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CANTON, N.Y. -- Kiera Taussig scored four goals to lead St. Lawrence to a 9-7 win over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Liberty League women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon at Leckonby Stadium. With the loss, the Engineers fall to 5-5 overall with a 3-2 mark in league play, while the Saints move to 3-8, with a 1-4 league slate. 

Taussig scored three of her four goals in the first half. She got St. Lawrence on board first, scoring an unassisted tally just two minutes into play. Jamie Wakefield, who also scored four goals for RPI, tied the game with an unassisted tally of her own less than a minute later at 27:28. Taussig responded for the Saints in the following minute of play to put St. Lawrence back on top. The Saints then took a 3-1 lead at 26:09, as Abigail Owens assisted Kara Hurley on her seventh goal of the season. Wakefield and Taussig combined for the next three goals of the half. Wakefield scored first for RPI to pull the Engineers back to within one goal at 24:05, before Taussig netted an unassisted score at 19:32 to keep the Saints ahead by two scores. Wakefield converted the final goal of the half at 17:54, putting Rensselaer down one goal, 4-3, at the halftime break.

Taussig and Wakefield both wrapped up their respective scoring to start the second half. St. Lawrence pushed their lead to two goals at 20:51 with Taussig's last goal of the day, but Wakefield immediately responded after the Engineers came away with a draw control win, scoring an unassisted tally at 20:13. RPI tied the game at 5-5 with an unassisted goal by Sara Bischof at 17:27. St. Lawrence responded with the game's next two scores, putting the Saints ahead, 7-5, with 12:08 left to play. Jacquline Sovie and Chloe Knapp scored those goals for the Saints. With 10:09 left to play, Sophie Hager assisted Erin Riley to pull Rensselaer back to within one, 7-5, but Abigail Owens scored back-to-back goals for the Saints to put St. Lawrence ahead, 9-6, with just over two minutes to play. Riley repaid Hager with an assist with 1:20 on the clock, but St. Lawrence would hold RPI off for the remainder of the game.

St. Lawrence outshot Rensselaer, 21-15, in the game, while both teams won nine draw controls and picked up eight ground balls. RPI's Erin Amarello recorded eight saves for the Engineers, while SLU's Adden Cunningham stopped five opposing shots in the win.

RPI will return to action on Friday, hosting Rochester at 4 p.m., while St. Lawrence will host Union on Friday at 7 p.m., also in Liberty League play.