from the desk of Stuart Kaufman - KSC Sports Information
LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS
OWLS ADVANCE,
DEFEAT WESTERN CONN. 18-9
KEENE, N.H. 5/2/06
– The third-seeded Keene State College women’s lacrosse team
defeated sixth seed Western Connecticut State University 18-9 in a
Little East Conference quarterfinal tournament game played at Owl
Athletic Complex on Tuesday.
Keene State (8-9) advances to the semifinals where they
will face second seed Eastern Conn. State University at Plymouth
State on Friday (3:30 p.m.). KSC lost to ECSU 7-5 earlier in the
season. Top seed PSU will take on the winner of the Southern Main/UMass-Dartmouth
game in the other semifinal contest.
Colleen Murphy (Mansfield, Mass.), Alexandra Manzin
(Avon, Conn.), and Kristal Lundegaard (Babylon, N.Y.) led a balanced
Owl offense with four goals each. Steph Georgevits (Concord, N.H.),
Lanaya Nelson (Chester, Conn.) and Lauren Saunders (Fremont, N.H.)
scored two goals each.
Cuyler Rush (New Milford, Conn.), Caitlin Everin
(Glastonbury, Conn.), and Jessica Majeski (Norwalk, Conn.) had two
goals each to lead WCSU, which concludes its season with a 2-14
record.
The Owls scored the first three goals of the game and
held an 11-3 halftime lead. The Colonials cut the Owls’ lead to 12-6
early in the second half on a goal by Everin. But Lundegaard
intercepted a clearing pass by WCSU goalie Melissa Perry (Danbury,
Conn.) and put it in the net. Georgevits finished off a pass from
Lundegarrd two minutes later putting the Owls up 14-6.
Jen Gearing (Westfield, Mass.) had 14 saves for KSC
while Perry stopped 15 shots for WCSU.
1 2 Final
Western Conn. (2-14) 3 6 9
Keene State (8-9) 11 7
18
Goals: KS: Colleen
Murphy 4, Alexandra Manzin 4, Kristal Lundegaard 4, Steph Georgevits
2, Lanaya Nelson 2, Lauren Saunders 2 ; WC: Cuyler Rush 2, Caitlin
Everin 2, Jessica Majeski 2, Jena Lung, Taylor Moore, Rachel Bolmer;
Assists: KS: Lundegaard 3, Murphy 3, Georgevits 2, Nelson 2,
Saunders; WC: Rush 2, Everin;
Saves: KS: Jen Gearing 14; WC: Melissa Perry 15
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE, 21-12
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA–The second half was the key for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s women’s lacrosse team in their Little East Conference match against Western Connecticut State at Cressy Field Saturday afternoon.
The Corsairs outscored WCSU in the second half, 10-4, and went on to defeat the Warriors, 21-12, in their final LEC game of the regular season.
UMass Dartmouth broke a 3-all tie with three unanswered goals in the first half and was never headed. Sophomore midfielder Marie Spang (Wakefield, MA/Wakefield HS), senior defender Andrea Travers (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth HS) and junior forward Katelyn Elliott (Lowell, MA/Lowell HS) scored to give the Corsairs a 6-3 lead midway through the first half.
Two more goals by Spang, a pair by senior defender Katelyn Sullivan (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS) and another by senior midfielder Mary Doherty (Loudonville, NY/Shaker HS) propelled UMD to an 11-5 lead. But Taylor Moore scored a goal and Caitlin Everin added two more for the Colonials in the final 1:01 of the first half, and the Corsairs led by 11-8 at halftime.
UMD scored the first six goals of the second half to take a commanding lead, with Elliott scoring twice during the decisive run. The teams traded goals during the final 15 minutes, which accounted for the final score.
Spang led the Corsairs with five goals, Elliott and Sullivan each scored four times, Doherty had three goals, Travers had two, and freshman midfielders Connie Jones (Springfield, MA/Somers, CT HS) and Samantha Hulbert (Ipswich, MA/Ipswich HS) and junior forward Susie Nearhoof (Frederick, MA/Johnson HS/Frederick CC) each scored once. Spang added three assists, and Sullivan had two.
Moore and Cuyler Rush each scored four goals for the Warriors. Everin added two, while Rachel Bolmer and Ashley Prescott each added one. Everin and Rush each had two assists,
The Corsairs out shot WCSU 44-36. Doherty made 18 saves, while the Warriors’ Melissa Perry made 14.
