexis Erazo collected three saves between the pipes for the Mighty Macs.
Mary Jennings scored two goals and Shannon Harper added one goal for the Chargers (0-9).
Cabrini Stops Immaculata
Immaculata University women's lacrosse team fell to Cabrini College 16-5 in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) action on Saturday, April 21, in Radnor, PA.
Sophomore Claire Lichty recorded two goals, while juniors Jessica Hanna collected two goals and Jenna Specht registered one goal. Senior Jenn Hogg added one assist in the loss.
Junior Sarah DiSimone totaled 12 saves between the pipes for the Mighty Macs (4-8).
Katelyn Penrose amassed four goals, while Erin Nollen garnered three goals and two assists to pace the Cavaliers (13-2).
Haverford Snaps Immaculata's Win Streak
Immaculata University women's lacrosse team, playing its third game in three days, suffered an 18-3 loss to Haverford College on Thursday, April 19, at Draper Walsh Stadium.
The Mighty Macs fell to 4-7 on the season.
Juniors Jenna Specht and Jessica Hanna and sophomore Andrea Hogg each recorded one goal for Immaculata. Junior Sarah DiSimone collected 10 saves between the pipes for the Mighty Macs.
Lauren Finkel amassed six goals and three assists, while Katie Meyers registered two goals to pace the Fords (6-8).
Immaculata returns to action on Saturday, April 21, when they travel to face Cabrini College. Face-off is set for 1 pm.
Mighty Macs Win Second Straight
Immaculata University women's lacrosse team slipped past Cedar Crest College 9-8 in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) action on Wednesday, April 18, at Draper Walsh Stadium. It was the second consecutive win for the Mighty Macs (4-6, 3-5 PAC).
Sophomore Claire Lichty recorded three goals, while senior Jenn Hogg registered two goals. Junior Kaitie Goldsborough and sophomores Jenna Specht, Jessica Hanna, and Andrea Hogg totaled one goal apiece. Sophomore Jenn Norris added one assist.
The Falcons (0-13, 0-8 PAC) jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but Immaculata tied the game and held on for a 5-4 lead at the half. The Mighty Macs pushed its lead to 9-6 with a goal by A. Hogg at 9:43 of the second half. However, Cedar Crest tallied the next two goals to cut the Mighty Macs lead to 9-8 with 4:47 left. Immaculata held on for the 9-8 victory.
Junior Sarah DiSimone collected seven saves between the pipes for Immaculata.
Kirsten Gustafson paced the Falcons with four goals.
Mighty Macs Halt Three-Game Losing Streak
Immaculata University women's lacrosse team defeated Arcadia University 14-8 in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) action on Tuesday, April 17, at Draper Walsh Stadium.
Sophomore Claire Lichty recorded five goals, while junior Kaitie Goldsborough, sophomores Jessica Hanna, Jenna Specht and Andrea Hogg collected two goals apiece. Sophomore Jenn Norris also added a goal in the win.
Both teams started the game trading goals, but with the score knotted at 3-3 Lichty began a three-goal outburst to give the Mighty Macs a lead. It was a lead they would never relinquish. Lichty scored two goals during that stretch which gave Immaculata a 6-3 lead. They would enter intermission leading 7-4.
With the Mighty Macs leading 8-5, Hogg scored the first of two goals at 19:29 as Immaculata registered five unanswered goals to post a 13-5 lead with 14:23 remaining. They held on for the 14-8 victory.
Junior Sarah DiSimone totaled three saves between the pipes for the Mighty Macs (3-6, 2-5 PAC).
Jamie Stevenson amassed four goals to pace the Knights (2-9, 2-7 PAC).
Immaculata Falls At Chestnut Hill College
Immaculata University women's lacrosse team fell to Chestnut Hill College 20-4, in non-conference action on Wednesday, April 11, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sophomore Claire Licthy scored two goals, while fellow sophomores Jenn Norris and Megan DiCicco recorded one goal each. Junior Sarah DiSimone collected 20 saves between the pipes for the Mighty Macs (2-6).
Katie Donovan tallied six goals to pace the Griffins (3-7).
Mighty Macs Fall To College Misericordia
Immaculata University women's lacrosse team fell to College Misericordia 19-6, in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) action on Saturday, March 31, in Immaculata, PA.
