Gulls fly past Owls, 18-8
March 5, 2008
KEENE, N.H. - The Endicott College women's lacrosse team built a 10-3 halftime lead and never looked backed, as the Gulls flew past the host Owls, 18-8, on Wednesday evening at the Owl Athletic Complex in Keene, N.H.
Playing on a field surrounded by snow banks, the Gulls scored the first three goals of the game on the way to building a 10-3 halftime lead.
A goal by KSC's Jill Kirk (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) on a nice feed from Andrea Mitchell (Bow, N.H.) cut the Endicott lead to 12-6 at the 13:55 mark of the second half, but Alex Pierce (Underhill, Vt.) scored three quick goals in span of two minutes to seal the Endicott victory.
Senior Lanaya Nelson (Chester, Conn.) and freshman Jill scored two goals each for the Owls. Freshmen Lauren Sawyer (Westbrook, Maine), Jamie Albert (Southington, Conn.) and Emily Persano (Somers, Conn.), and senior Michelle Mazzotta (Cromwell, Conn.) also netted single goals in the loss.
Junior Alex Pearce led the Gulls with five goals and two assists. Sophomore Kristen Micho (Syracuse, N.Y.) had three goals and junior Molly Moss (Yarmouth, Maine) finished with two goals and two assists for the two-time defending The Commonwealth Coast Conference champs.
Junior Molly Hamel (North Yarmouth, Maine) stopped eight shots for Endicott. Junior Jenn Gearing (Westfield, Mass.) made 12 saves for KSC before giving way to freshman Meghan Ledoux (Standish, Me), who was credited with one save over the final nine minutes.
Keene State (0-1) returns to action next Tuesday as they travel to Mount Holyoke for a 4:30 p.m. face-off. Endicott (1-0) is scheduled to host MIT on Saturday. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. in Beverly, Mass.