UMass Dartmouth improved to 7-6, 3-3 in the Little East Conference with the victory. Western Connecticut State, coached by former UMass Dartmouth head field hockey and assistant women’s lacrosse coach Jen Burrows, fell to 2-13 and 1-5. The Corsairs will return to action when they play a first round LEC playoff game Tuesday afternoon against an opponent to be decided. The game will most likely be at Cressy Field at 4:00 p.m. host Western Connecticut State Saturday afternoon. The game was the final action of the year for WCSU.
LITTLE
EAST CONFERENCE
Offensive Player of the Week
Caitlin Everin, Sophomore, Attack, Western Connecticut
In a 1-1 week for the Colonials, Everin tallied five goals and seven
assists for 12 points. In a 17-4 loss to Mount Saint Vincent, Everin
scored one goal and added one assist with five groundballs. Everin
then led the Colonials to their first win of the season, a 20-13
victory over LEC foe Rhode Island College, with four goals, six
assists, six groundballs and two caused turnovers.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW, DEFEATS LASELL 19-14
DANBURY, CT – Sophomore attack
Caitlin Everin (Glastonbury, CT) tallied six goals and three
assists to lead the Western Connecticut State University women’s
lacrosse team to its second straight victory as the Colonials downed
Lasell College, 19-14, Tuesday afternoon at the WAC in Danbury.
The Colonials (2-12) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first seven
minutes of play as Everin earned her first two assists on goals from
junior midfielder Taylor Moore (Hamden, CT) and junior attack
Rachel Bolmer (Newtown, CT). WestConn junior attack
Cuyler Rush (New Milford, CT) added the third goal for the
Colonials. The Lasers (5-7) cut the lead to two as Caitlyn Murphy
scored her first of six goals on the day to make it a 3-1 game with
22:37 left in the opening stanza.
The teams were fairly evenly matched over the final 22:37 as the
Colonials went on a 5-4 run to close out the half with an 8-4
advantage. Everin had three of the final five goals of the half for
WestConn while Rush tallied the other two. Murphy and Laser attack
Mandi Rapisardi (2 goals) scored the final three goals of the half
for the visitors.
Just twelve seconds into the second half, the deficit was back to
three for the Lasers as Sarah Williams made it an 8-5 game. WestConn
then went on a 4-0 run to make it a 12-5 game with 21:29 showing on
the clock. The Lasers then retaliated with a 4-0 run of its own to
bring the score to 12-9 with just under 17:00 left to play. With
16:01 to play, Everin stopped the bleeding for the Colonials and
Rush added one more goal to push the lead back to 14-9.
The Lasers continued to fight as Murphy added yet another goal to
make it 14-10 game with 11:10 to play. The four goal deficit would
be as close as the visitors would get, however, as the teams
continued to battle until the final horn sounded with the Colonials
taking the 19-14 victory.
WestConn senior goalkeeper Melissa Perry (Danbury, CT) made
19 saves for her second straight win while Noelle O’Leary stopped 17
shots in the loss.
The Colonials travel to
UMass Dartmouth on Saturday for its last regular season game; start
time is scheduled for noon.
DEFEAT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE, 20-13
DANBURY, CT –
Cuyler Rush (New Milford, CT) and Taylor Moore (Norwalk, CT) scored
six goals apiece as the Western Connecticut State University women's
lacrosse team captured its first win of the season behind an
offensive explosion, 20-13 over Rhode Island College at The WAC
Saturday afternoon.
WestConn's victory on Saturday clinched a berth into
the Little East Conference Tournament which begins on Tuesday, May
2.
The Colonials, 1-12 and 1-4 in the Little East
Conference, never trailed in the game after taking a 2-1 lead on a
goal by Rush with 4:47 into the contest. It was the highest goal
output of the year for WestConn which had not scored more than nine
goals in 12 losses prior to Saturday.
After a 2-2 tie, WestConn scored four unanswered goals
to take a 6-2 lead on another Rush goal with 17:17 remaining in the
first stanza.
Rhode Island College's goal-scoring machine Caitlin
Gavin (Portsmouth, RI) netted eight goals on the afternoon for the
Anchorwomen. She now has 95 goals in 14 games in her third season.
At the start of the week, Gavin had scored 29 more goals than any
other player in the Little East Conference.
