Rookie Molly Hogan had 20 saves in goal.

The Keuka women’s lacrosse suffered its second straight loss to begin its 2010 season as they fell by a score of 10-9 on the road at Marywood University on Sunday.  Marywood improves to 6-2 on the season.

The Storm struggled in the opening half for a second consecutive game as they trailed 8-3 at the half.  Keuka mounted a comeback in the second half by outscoring Marywood 6-2, but couldn’t take the lead.  Four straight goals by the Storm in just over six minutes, put Keuka behind 9-8.  Marywood then scored with just 2:04 remaining to regain a two-goal lead.  Junior Brandy Shafer’s (Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge) goal with 33 seconds cut the deficit in half but that would be all of the scoring.

Keuka was out-shot 32-21 but picked up three more ground balls (29-26).  Marywood held a 13-8 advantage in draw controls.

Rookie goalie Molly Hogan (Horseheads, N.Y./Horseheads) had a huge game for Keuka, registering 20 saves in goal.  Marywood’s goalie finished with 12 saves on the day.

Shafer again led the Storm’s offense, scoring five of the nine goals and assisting on two more.  She now has 10 points in two games.

Junior Jennifer Bush (Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) added two goals while senior Trista Partridge (Bath, N.Y./Haverling) and junior Laura Dougherty (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) each had a goal and an assist.  Junior Courtney Potochniak (Endicott, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) and sophomore Kayla McLaughlin (Schenectady, N.Y./Guilderland) each passed off an assist.

The Storm will next play at Elmira College this Tuesday, March 23 beginning at 4:30 pm.

Junior Brandy Shafer led Keuka with three goals.

The Keuka women’s lacrosse team lost its season opener to the Saxons of Alfred University by a score of 15-5 on the road Wednesday.  The Saxons pick up its first win of the year and now stand at 1-1 overall.

Keuka got off to a slow start as Alfred scored all nine of the games first half’s goals.  The Storm netted five goals in the second half while the Saxons added six more scores.  Alfred out-shot Keuka 32-20 in the game but only 14-11 in the second half.  The Saxons also won the battle for ground balls (38-22) and draw controls (13-9).

Junior attacker Brandy Shafer (Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge) led Keuka in scoring with three goals while classmate Brittany Murray (Heuvelton, N.Y./Heuvelton) and senior Trista Partridge (Bath, N.Y./Haverling) each added a goal a piece.

Juniors Jennifer Bush (Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) and Laura Dougherty (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) each passed off an assist.

Rookie goalie Molly Hogan (Horseheads, N.Y./Horseheads) stopped 12 shots while allowing 15 goals, playing all 60 minutes, in her first ever collegiate game.  Alfred’s goalie also collected 12 saves.

Keuka will next play this Sunday, March 21 at Marywood University beginning at 2 pm.

Junior Brandy Shafer will try and help Keuka defend its NEAC crown in 2010.

The women’s lacrosse team proved in 2009 that its not how you begin but how you finish that counts.

After winning just 4-of-10 regular season games, Coach Alena Krug’s team put it all together in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) tourney final, defeating Cazenovia College 14-13 to win the first-ever women’s lacrosse NEAC Title.

This year, Keuka will not only have to defend its NEAC title but then play the winner of the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) in a single game championship.

Six players earned All-NEAC honors and three of them, the Storm’s top three scorers, return in 2010.

Junior attacker Brandy Shafer (Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge) led the Storm in scoring for the second straight season tallying 26 goals and six assists (32 points) in just eight games.  She also led the team with two game-winning goals.  Shafer was an easy choice for the All-NEAC first team and was also picked as the tourney MVP after tallying five goals in the championship game.

Fellow junior attackers Laura Dougherty (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) and Brittany Murray (Heuvelton, N.Y./Heuvelton) also return.  Dougherty scored 11 goals and passed off a team-high 13 assists for 24 points.  A first team All-NEAC pick, Dougherty also picked up 11 ground balls.  Murray, a second team All-NEAC selection, was third on the team in scoring with 14 goals and eight assists for 22 points.  She added 22 ground balls and 27 draw controls.

