Alfred, NY- Top-seeded Alfred State shut out No. 4 seed La Roche 11-0 in the semifinals to advance to the AMCC Women's Lacrosse Championship.
 
Karlee Hargather led the Pioneers with three goals, one assist, and eight ground balls. While Katerina Strong added three goals and two assists. Alaina Gernatt and Kari Annunziato each finished with two goals and one assist. Maeve Runyon earned the shutout win in goal, making four saves.
 
Alfred State set the tone early, scoring three goals in the first five minutes, with Hargather scoring first. Annunziato scored a man-up goal assisted by Strong, and Gernatt extended the lead with a goal assisted by Annunziato. Hargather netted her second goal on a pass from Gernatt, making the lead 4-0 at the end of the first quarter.
 
Early in the second, Hargather completed her hat trick, on an assist from Regan Curraba. Annunziato added another man-up goal, assisted by Strong, and Strong scored her first, assisted by Hargather, extending the lead 7-0 going into half.
 
Strong opened the second half with back-to-back goals, completing her hat trick. Gernatt notched her second goal, assisted by Curraba, and Brooke Walsh finished the scoring for the Pioneers at the end of the third. Both teams held each other scoreless in the fourth quarter. 
 
Alfred State moves on and will host the AMCC Women's Lacrosse Championship on Saturday, April 25, at 1 PM, facing the winner of No. 3 Mt. Aloysius and No. 2 Pitt-Bradford.