WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – No. 22 Saint Leo women's lacrosse poured in 11-second half goals to get past Palm Beach Atlantic Saturday afternoon behind a career day from Delaney Chrisco at PBA Lacrosse Field. Chrisco scored a career-high six goals with one assist to move her season count to 24 and her 100th career point. 

The win, marks the third straight over the Sailfish and second straight win for the Green and Gold this week after knocking off Florida Tech Wednesday 14-7.
 
Delaney Chrisco scored six goals on 12 shots, eight on frame, to set her career-high, surpassing her five-goal performances in 2018 against Belmont Abbey (March 2) and Assumption (March 9). Chrisco added one assist on the day for a game-high seven points. Now sitting at 24 season points, Chrisco now has 100 career-points, moving her into seventh all-time in program history in career points. 

"Delaney has been playing very well for us offensively this year and today we really needed her to get us going, and she delivered," stated fourth year head coach Caitlin Hansen. "It was only fitting that she should hit a career milestone in the process. We are young offensively, so her IQ and experience has been crucial to our success this season."
 
Ashlee Wilsynski and Fiona McLaughlin each netted three goals while Reagan Buhrman scored two. Three other Lions found the back of the net with a goal apiece in Lia Lamendola, Meghan Bomleny, and Cassidy Passaro.
 
Bomleny led the team in assists with three while Lamendola dished out two. Along with Chrisco, four other Lions tallied an assist in Wilsynski, McLaughlin, Cassidy Passaro, and Sierra Yoder.
 
Between the pipes, Emma Crafton played 38:15 with five saves while Rachel Smythe, who earned the win, played the remaining 21:45 and tallied five saves as well.
 
Records
No. 22 Saint Leo: 3-3, 2-3 SSC
Palm Beach Atlantic: 1-3, 1-3 SSC
 
How it Happened
Delaney Chrisco started off the scoring 35-seconds into the game. Saint Leo would climb out to a 3-1 lead with goals from Chrisco again and Fiona McLaughin. After a quick answer from the 'Fish, Meghan Bomleny's goal at the 14:46 mark pushed it back to a two goal lead. PBA wouldn't stop fighting and answered six-seconds later and made it 4-3. After back-to-back goals from Kiki Cinotti, PBA took a 5-4 lead at the 9:47 mark. Chrisco's hattrick drew the game even at six but a goal with 36-ticks left saw the half end at 7-6 in favor of Palm Beach Alantic.
 
Quick adjustments from the Lions as the Green and Gold Lia Lamendola found Chrisco for the tying goal. Ashlee Wilsynski went back-to-back for a quick 9-7 Saint Leo lead. The Sailfish would tie things at nine, but the Lions answered with a five-goal run with goals from Reagan Buhrman, twice, Lamendola, Chrisco, and Fiona McLaughlin, 14-9 Lions. The Sailfish would fight to the end outscoring the Green and Gold 5-3 but 11 second-half goals allowed for Saint Leo to set off into the sunset with a 17-14 win.

Up Next
The Lions return to action on Wednesday, April 14 in the Saint Leo Turf Stadium. The midweek conference matchup features the second meeting between No. 10 Saint Leo and No.7 Tampa. The teams last tangoed in a non-conference season opener on March 20 in Tampa, Fla. The then No. 9 Spartans escaped the No. 20 Lions second half rally in a tight 10-9 final.

 
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Keeping Our Lions Healthy & Safe
Saint Leo University Athletics is keeping our student-athletes healthy and safe by following a number of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This includes having student-athletes tested or screened on a regular basis, traveling in smaller groups, holding competitions without fans in attendance, avoiding overnight trips, and wearing masks when not competing. These safety standards meet those set by the NCAA Division II and the Sunshine State Conference President's Council. At Saint Leo University, the COVID-19 Incident Command Team also reviews the teams' safety protocol and monitors adherence on a regular basis.