Junior Kaitie Goldsborough and sophomore Claire Licthy each amassed two goals and one assist, while senior Jenn Hogg and sophomore Jenn Norris collected one goal apiece. Sophomore Claire Giambi, along with Hogg, added one assist in the loss.
With the score tied at 1-1 with 21:49 left in the first quarter, the Cougars (6-2, 4-1 PAC) scored eight answered goals to hold a 9-1 lead with 5:24 left in the opening half. They held a 9-3 lead at the intermission.
Jamie Wargo totaled six goals and Amanda Felte tallied five goals and one assist to pace Misericordia.
Junior Sarah DiSimone collected five saves for the Mighty Macs.
Immaculata Falls To Eastern
Immaculata University women's lacrosse team fell to Eastern University 18-4 in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) action on Tuesday, March 27, in St. David's, PA.
Junior Jessica Hanna tallied the first goal of the game for the Mighty Macs at 9:44 of the first half. Fellow sophomore Claire Lichty added a goal, her 12th of the season at 0:25 of the opening stanza. Sophomore Jenn Norris registered a tally at 21:30 of the second half, while junior Jenna Specht closed the scoring at 2:36.
Kate Hoy, Jessie Basch and Erin Fries each scored three goals to lead the Eagles (4-1, 3-1 PAC).
Junior Sarah DiSimone collected 11 saves between the pipes for Immaculata (1-4, 0-4 PAC).
The Mighty Macs return to action on Saturday, March 31, when they College Misericordia. Face-off is set for 2:30 pm.
Mighty Macs Win First Game Of The Season
Sophomore Claire Lichty powered Immaculata University to an 8-6 win over Cententary College, its first victory of the season, in a steady rain on Friday, March 23, at Draper Walsh Stadium.
Lichty amassed four goals and an assist, while senior Jenn Hogg registered one goal. Junior Kaitie Goldsborough and sophomores Jenn Norris and Meghan Wood tallied one goal each, while sophomore Claire Giambi totaled one assist.
After the Cyclones' Megan Mars scored the first goal of the game at 23:34, the Mighty Macs scored five unanswered goals, including two by Lichty to take a 5-1 lead into intermission.
Centenary tallied the first goal of the second half, but Immaculata answered with a goal by Lichty at 28:53, to give the Mighty Macs a 6-2 lead. However, the Cyclones scored back-to-back goals from Kiti Ovaskainen and Mars to cut Immaculata's lead to 6-4 with 26:09 remaining. The Mighty Macs put the game away with goals by Lichty (13:33) and Hogg (8:38).
Junior Sarah DiSimone registered 14 saves for Immaculata (1-3), while Laura Davis totaled nine for Centenary (1-1).
Immaculata Falls In Four Overtimes
Immaculata University women's lacrosse team battled Neumann College through four overtime sessions, before falling 7-6, in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) action on Wednesday, March 21, in Immaculata, PA.
Gabby D'Ambrosio scored the game-winner with 0:31 remaining in the fourth overtime to propel the Knights to the 7-6 victory.
Neumann scored the game's first three goals, before Claire Lichty put the Mighty Macs on the board with an unassisted tally at 14:42 of the first half. Immaculata tied the game at 3-3 with goals from Jenn Hogg at 10:00 and Lichty at 8:40.
The Knights' Colleen Finnegan broke the 3-3 halftime tie at 17:42 of the second half, but the Mighty Macs tied the game when Lichty found the back of the net off a pass from Jenna Specht at 24:50. Courtney Murphy gave Neumann a 5-4 lead with a tally at 16:05, but Lichty scored once again at 14:20 to tie the game at 5-5 and send it into overtime.
In the first overtime, which is not sudden-victory, Murphy broke the tie for the Knights with a goal at 2:03. However, Lichty tied the game with her fifth goal of the afternoon at 2:00 of the second overtime. That goal extended the game to a sudden-victory overtime; first goal wins. After a scoreless third overtime, D'Ambrosio won the game for Neumann with a goal at 0:31.
Sara DiSimone recorded 20 saves for Immaculata, while Caitlin O'Shea registered 13 saves for the Knights.