The closest the Anchorwomen would get the rest of the
way was 9-6 following a Marissa Kielbaskinski (Windsord, CT) goal
with 4:44 elapsed in the second half. They again drew within three
goals when Gavin made it 11-8 with 21:06 remaining in the game.
Caitlin Everin (Glastonbury, CT) added four goals for
the winners while Rachel Bolmer (Newtown, CT) and Jessica Majeski
(Norwalk, CT) chipped a pair of goals each.
Melissa Reggio (Commack, NY) added three goals for the
Anchorwomen.
Senior goalkeeper Melissa Perry (Danbury, CT), one of
only two seniors who were honored prior to the start of the game,
made17 saves on the afternoon. Perry faced 44 shots on the day.
Sydney Culbertson (North Kingstown, RI) made 12 saves
for RIC.
WestConn hosts Lasell College on Tuesday, April 25 at 4
p.m. Rhode Island College, 2-12 and 0-5 in the league, travels to
Eastern Connecticut next Saturday to wind up the season.
from the desk of Stuart Kaufman - KSC SID
KEENE, N.H. 04/16/06 – Ten different Owl players scored as Keene State College defeated Western Connecticut State University 16-1 in a Little East Conference women’s lacrosse game played at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday.
Keene State improves to 5-7 (3-1 LEC) while Western Conn. (0-11, 04 LEC) remains winless.
Kristal Lundegaard (Babylon, N.Y.) netted three goals, and Lauren Saunders (Fremont, N.H.), Colleen Murphy (Mansfield, Mass.), Lanaya Nelson (Chester, Conn.), and Michelle Mazzotta (Cromwell, Conn.) had two goals each to lead KSC’s offense.
The Owls, who had a 43-4 shot advantage, jumped out to a 5-0 lead six minutes into the game on the way to building a 12-0 halftime lead.
The Colonial’s Caitlin Everin (Glastonbury, Conn.) prevented the shutout with a goals in the final minutes of play.
Mandy Gray (Sharon, Mass.) made one saves for the Owls. Melissa Perry (Danbury, Conn.) had a busy day in the Colonial’s goal stopping 17 shots.
1 2 Final
Western Conn. (0-11, 0-4 LEC) 0 1
1
Keene State (5-7, 3-1 LEC)
12 4 16
Goals: K Kristal Lundegaard 3, Lauren Saunders 2, Colleen Murphy 2, Lanaya Nelson 2, Michelle Mazzotta 2, Alexandra Manzin, Stephanie Georgevits, Christina Honeycutt, Merrill Simone, Lindsey Peck ; W: Caitlin Everin
Assists: K: Lundegaard, 2, Melony Waters 2, Saunders, Manzin, Andrea Mitchell, Nelson, Peck;
Saves: K: Mandy Gray 1; W: Melissa Perry 17;
COLLEGE, 18-3, IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION
DANBURY, CT – Despite 36 saves by senior goalkeeper Melissa Perry (Danbury, CT), the Western Connecticut State University women’s lacrosse team fell to Springfield College, 18-3, in non-conference action tonight at the WAC in Danbury.
Perry faced 30 shots-on-goal in the first half and made 17 saves but the Pride (7-4) held a commanding 13-2 lead at the half. Pride junior attack Ashley Martell tallied four goals and two assists in the first half. After falling behind, 7-0, WestConn junior attack Rachel Bolmer (Newtown, CT) scored the first goal for the Colonials (0-10) with 7:52 to play in the opening frame. SC responded by closing out the half with a 6-1 run to make it a 13-2 lead at the break.
In the second half, Pride sophomore attack Alaina Schnitzer scored two goals, her second coming with 6:18 to play, giving SC an 18-2 lead. WestConn finished the scoring with 3:19 to play as sophomore attack Caitlin Everin (Glastonbury, CT) scored her second goal of the contest for the final of 18-3.
WestConn travels to Keene State College on Saturday for a Little East Conference game; the start time is slated for 1:00 p.m.
Springfield SCORING: GOALS: Ashley Martell 4; Heather Dobson 4;
Heidi Eidse 3;Rachel Lampros 2; Alaina Schnitzer 2; Holly Carmody 1;
Lindsay Bugbee 1; MeghanWisell 1.
ASSISTS: Heidi Eidse 4; Holly Carmody 3; Rachel Lampros 2; Ashley
Martell 2.
Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: Caitlin Everin 2; Rachel Bolmer
1.
