Box Score DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Corsairs netted 13 goals on 23 shots in just the first 30 minutes of play on Saturday, as UMass Dartmouth women's lacrosse turned in a dominating performance over Mount Ida, winning 19-5 at Cressy Field.
Senior Colleen Kane (Arlington, Mass.) registered seven goals, the second-highest single-game mark of her career, and an assist to lead all scorers on the day. Junior Catrina Longo (Billerica, Mass.) collected a career-high five goals on eight shots and junior Taylor Hill (Braintree, Mass.) posted two assists. Six other Corsairs tallied a goal apiece.
Mount Ida freshman Alyssa Kelly (Lee, Mass.) paced the Mustangs with three goals, as Briana Barker (Westerly, R.I.) and Emily McConnell (Dracut, Mass.) scored the other two. In net, freshman Jackie Tarsook (Derry, N.H.) turned aside 14 shots.
Just 47 seconds in, UMass Dartmouth sophomore Erin Kish (Littleton, Mass.) put the Corsairs on the board to begin the offensive flurry. Kane then buried the next two in less than a minute, before McConnell put in the Mustangs' first score.
Nearly five minutes passed until the next goal when Corsair sophomore Leah Douty (Framingham, Mass.) scored on a free position shot. Raquel Riley (Wakefield, Mass.) registered another goal ten seconds later to put the Corsairs up four.
Kelly's first goal came at 10:15, but UMass Dartmouth then rattled off the next seven scores, including two apiece on the sticks of Kane and Longo, increasing the lead to nine. Kelly put the streak to a halt with a free position score at 24:46, but Kane carried the Corsairs into the half with a 13-3 lead with her fifth goal of the stanza.
The second half spelled much of the same story, as Longo opened the period with two-straight goals, both off Hill's assists. After another Kane goal, Barker netted her goal following seven minutes of scoreless play. Kane, Longo and Kasey Hayes (Medway, Mass.) rattled off the final three Corsair scores before Kelly capped day at 24:14.
In goal for UMass Dartmouth, freshman Kaitlyn Burchill (Bridgewater, Mass.) needed to make only five stops. The Corsairs outshot the Mustangs 45-24 on the contest and rise to 2-2 on the season, while Mount Ida falls to 1-3.
UMass Dartmouth is on the road next after a 10-day hiatus, taking on Worcester State on March 29 at 7 p.m.
