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PURPLE KNIGHTS FALL TO SECOND-RANKED C.W. POST, 19-6 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                      FOR MORE INFORMATION April 1, 2004                                                                              Contact: Seth Cole                                                                                                 Phone: (802) 654-2537 SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Second-ranked C.W. Post scored 16 of the final 19 goals to snap an early tie and defeat Saint Michael's College, 19-6, in women's lacrosse action on Thursday at Union College. C.W. Post improved its perfect record to 7-0, while the Purple Knights' two-game winning streak came to an end in falling to 2-4. For Saint Michael's, junior Lauren Piekarski (E. Sandwich, Mass./Tabor Academy) tallied four goals, while freshmen Megan Lagasse (Newburyport, Mass./Governor Dummer Academy) and Megan Rule (Bow, N.H./Bow) also scored. Junior Jess Anderson (Springfield, Vt./Springfield) stopped nine shots in a losing effort. The Purple Knights return to action on Saturday, as Saint Michael's puts its 1-0 Northeast-10 Conference record on the line and plays its first game on campus against Bentley College at 2 p.m. ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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