Box Score NEWTON, Mass. – Junior Abby Silva (Fall River, Mass.) cut the Laser lead in half in the 74th minute, but host Lasell was able to tack on a third goal less than five minutes later to keep UMass Dartmouth at bay by a 3-1 margin on Monday evening.
The Basics
Score: Lasell 3, UMass Dartmouth 1
Records: Lasell 7-2-1 | UMass Dartmouth 2-7-2
How it Happened
The Laser offense fired early and often in the first half, putting 11 shots on UMass Dartmouth goalkeeper Korina Miguel (New Bedford, Mass.). Miguel made four saves until Lasell's Morgan Pinksten (Pelham, N.H.) broke through in the 42nd minute.
Corsair senior Erica Farias (Tiverton, R.I.) forced goalkeeper Sarah LaClair (Belchertown, Mass.) to make a save moments later, but on the return from Lasell, Carly Zdanek (Newton, N.J.) took the pass from Pinksten and beat Miguel to up the hosts' halftime lead to 2-0.
Both teams held strong defensively until Silva beat her defender at the top of the box and put the Corsairs on the board halfway through the half. UMass Dartmouth couldn't find the equalizer, though, as Zdanek padded the lead again in the 80th minute off a pass into the box.
Inside the Numbers
- Silva's goal marked her second on the season thus far.
- Miguel finished with six saves, and junior Madison Boucher (Southampton, Mass.) stopped two shots in relief.
- Lasell outshot the visitors 19-11, claiming five corner kicks while holding UMass Dartmouth off the corners for the game.
- LaClair needed to make just three saves for the Lasers.
Up Next
UMass Dartmouth will look to snap a seven-game winless streak at home on Wednesday, as the Corsairs welcome Eastern Nazarene beginning at 7 p.m.
