GAME 10
SCORE	Niagara Purple Eagles 14, Quinnipaic Bobcats 12
LEADING SCORERS	Niagara: Shea Swartwout (5) Quinnipiac: Megan Szawlowski (3)
RECORDS	Niagara Purple Eagles (7-3, 7-3 MAAC) Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-6, 5-6 MAAC)
LOCATION	Niagara Field | Niagara University, N.Y.

 
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY. – Niagara, led by a five-goal performance by Shea Swartwout, defeated Quinnipiac by a final score of 14-12, Saturday afternoon. Junior goalie Michelle Messenger made 14 saves between the pipes for the Purple Eagles.
 
SYNOPSIS
The Purple Eagles scored first and never relinquished the lead as three players scored multiple goals in this afternoon's win.
 
Niagara took an early 2-0 lead over the Bobcats as Swartwout scored the game's opening marker, followed by a goal from Lexi Braniecki moments later. With Swartwout's second goal, she registered her 100th career goal and gave the Purple and White a 3-1 lead.
 
The Purple Eagles would outscore Quinnipiac 4-2 in the remaining portion of the first half. Swartwout finished the first half with three goals, while Braniecki scored twice in the first 30-minutes of play. Rachel Crane and Lois Garlow also scored for Niagara in the frame.
 
The second half started with Swartwout's fourth goal of the contest, giving Niagara an 8-4 lead. The Bobcats would pull within one, 8-7, after a 3-0 run highlighted by two goals from Megan Szawlowski.
 
The two teams traded tallies to make the score 9-8 before Niagara went on a 4-0 run to take a commanding 13-8 lead. Allison McCormick scored twice during the Purple Eagle run, highlighted by a free-position goal with 10-minutes remaining in the game. 
 
Swartwout scored her fifth and final goal with five minutes remaining in the contest, giving Niagara a five-goal lead. Quinnipiac would trim the Purple Eagle lead with a 3-0 run in the final five minutes; however, Niagara held on for the 14-12 Senior Day win.
 
EAGLES EYE ON
• Shea Swartwout registered a team-best six points with five goals and one assist.
• Allison McCormick scored a season-high two goals to move her season total to six.
• Lexi Braniecki earned her third hat trick of the season while also recording a team-high two assists.
• Michelle Messenger recorded her sixth game with double-digit saves, matching her season-high with 14.
• Lauren Paul and Messenger collected a team-best six ground balls.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Niagara has now won five consecutive games for the first time since 2000.
• The Purple Eagles recorded a season-high 21 points, 17 caused turnovers, and seven assists while matching season-highs with 34 shots and 14 saves.
• With two caused turnovers, Paul is now one turnover away from tying the program record of 89 caused turnovers.
 
UP NEXT
• Niagara completes its 2021 regular-season slate on the road Monday afternoon when it takes on Manhattan in Riverdale, N.Y. The opening draw is set for noon on ESPN+.