Mighty Macs Picked Eighth In The Conference
Immaculata University's women's lacrosse team has been selected to finish eighth in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) pre-season women's lacrosse poll. The poll was released on Thursday, March 15, by the conference office in Aston, PA.
Immaculata was picked to finish eighth in the 11-team league.
Cabrini College was selected as the pre-season favorite. The Cavaliers received nine of the 11 first-place votes and finished with 118 points. Eastern University, 2006 PAC Champion, placed second with 108 points, while Neumann College (93) was slated to finish third.
Gwynedd-Mercy College (92) is fourth and they are followed by Alvernia College (77), Rosemont College (55), Wesley College (55), and the Mighty Macs (44). College Misericorida (42), Arcadia University (29) and Cedar Crest College (13) were picked to finish ninth, 10th and 11th, respectively.
Immaculata Falls To Gwynedd-Mercy
Immaculata University's women's lacrosse team fell to Gwynedd-Mercy College 18-5 in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) action on Wednesday, March 14, in Gwynedd Valley, PA.
Sophomore Jessica Hanna recorded two goals, while junior Tori Robson, and sophomores Claire Licthy and Meghan Wood registered a goal apiece.
Kaitlin Pope paced the Griffins (3-1, 2-0 PAC) with five goals, while Meghan Volz, Kalli Bass and Lauren Sheils collected three goals each.
The Mighty Macs (0-2, 0-2 PAC) return to action on Friday, March 16, when they Rosemont College. Face-off is set for 4 pm.
Mighty Macs Drop Season Opener To Wesley 14-10
Immaculata University women's lacrosse team fell to Wesley College 14-10 in Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) action on Monday, March 12, in Dover, Delaware. It was the season opener for the Mighty Macs.
Sophomore Jessica Hanna recorded a hat-trick, while junior Katie Goldsborough also collected three goals. Senior captain Jenn Hogg, junior Tori Robson, and sophomores Jenn Norris and Claire Lichty registered a goal a piece. Lichty also added an assist.
Sophomore Alexis Erazo and junior Sarah DiSimone split time between the pipes for Immaculata (0-1, 0-1 PAC). Erazo collected five saves, while DiSimone garnered 10 saves. Kristie Stapleton totaled nine saves for the Wolverines.
Jade Martin paced Wesley (3-0, 2-0 PAC) with five goals, while Meghan Jones posted four goals.
The Mighty Macs return to action on Wednesday, March 14, when they face Gwynedd-Mercy College in Gwynedd Valley, PA. Face-off is set for 4 pm.
Dickinson First Mighty Mac named to Philadelphia Inquirer All-Academic Team
Senior Kelly Dickinson has been named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women’s Lacrosse Team. The team honored student-athletes who were best able to balance athletics with academics and excel at both. Dickinson becomes the first Mighty Mac to be so honored. She was one of just 12 women’s lacrosse players selected in a process which included nominees from over 20 area institutions covering all levels of NCAA athletics.
Dickinson carried a 3.74 grade point average while competing in two sports, while playing field hockey in the fall and lacrosse in the spring. She received the athletic department’s highest honor at the annual Awards Banquet, taking home the Outstanding Scholar Athlete Award.
A biology/chemistry/pre-veterinary medicine major, Dickinson is a member of Immaculata’s Honor Society, the Sigma Zeta Honor Society, and this spring was inducted into both Kappa Gamma Pi and Delta Epsilon Sigma. She is a Presidential Scholar and has been on the dean’s list six times in her four years at Immaculata.
Away from the classroom, this student-athlete has been a member and sister of Omicron Pi Epsilon, serving a number of roles, including Vice-President for the 2004-05 season, and she is the student council treasurer for the Class of 2006.
Her leadership skills were evident on the field hockey and lacrosse fields as well. In her junior and senior seasons, she served as the captain of both teams, and was the unquestioned leader on the field for the Mighty Macs.
Dickinson received the Team MVP award from the field hockey team in 2003 and from the lacrosse team in 2005 and has been annually recognized on the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
This past fall, she finished sixth on the field hockey team with six points, despite playing defense. In lacrosse, she finished fourth on the team in goals, despite missing half of the team’s games due to a knee injury.