Joining that talented trio on offense will be juniors Jennifer Bush (Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) and Courtney Potochniak (Endicott, N.Y./Maine Endwell).  Bush tallied eight goals, nine assists, 17 points, and 20 ground balls.  Potochniak added five goals and five assists for 10 points.  Sophomore Kayla McLachlan (Schenectady, N.Y./Guilderland) also returns after netting tow goals as a rookie.

Returning to anchor the defense will be senior Trista Partridge (Bath, N.Y./Haverling).  Partridge, who split time between defense and the midfield, was fifth on the team in scoring with 14 goals and three assists for 17 points.  Joining her on the defensive side of the field will be junior Mary Nicholas (Geneva, N.Y./DeSales) and sophomore Emma Ninestine (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva).

New to the squad this year will be goalies Sam Layton (Painted Post, N.Y./Corning West), Molly Hogan (Horseheads, N.Y./Horseheads), and Shelby Seeley (Livonia, N.Y./Livonia).  All three will try and replace NEAC Goalie of the Year Audrey Randall.

Also new to the team is Chelsea DeGroote (Canandaigua, N.Y./Marcus Whitman), Brittany Madigan (Groton, N.Y./Groton), Lauren Schreyack (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), Sarah Capek (Elmira, N.Y./Horseheads), Megan Morehouse (Penn Yan, N.Y./Penn Yan), and Courtney French (Massena, N.Y./Massena).

The Storm will begin its season on the road against Alfred University on March 17 and will play its first home game against NEAC foe Wilson College on March 28.  The NEAC Championships will be from April 23-25 while the NAC Championship will be played on May 1.

Senior Audrey Randall was named the NEAC Goalie of the Year.

Fresh off of winning its first-ever North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Tournament championship, the women’s lacrosse team received some more accolades for its successful 2009 season.

The Storm placed four players on the All-Conference’s first team and two more on the second team.  Keuka also sported the top goalie in the league as senior Audrey Randall (Fabius, N.Y./Fabius-Pompey)was named the NEAC Goalie of the Year.  Randall finished the year with 94 saves while sporting a .441 save percentage.  She finished the year with a 4-7 overall record while going 3-1 in conference play.  Randall played 633:42 minutes with a goal against average of 11.27.  Randall also received a spot on the conference’s first team.

Joining Randall on the first team were sophomore attacker Laura Dougherty (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva), senior midfielder Brenna Leach (Rochester, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy), and sophomore midfielder Brandy Shafer (Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge).

Dougherty finished second on the team in scoring with 24 points in 10 games.  She scored 11 goals while passing off a team-high 13 assists, including three in the NEAC Championship game.  Dougherty also picked up 11 ground balls and four draw controls.

Leach, also an All-Conference performer in soccer this season, was fourth on the team in scoring with 20 points.  Her 19 goals were second on the team while she led Keuka with 36 ground balls and finished second with 24 draw controls.

Shafer, this season’s NEAC Tournament MVP, led Keuka in scoring for a second straight season with 32 points.  Shafer had a team-high 26 goals including five in the championship game while also passing out six assists.  Had a team-high two game-winning goals while also picking up 10 ground balls and 14 draw controls.

Named to the second team was sophomore attacker Brittany Murray (Heuvelton, N.Y./Heuvelton) and junior midfielder Jenn York (Rochester, N.Y./MCC).  Murray was third on the team in scoring with 22 points.  She netted 14 goals and passed out eight assists.  Murray picked up 22 draw controls while also corraling 27 ground balls.  York scored 10 goals while splitting her time between defense and the midfield.  York led Keuka with 28 draw controls and 17 caused turnovers and added 31 ground balls (second on the team).

Sophomore Brandy Shafer's five goals earned her the NEAC Tournament MVP.

The Keuka College women’s lacrosse team defeated the No. 1 seeded Wildcats of Cazenovia College by a score of 14-13 in the first-ever North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) championship on Saturday, May 2 at Cazenovia.

Trailing 13-12 with just over two minutes remaining, Keuka’s Brandy Shafer (Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge) netted the game-tying goal off a pass from sophomore Jennifer Bush (Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell).  Then with only 46 seconds remaining, senior Trista Partridge (Bath, N.Y./Haverling) scored the game-winning goal.

Keuka held a one-goal advantage (5-4) after the first half while out-shooting Caz 15-12 in the half.  Keuka again out-shot the Wildcats in the second half (19-14) while the two teams each scored nine times.  Cazenovia ended with one more ground ball (19-18) while Keuka won 17 draw controls to Cazenovia’s 12.

Shafer finished with five goals, including four in the second half, while being named the NEAC Tournament MVP.  Sophomore Laura Dougherty (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) added two goals and three assists while Bush had a goal and two assists. 

Partridge finished with two goals, none more important then her last one.  Sophomore Brittany Murray (Heuvelton, N.Y./Heuvelton) added two scores while seniors Brenna Leach (Rochester, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) and Katy Priestley (Lyons, N.Y./Lyons) each scored once.  Murray led the Storm with five draw controls and five ground balls.

Senior goalie Audrey Randall (Fabius, N.Y./Fabius-Pompey) finished with nine saves in goal while picking up the biggest decision of her career.  Cazenovia’s Cari Dwinal ended with 10 saves while suffering the loss.

Senior Trista Partridge scored three goals on senior day.

The Keuka woman’s lacrosse team endured a loss to the Elmira College Soaring Eagles on senior night in Keuka Park on Wednesday, April 29.  The Storm slip to 3-7 as they suffer its fifth straight loss as Elmira improves to 6-11.

The Storm were out shot by the Soaring Eagles 26-24.  Keuka recorded six more ground balls then Elmira (28-22).

Senior Trista Partridge (Bath, N.Y./Haverling) led the Storm with three goals.  Sophomore Courtney Potochniak (Endicott, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) added two goals in the game.  Senior Brenna Leach (Rochester, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) and sophomore Laura Dougherty (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) each chipped in with a goal while Dougherty and sophomore Brittany Murray (Heuvelton, N.Y./Heuvelton) each passed off two assists. 

Senior Audrey Randall (Fabius, N.Y./Fabius-Pompey) fought off seven saves in her last home game at Keuka.

The Storm will next play in the NEAC championship game on Saturday, May 2 against Cazenovia College.  The game will be played at Cazenovia beginning at 1 p.m.

Senior Audrey Randall (left) had 9 saves while junior Jenn York had 3 goals and 5 draw controls.

The Keuka women’s lacrosse team ran into a tough Oswego State team and suffered a 22-5 loss on the road on Friday, April 24.  Keuka now stands at 3-6 overall while Oswego jumps up to 9-6 with the win.

Keuka was outscored 10-2 in the opening half and then 12-3 in the second half.  Keuka did manage 21 shots while allowing 39.  Oswego gobbled up 27 ground balls to the Storm’s 19 while Oswego also won more draw controls (16-12).

Junior Jenn York (Rochester, N.Y./MCC) scored three of Keuka’s five goals while also winning a team-high five draw controls.  Sophomore Brittany Murray (Heuvelton, N.Y./Heuvelton) added a goal and an assist while senior Brenna Leach (Rochester, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) tallied the Storm’s other goal.  Sophomore Jennifer Bush (Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) dished off her seventh assist of the year.

Oswego’s Rachel Ventresca had an impressive 14 points while scoring nine goals and passing off five assists.

Senior Audrey Randall (Fabius, N.Y./Fabius-Pompey) had nine saves in goal while rookie Emma Ninestine (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) stopped two shots.  Oswego’s Shannon O’Brien had 13 saves.

Keuka will next play its final regular season game this Wednesday at home against Elmira College at 4:30 pm.

Senior Brenna Leach scored two of Keuka's three goals.

Keuka College dropped a home women’s lacrosse game to the Pioneers of Utica College by a score of 15-3 on Wednesday, April 22.  The Storm now sit at 3-5 overall while Utica improves to 8-4.

The Storm fell behind 9-1 at the end of the first half and were outscored 6-2 in the second half.  The Pioneers out-shot Keuka 32-8 while picking up 22 ground balls to the Storm’s 20.  Keuka had one more draw control (10-9).

Senior Brenna Leach (Rochester, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) led Keuka with two goals while sophomore Brandy Shafer (Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge)scored Keuka’s other goal.  Sophomore Courtney Potochniak (Endicott, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) and senior Katy Priestley (Lyons, N.Y./Lyons) each passed off assists.

