ALFRED STATE CROWNED AMCC WOMEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONS
The Alfred State College women's lacrosse team claimed the AMCC Championship in convincing fashion as they took down Pitt-Bradford 16-3 on Saturday afternoon.
Katerina Strong led the way for the Pioneers as she tallied five goals and two assists. Karlee Hargather ended with four goals and four assists, while Alaina Gernatt added four goals. Maeve Runyon picked up the win in goal as she made five saves.
Hargather opened the game with back-to-back goals. Strong found the back of the net a few minutes later off of a Regan Curabba pass. Gernatt followed with an unassisted goal in the final seconds of the first take the 4-0 lead.
After a Panthers goal (Samantha Burke) opened the second quarter, Erica Jackson found Brooke Walsh open in front of the net to make it a 5-1 game. Later in the second quarter, Strong netted her 45th goal of the season to give ASC the 6-1 lead going into the halftime break.
The Pioneers kept their offense going in the second half, as they scored five goals in both the third and fourth quarters. Alfred State got the offense rolling in the third with a Hargather to Strong goal. Jackson followed with a fast break goal for the 8-1 lead. The Panthers answered with a Christina Abel goal, before Walsh found the back of the net for her second goal of the game. In the final two minutes of the quarter, Gernatt and Strong put in goal to give ASC the 11-2 lead going into the fourth.
Gernatt opened the scoring in the fourth to extend the Pios lead to double digits, 12-2. A few possessions later, Zennette Zigler scored the Panthers' final goal. The Pioneers would respond with four straight goals, before running out the clock and claiming the AMCC 2026 Women's Lacrosse title.
Alfred State will return to action on May 2nd as they will take on St. Mary's College of Maryland in the AMCC x United East Crossover Championship game.
All-Tournament Team
Alfred State - Karlee Hargather, Katerina Strong, and Allison Bateson
Pitt- Bradford - Makartnee Mortimer, Addison Molampy, and Christina Abel
Mount Aloysius - Shelby Smeal and Cassidy Cook
La Roche - Jules Hornikel and Kiki Nemcek
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