ASSISTS: Cuyler Rush 1.
Southern Maine Downs Western Connecticut, 17-9
GORHAM, Maine --
Juniors Virginia Flood (Acton, Maine/Wells) and Ashley Dyer
(Harrison, Maine/Oxford Hills) each scored five goals to lead the
University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 17-9 victory over the
Western Connecticut State University Colonials in a Little East
Conference women's lacrosse game Saturday afternoon at Hodgdon
Field.
The win was the second of the season for the Huskies
who improved to 2-6 overall and 1-2 in the conference. The
Colonials, winless on the season, are 0-9 overall and 0-3 in the
conference.
Southern Maine scored the first five goals of the game
to get the early jump. Dyer scored twice and set up a goal by
sophomore Lisa Henley (Bristol, Vt./Middlebury Union) in the opening
12 minutes.
The Colonials scored the next three goals to close the
gap to 5-3 with 12:30 left in the half. Taylor Moore (Hamden,
Conn.), Caitlin Everin (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Jessica Majeski
(Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon) found the net for the Colonials.
Henley scored consecutive goals three minutes apart for
the Huskies as the host team outscored the visitors 4-1 over the
final 10 minutes of the half to give USM a 9-4 lead at the break.
Southern Maine scored the first three goals of the second half to
extend its lead to 12-4. The closest Western Connecticut would get
the remainder of the way was six (13-7) after Moore's third goal of
the game with 15:11 left.
Flood scored the next three goals to give the Huskies a
16-7 advantage with just under nine minutes to play.
Junior Sarah Trent (Chanhassen, Minn.) and Henley each
had three goals for the Southern Maine.
Moore led the Colonials with three goals. Everin and Ashley Prescott
(Norwalk, Conn.) each netted two goals.
Sophomores Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie,
N.Y./Millbrook School) and Miranda Coffey (Bowdoin, Maine/Mt.
Ararat) each played one half in goal for the Huskies making eight
saves apiece. Senior Melissa Perry (Danbury, Conn.) had 25 saves for
the Colonials.
Southern Maine returns to action Sunday afternoon
hosting Lasell College. Western Connecticut hosts Springfield
College under the lights (7:00 p.m.) on Thursday.
At Gorham, Maine
1 2 Final
Western Connecticut (0-9; 0-3) 4 5 9
Southern Maine (2-6; 1-2)
9 8 17
Goals: WC, Taylor Moore 3, Caitlin Everin 2, Ashley Prescott 2,
Cuyler Rush, Jessica Majeski. SM, Virginia Flood 5, Ashley Dyer 5,
Sarah Trent 3, Lisa Henley 3, Amanda Loomis.
Assists: WC, Prescott, Everin, Rachel Bolmer SM, Dyer, Flood,
Loomis, Trent, Jenna Stanley
Goalie Saves: WC, Melissa Perry, 25 SM, Katie Quartuccio (30:00) 8,
Miranda Coffey (30:00) 8
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE, 16-3
DANBURY, CT – The Western Connecticut State University women’s lacrosse team fell to Western New England College, 16-3, on Thursday afternoon at the Westside Athletic Conference in Danbury.
The Golden Bears (4-3) took leads of 4-0 and 7-1 before WestConn mounted a comeback, scoring two goals before intermission. Cuyler Rush (New Milford, CT) and Caitlin Everin (Glastonbury, CT) tallied goals inside of four minutes as the Colonials drew with four goals, 7-3 at the break.
Western New England would go on to score nine unanswered goals in the second half.
Kayte Devine (New Fairfield, CT) enjoyed her return to the area leading the Golden Bears with five goals on the day. Julianna Mulroy (Wellesley, MA), Alyson Nowell (Feeding Hills, MA), Shannon Mongomery (North Babylon, NY) and Audry Kelton (Wilder, VT) each netted two goals for the winners.
Colonials senior goalkeeper Melissa Perry (Danbury, CT) made an incredible 31 saves in the loss as WNEC out shot WestConn, 59-17.
Tara Cushman (Scituate, MA) and Brianna Sylvia (West Tisbury, MA) split time between the pipes for the Golden Bears. Cushman made seven saves while Sylvia turned away three shots.
WestConn travels to University of Southern Maine this Saturday for a 1 pm start.
