Canisius jumped out to a 9-3 lead after the first half and held on after a late rally fueled by Roncarati to hold on for the win in the first meeting between the two teams since 2006.
FLASH QUOTES
"Overall I was pleased with the way we performed. We started off a little bit slow, but as the game went on we gained some momentum. Christina scoring four goals is great. We had a younger lineup in there at different points so I think that a lot of people are getting playing experience. In general, I think our seniors have done a great job in leading the team and they have done a great job in working with the underclassmen this week to get us where we needed to be so its a good rebound from Youngstown State." - head coach
Tracy Coyne on the game
"I feel a lot better in going into Akron based on how we implemented the adjustments because we only had a couple of days to get ready. We will have more time to fine tune some things, but I'm happy with how things are coming together and I think it puts us in a good position going into Akron and moving forward." - Coyne on team's next game.
FLASH MOMENTS
McHenry scored two of the first four goals of the game, registering unassisted tallies at 5:56 and 3:42 in the first quarter.
Catherine Russo (Wantagh, N.Y.) found the twine with the team a man up at 10:59 in the second quarter.
It was then time for the freshmen to make their introduction to Loretto. Roncarati started a 5-3 run to end the game with her first goal of the afternoon at 6:45 in the third.
Nancy Alden (East Lyme, Conn.) then had a Flash Moment to remember with her first collegiate marker at the five-minute mark in the third. Roncarati then ended the third quarter with back-to-back scores with 1:20 left and four seconds remaining in the frame off a feed from
C.C. Courter to complete her first career hat trick.
Roncarati closed the scoring with a tally at the 5:43 mark in the fourth to cap the 5-3 run and set the final score.
FLASH NUGGETS
McHenry, a Northeast Conference Prime Performer last week, notched consecutive multi-goal performances for the third time in her career.
Roncarati is the third player on the roster to register four goals in one game. McHenry had four tallies in the final game in the 2020 season and
Amanda Heidt (Erie, Pa.) turned the trick twice last season. After scoring a goal in the season opener at Youngstown State, the freshman now has a team-best five goals on the year.
Alden made her first collegiate start on the afternoon to go with her first collegiate twinkle the twine moment.
Courter, who had three goals and five assists in 2021, registered the first assist for the team in 2022. The senior also scooped up three ground balls in the contest.
Kelly Dickson (Blue Bell, Pa.) registered two ground balls and three draw controls.
UP NEXT
Saint Francis returns to action on Sunday at Akron. Match time is 1 p.m.
