DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Behind a 15 goal first half and tallies from six different scorers, the UMass Dartmouth women's lacrosse team defeated Massachusetts Maritime Academy by an 18-4 score in non-conference action on Wednesday night. The Corsairs move to 3-2 overall, while the Buccaneers slip to 2-5 on the season.
The Corsairs opened the game in fine fashion as senior midfielder
Widline Thomas recorded back-to-back hard fought goals in the opening two minutes of action. Rookie midfielder
Maddy Allen then buried a feed from classmate
Lily Nees as the home team opened a 3-0 margin at 11:41.
It was senior attack
Hannah Mitus at the 10:12 mark as she fired home an outstanding feed by senior midfielder
Melanny Sanchez Alvarez, moving the score to a 4-0 margin. The visiting Buccaneers answered at 7:39 as rookie attack Sarah Naar caught a quick pass from junior midfielder Lindsy Durgin on the clear, banking it past Corsairs keeper
Kelsie Couto, but a 5-0 run, including three goals from Sanchez Alvarez and two from Allen saw UMass Dartmouth with the 9-1 lead after the opening 15 minutes.
Second quarter action continued much like the first as the Corsairs saw Mitus and rookie attack
Jennifer Lins each score on the man-down opportunity. Allen then buried a pair of goals at 10:42 and 7:05, pushing the margin to 13-1.
In the final 5:28 of the frame, Thomas netted her third tally on the man-up, while Nees recorded back-to-back goals as well, including another on the man-up advantage.
With the Corsairs holding a 16-1 lead, the Buccaneers began to come alive as Durgin netted a goal with 4:48, while junior attack Allie Dickinson fired one in as well to pull it to 16-3. Fourth quarter action saw Dickinson add another score at 8:08, but goals from Sanchez Alvarez and Lins in the final 3:21 capped the game's scoring.
UMass Dartmouth, which owned a 26-15 advantage in shots, saw Sanchez Alvarez record four goals with two assists, adding four ground balls, three caused turnovers and two draw controls. Nees recorded two goals with a game-high four assists, collecting two ground balls with two caused turnovers and four draws on the night. Allen led all scorers with five goals, while Thomas added three goals and a helper with seven draws. Mitus had a solid night with two goals and an assist, as Lins also had two goals with two helpers. Couto earned her third win of the season, recording four saves in the victory.
For MMA, Dickinson finished with two goals, adding two ground balls and four draw controls. Durgin had a goal and a helper with five draws, while Naar added a tally. In goal, rookie Madison Selby shouldered the loss, making three saves on the night.
The Corsairs return to action on Saturday, hosting Wentworth Institute of Technology on Cressy Field for a 12pm non-league game.