WESTCONN WOMEN’S LACROSSE FALLS TO EASTERN CONN. IN LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE PLAY
DANBURY, CT – The Western
Connecticut State University women’s lacrosse team fell to
in-state rival Eastern Connecticut State University, 17-2, today
in Little East Conference action at the Westside Athletic
Conference in Danbury.
The Warriors (3-5, 2-0) got out to an early first half lead and
never looked back. The Colonials (0-7, 0-2) were blanked, 10-0
in the opening half as Eastern received four first half goals
from senior midfielder Kara Mastoianni (Newington, CT) including
the final three goals of the first half. Warrior midfielder
junior Jenna Faiola also tallied three goals in the first half.
In the second half, the Warriors continued to pad the lead as they
scored the first five goals of the half including two by junior
midfielder Meghan Feraco (Norwich, CT) to take a 15 goal lead
with 18:45 showing on the clock. While the lead was
insurmountable for the Colonials, they would not go down without
a fight as sophomore attack Caitlin Everin (Glastonbury, CT)
scored two goals in the last 15:15 to get the home team on the
board. Everin’s second goal was the final goal of the game for
either team as Eastern went home with a 17-2 victory.
Warrior junior goalkeeper Erin Calkins (Stony Brook, NY) faced just
ten shots on goal, and saving eight shots, for the win, as the
Colonials managed only 14 shots in the game. WestConn senior
goalkeeper Melissa Perry (Danbury, CT) saved 18 shots in the
loss.
WestConn plays host to
Western New England College on Thursday, April 6; the scheduled
start
time is 4:00 p.m.
WESTCONN WOMEN’S LACROSSE DOWNED BY PLYMOUTH STATE, 15-5
DANBURY, CT – The Western Connecticut
State University women’s lacrosse team fell to Plymouth State
University, 15-5, in the Little East Conference season opener today
in at the WAC on the WestConn campus.
The Panthers (3-3, 1-0) got out to an early 5-0 lead with the help
of two goals and an assist from Annie Pinault. The Colonials (0-6,
0-1) bounced back to make it a 5-2 game, with 10:52 remaining in the
first half, as junior attack Cuyler Rush (New Milford, CT) and
freshman attack Sarah Sullinger (Brookfield, CT) had a goal apiece.
Plymouth State continued to roll however, closing the period with a
3-1 run to give the Panthers an 8-3 advantage at the break.
Plymouth State started the second half with six consecutive goals
including one more by Pinault to put the game out of reach at 14-3
with 17:34 to go in the game. The Colonials finished the game on a
2-1 run including a goal by junior defender Jena Lung (Bethel, CT)
as she found the back of the net with just five seconds remaining.
It was not enough, however, as the visitors held on to win 15-5.
WestConn hosts in-state rival Eastern Connecticut State University
on Tuesday, April 4; the game is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
WELLESLEY ROLLS TO
16-1 WIN OVER WESTCONN
IN WOMEN'S LACROSSE ACTION
DANBURY, CT- The
Wellesley College women's lacrosse team rolled to a 16-1 victory
over Western Connecticut State University on Wednesday afternoon at
the Westside Athletic Complex.
Katie Moseley (Denver, CO) and Audrey Gill (Exeter, NH)
each scored five goals against the Colonials to lead Wellesley, now
4-4 on the year. They each added an assist for six points on the
afternoon.
Abby Baird (Gloucester, MA) added three goals for the
winners. Amber Evans (Worthington, OH) and Catherine Schaefer
(Coxsackie, NY) contributed two and one goals, respectively to round
out the scoring for the Blue.
Wellesley held a 6-1 advantage at intermission.
Jessica Majeski (Norwalk, CT) scored the lone goal for
the Colonials to make the score 2-1 in favor of Blue with 18:27
remaining in the first half. Wellesley would go on to score the last
14 goals of the game.
Melissa Perry (Danbury, CT) had 15 saves for the
Colonials.
Kristin Jaronczyk (Manhasset, NY) made 13 saves for
Wellesley.
The Colonials host Plymouth State University in the
Little East Conference opener on Saturday, April 1 at 4 p.m.
MANHATTANVILLE ROLLS
OVER COLONIALS 18-2
March 27,
2006 - Behind two goals and four assists from sophomore Cory Alcorn
the Manhattanville Valiants defeated the Western Connecticut State
Colonials 18-2.
Freshman Abbe Grimes scored three goals and an assist while freshman
Katie Bertel added four goals as the Valiants improve to 2-3 overall
and 1-2 at home.
