Cirino Leads Cougars Past Centenary in Skyline Action

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (4/10/07) - Sophomore attack Stephanie Cirino (Warminster, Pa.) scored four goals and added two assists to help lead the Kean University women's lacrosse team to a 13-9 victory over Centenary College in Skyline Conference action on Tuesday afternoon. 

Cirino was one of three Cougars (4-4, 1-1 Skyline) with four goals, while Megan Mars (Jackson, N.J.) and Michelle Garone (West Hempstead, N.Y.) each had three goals for the Cyclones (3-5, 0-4 Skyline).

The Cougars took an early 3-1 lead as freshman attacks Ashley Reynolds (Old Bridge, N.J.) and Joeline Bennett (Willingboro, N.J.) combined for three goals.  Centenary responded with three unanswered goals to take a brief 4-3 lead before the Cougars tallied four of the final six goals of the first half for an 7-6 lead at intermission.

Kean extended the lead to 9-6 on goals by Reynolds and Bennett to open the second half and had four of the first give goals of the half to pull away for their first Skyline victory of the season.

Bennett and Reynolds each finished with four goals for Kean, while senior keeper Lydia Pinto (Clark, N.J.) made six saves in the victory.

For Centenary, Laura Davis made 20 saves in the losing effort.

The Cougars return to action on Thursday, April 12, when they travel to Madison, N.J., for a non-conference match against FDU-Florham at 3:30 p.m.