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Spagnoletta Leads C.W. Post Into The Finals
Former West Islip lacrosse star nets four as Pioneers top LeMoyne 15-10 on Thursday.
West Islip’s Lauren Spagnoletta scored a game high four goals Thursday afternoon to lead C.W. Post to a 15-10 win over LeMoyne in the semi-finals of the NCAA Division II Women’s Playoffs.
The win moves the Pioneers into the final Saturday when they will play West Chester in Louisville, Ky.
With C.W. Post trailing 4-1 with less than 10 minutes left in the first half, Spagnoletta’s first two goals of the game cut the Dolphins lead to 4-3 and also started an outburst of nine straight tallies for the Pioneers.
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She registered her second straight hat trick of the 2012 playoffs when she found the back of the net for the first goal of the second half. The senior attack’s fourth goal would be C.W. Post’s final one of the game, which gave the Pioneers a 15-7 lead with 1:46 remaining.
In C.W. Post’s , Spagnoletta has eight goals and one assist.
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