Senior Katie Hand picked up the win in net with one save. In relief,
senior Ashley Trimble made three stops.
Manhattanville scored five goals in the game’s first four minutes as
Bertel netted two goals, Grimes tallied one, sophomore Jessica
Zimmerman added one and one from senior Dionne Jones.
The Valiants would score seven more times to increase the lead to
12-0 at halftime.
In the second half, the Valiants continued to pressure and out shot
the Colonials 14-6 in the frame.
Senior Danielle Lacroix and Jones each had two goals and an assist.
Zimmerman, sophomore Grayce Cunzio, freshman Colleen Holahan,
sophomore Kelly McMurray and freshman Amber Winslow recorded one
goal apiece.
Jessica Majeski and Cuyler Rush scored WestConn's two goals.
Melissa Perry made 10 saves in the loss.
Western Connecticut, 20-4
UNION, N.J. – (3/16/06) Kean University junior Gio Buono (Plainsboro, N.J.) scored six goals and sophomore Tara Nardella (Old Bridge, N.J.) added five goals as the Cougars rolled past Western Connecticut State University, 20-4, in women’s lacrosse action at Alumni Stadium on Thursday afternoon. With the victory, the Cougars picked up their first win of the season and improved to 1-0, while the Colonials fell to 0-2.
Kean raced out to an 11-0 lead before the Colonials finally got on the board. In the first half, Buono and Nardella each scored four goals, while Stephanie Lovallo (Old Bridge, N.J.) tallied two goals and assisted on two others and Tina Broomfield (Ewing, N.J.) added three goals in the first 30 minutes.
Overall in the game, Lovallo finished with four goals and three assists, Cherie McNellis (Magnolia, N.J.) had two goals and two assists. Sophomore Allison Green (West Deptford, N.J.) and freshman Stephanie Arroyo (Keyport, N.J.) each picked up one assist in the victory. For the Cougars, Lydia Pinto (Clark, N.J.) played just over 30 minutes in the net making two saves while allowing just one goal.
For the Colonials, Cuyler Rush (New Milford, Conn.) scored three goals, while Ashley Prescott (Norwalk, Conn.) tallied one goal. In the net, Melissa Perry (Danbury, Conn.) played well making 16 saves.
PAST WESTERN CONNECTICUT, 18-1
Montclair, NJ (3/9/06) – Junior attack Shauna Brocklebank had four goals and three assists as Montclair State had nine different players score goals in an 18-1 victory over Western Connecticut in NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse action at Sprague Field on Thursday afternoon. The win was the first for new Montclair State head coach Nicol Parcelluzzi, who took over the program in July. It was the season opener for both teams.
Jennifer Tanis added three goals and one assist as the Red Hawks (1-0) scored five times in the first three minutes of the game en route to the victory.
Melissa Perry made 18 saves for the Colonials (0-1).
The Red Hawks opened the scoring 64 seconds into the game as Marykate DiBenedetto scored and Brocklebank notched the first of her four goals 12 seconds later for a 2-0 lead. Tanis increased the lead 11 seconds after the Bocklebank tally and Bethany Blaine made it a four-goal lead off an assist from Brocklebank with 28 minutes remaining. Brocklebank added her second with 27:47 left.
Tanis would net her second of the game with 19:29 remaining in the opening half and Brocklebank registered the hat trick at the 15-minute mark as Montclair State built and 8-0 lead. Brianna Gillin scored a pair of goals, the second coming at 10:23 to play giving MSU an 11-0 advantage. Tanis got her hat trick with 8:44 left off an assist from defender Dina Morrone, who picked up her first career point. Cristin Bentz and Ann Daily completed the MSU scoring as the Red Hawks led 14-0 at halftime.
Brocklebank’s fourth goal of the game midway through the second half gave Montclair State a 17-0 advantage before Western Connecticut finally broke through. Off a free-position attempt Cuyler Rush fired a shot that beat the goaltender with 7:26 to play.
Montclair State netminders Kristin Kuhmann and Jenn Bogin combined on the victory with Bogin making four saves as the Red Hawks outshot the Colonials, 41-7.
MSU returns to action on Tuesday, March 14 as they face McDaniel College in West Palm Beach , Florida . Western Connecticut heads back to New Jersey on March 16 as they head to Kean University for a 4:00 pm matchup.
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STACHELEK GRASSO RESIGNS WOMEN'S LACROSSE POST