Worcester State 17, Elms 2
Worcester, MA --- Senior teammates Amanda Cosenza (Shrewsbury, MA) and Kim Vail (W. