JWU wins 2023 GNAC Women's Lacrosse Championship

Courtesy of Johnson & Wales Communications.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sophomore and Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament MVP Emma Glyman made seven saves to backstop the top-seeded Johnson & Wales (RI) University women's lacrosse team to a 10-6 win over Saint Joseph's College of Maine Saturday afternoon at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Complex.

Senior Taina Gamory scored three goals and set up two more as the Wildcats (16-2) capped a perfect 16-0 run through the conference (13-0 regular season; 3-0 playoffs) and captured their fifth title in program history. Sophomore Madeleine Gould added two goals and an assist while senior Ally Wilson and junior Katie Sloan each scored twice.

JWU led 2-0 after one behind goals from Gamory at 11:29 and junior Maris DiBeneditto at 3:34. Each team found the back of the net three times in the second, allowing the Wildcats to settle into a 5-3 halftime lead. The Monks (16-4) – who outshot the home team 13-12 through the first 30 minutes – received a pair of first-half goals from Brianna Paul while Gould potted her 60th for JWU.

The Wildcats and Monks traded the first six goals of the second half – highlighted by two from Sloan and two from Lydia Dexter of STJ – to send the game to the fourth with JWU ahead 8-5. Dexter's third of the day and 85th of the season brought the Monks to within two at 8-6 with seven minutes remaining, however Wilson converted a free position attempt with 5:16 remaining to push the JWU lead back to two at 8-6. Gould added an insurance marker with 1:45 left to seal the win.

Sophomore Isabella Nugent won four draw controls to pace JWU, which held a 26-23 shots advantage.

Glyman, Gamnory, Gould, Wilson, and senior Margaret Johnson were named to the All-Tournament Team from JWU while Dexter, Heather Rohr, and Shauna Clark were chosen from STJ.

GNAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Madeleine Gould (JWU)
Taina Gamory (JWU)
Ally Wilson (JWU)
Margaret Johnson (JWU)
Emma Glyman (JWU)
Shauna Clark (STJ)
Heather Rohr (STJ)
Lydia Dexter (STJ)
Deja Srimoiksavanh (EMM)
Delaney Brown (EMM)
Riley Wasiuk (Simmons)
Nicole Elliott (Simmons)