Utica’s Julianne Schultheiss had four goals and five assists.

Senior goalie Audrey Randall (Fabius, N.Y./Fabius-Pompey) stopped 11 shots in goal.

The Storm will next play at SUNY Oswego this Friday, April 24 beginning at 5 pm.

Senior Audrey Randall collected 13 saves in goal.

The Keuka women’s lacrosse team saw its chances at a North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) regular season championship crushed after suffering a one-goal loss (6-7) to the Wildcats of Cazenovia College on Saturday.

The two teams will now square off for the NEAC Tournament title on May 2nd at Cazenovia College.   With the loss Keuka falls to 3-4 overall and 3-1 in the NEAC.  Cazenovia improves to 10-1 overall and a perfect 4-0 in conference play.

Keuka started off good, scoring two of the first three goals before allowing Cazenovia to tally four straight goals near the end of the first half.  The Wildcats would hold a two-goal (5-3) advantage at the break.  Keuka responded by scoring the first three goals of the second half, including the go-ahead goal by sophomore Brandy Shafer (Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge) with 12:06 left to play.  The score remained 6-5 in favor of Keuka with just under four minutes remaining when Cazenovia’s Erin Clinton tied the game up with a goal.  The Wildcats Christy Foster then netted the game-winner for Cazenovia with just 1:08 left to doom the Storm’s hopes of a NEAC title.

Keuka starting goalie Audrey Randall (Fabius, N.Y./Fabius-Pompey) had a big game in between the pipes for the Storm, finishing with 13 saves on 23 Cazenovia shots.  The Wildcats Cari Dwinal stopped 16 of Keuka’s 26 shot attempts.  Caz finished with three more ground balls (22-19) while Keuka had three more draw controls (9-6).

Shafer led the Storm with three goals while senior Brenna Leach (Rochester, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy)added a goal and an assist.  Shafer now has 26 points (20 goals and six assists) on the year while Leach has 15 points (14 goals and one assist).  Sophomore Brittany Murray (Heuvelton, N.Y./Heuvelton) scored her 11th goal of the season while senior Trista Partridge (Bath, N.Y./Haverling) added her ninth goal.  Sophomore Jennifer Bush (Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) passed off her sixth assist on the year.

Keuka will next play host to Utica College this Wednesday, April 22 beginning at 4 pm.

Senior Brenna Leach scored three of Keuka's nine goals.

The Keuka women’s lacrosse team jumped out to a nice 5-2 halftime lead but were outscored 9-4 in the second half as they fell 11-9 on the road to Marywood University on Thursday, April 17.

The loss evens Keuka’s record out at 3-3 while Marywood improves to 6-7 overall.

After Marywood grabbed an early 1-0 lead, Keuka’s Jenn York (Rochester, N.Y./MCC) tied the game up three minutes later.  Marywood would answer with its second goal before the Storm scored four straight goals, two by senior Brenna Leach (Rochester, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy), to finish up the first half with a 5-2 lead.

The two teams both scored in the first five minutes of the second half to give Keuka a 6-3 lead.  Marywood would score four of the game’s next five goals to even the score at seven-to-seven with just over 15 minutes remaining.  Keuka would reclaim the lead with two straight goals in just over a minute of action.  Unfortunately for the Storm that would by the end of its scoring as Marywood finished off the game scoring the final four goals to grab a two-goal win.

For the game, Keuka was out-shot 33-22 while Marywood also gobbled up eight more ground balls (28-20).  The two teams tied with 11 draw controls a piece while both going 1-for-6 in free position shot attempts.

Senior Audrey Randall (Fabius, N.Y./Fabius-Pompey) had a huge game for the Storm with 15 saves including nine in the first half.  Marywood’s Katie Sullivan finished with 10 saves while picking up the decision.

Leach led the scoring for Keuka with three goals while sophomores Brandy Shafer (Rochester, N.Y./Eastridge) and Brittany Murray (Heuvelton, N.Y./Heuvelton) each had two goals and an assist.  York and sophomore Laura Dougherty (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) scored Keuka’s other two goals.  Dougherty and classmate Jennifer Bush (Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) each passed off an assist.

Keuka will next play an important conference game at Cazenovia College this Saturday, April 18 beginning at noon.