MONTCLAIR, N.J.  –  The Mount Saint Mary College women's lacrosse team suffered a 20-5 defeat at the hands of Montclair State University on Thursday evening. The loss drops the Knights to 4-9 overall and 1-4 in conference play. With the win, the Red Hawks move to 8-4 on the year and 4-1 in the Skyline.

Montclair wasted little time taking the lead, as they scored the first five goals of the game with under ten minutes elapsed. Mount junior Kaileen Spadaro (Islip, N.Y.) got the Knights on the board at the 20:26 mark with an unassisted tally to make it a 5-1 game.

The Red Hawks responded with another goal, however back-to-back goals by Mount freshman Ela Igdeler (Islip, N.Y.) and Spadaro brought the Knights to within three, 6-3.
Montclair closed out the final nineteen minutes of the first half on a 7-0 to extend their lead to ten, 13-3, at the break.

The start of the second half was eerily familiar to the first, as the Red Hawks opened up play with a 5-0 run. Trailing by 15, Spadaro stopped the run with her third of the night at the 12:26 mark. Both teams remained scoreless, until Igdeler added her second of the night nearly seven minutes after Spadaro's goal. In the closing minutes of the game, Montclair freshman Tierney Conlon (Caldwell, N.J.) and senior Cora Delfini (New Egypt, N.J.) added their third and fourth goals, respectively to close out the scoring.

Spadaro recorded the hat trick in the loss, while Igdeler added two goals. Mount senior Ellen Cashin (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) was credited with two assists and freshman goalie Lauren Beltrami (Islip, N.Y.) made five saves.

Conlon led the way for the Red Hawks with three goals and seven assists. Delfini finished with four goals, sophomore Kelly Schoneveld (Denville, N.J.) added five points (3G, 2A) and junior Kailee Beal (Succasunna, N.J.) chipped in with four points (2G, 2A). Junior goalkeeper Tiffani Henderson (Landing, N.J.) stopped eight shots to earn the win.

Looking to rebound, the Knights will host Maritime College on Saturday, April 14 in a Skyline Conference match-up. Seniors Ellen Cashin, Kate Wynne and Emily Folino will be honored on Saturday as the Knights celebrate Senior Day. The game is set for 12:00 p.m.