TROY, N.Y. – The Knights of Mount Saint Mary College handed Sage College a 15-4 setback on senior night. With the win, MSMC improves to 4-9 overall and 3-5 in the Skyline Conference, while Sage finishes the season with a record of 0-9 overall and 0-8 in the league.

Mount freshman Mikaely Whitehouse (Columbia, Conn.) tallied three goals in the contest to elevate her season total to seven goals. Freshman Amanda Giarrizzo (Franklin Square, N.Y.) added the hat trick as well and sophomore Kaileen Spadaro (Islip, N.Y.) added two goals and an assist as the Knights led 9-4 at the break.

Sage senior Liz Donk (Phelps, N.Y.), a newcomer to the sport of lacrosse, closed her career with a personal-best three goals on the night. For the season, she tallied five goals and finished as the second leading scorer. Rookie Mary Kate Hayward (Queensbury, N.Y.) added her first and only goal of the season in the contest. Hayward found the net early in the contest and pulled the Gators within one goal, down 2-1 just three and half minutes into the action.

Mount sophomore Emily Folino (Staten Island, N.Y.) picked up the win as she turned away five of the nine shots she faced on the night. Freshman Mary Greenlese (Dover Plains, N.Y.) added to the performance for the Knights as she saw time in net. For the Gators, senior goalie Brittany Schafer (Watertown, NY/South Jefferson Central) made nine saves in goal. She wraps her career at Sage having amassed 167 saves, a Sage career record. She appeared in 13 career games played with a 17.75 GAA.

Mount freshman Nicole Palmieri (East Northport, N.Y.) also added two goals and an assist for the Knights. Junior Ellen Cashin (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) and sophomore Sharon Cranwell (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) each tallied a pair of goals.

The Knights have qualified for the Skyline Conference Tournament for the second year in a row. They'll serve as the sixth seed and will travel to play third-seeded Farmingdale State College in a quarterfinal game next week.