Box Score

Patchogue, NY (Mar. 25, 2013) – Old Westbury upended women's lacrosse 7-5 Monday, earning its first Skyline Conference win. Courtney Gallagher fueled the host Panthers, registering a game-high four goals at the St. Joseph's-L.I. Outdoor Athletic Complex.

Old Westbury improved to 2-7 overall and 1-4 in conference. Purchase is now 0-4 and 0-3 in its inaugural season.  

In addition to Gallagher, Ana Noens netted two goals for Old Westbury, and goalie Sara Braverman earned her second win, as she stopped seven Purchase shots between the posts.

Samantha Rich (FR/Providence, RI) and Cat Viscardi (SO/Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) scored two goals apiece to lead the visiting Panthers.

After Vicardi gave Purchase an early 1-0 lead, the host Panthers kept their composure with four straight unanswered goals, taking a 4-1 advantage in the process. 

Old Westbury's JoAnna Kettell tied the game at 1-1 on a free position goal. One minute and twenty seconds later, Gallagher fired the ball into the back of the Purchase net, giving Old Westbury a 2-1 lead. 

Missed opportunities by Purchase extended Old Westbury's lead.

Rich's goal at the 9:55 mark of the first sliced Old Westbury's lead in half, 4-2, but Noens stretched the Panthers lead back to three, 5-2, on her second goal with 2:36 on the clock.

Vicardi trimmed Old Westbury's lead to 5-3 with a strike 7:36 into the second half. The ball would find Gallagher's pocket and she pushed Old Westbury to their largest lead, 7-3. She scored her third goal at the 18:26 mark, and then posted her final score with 12:09 on a free position goal.

Purchase proceeded to cut the deficit in half, 7-5, with 6:27 to play, on goals by Christina Rupp (SO/Ossining, NY) and Rich, respectively, but could not get closer. In the final five minutes, Braverman denied the visiting Panthers to inch closer, as she stopped Vicardi's shot at the 4:26 mark, and caused a turnover with less than two minutes remaining in the game to preserve Old Westbury's first-ever conference win.

-Old Westbury Sports Information Contributed to this report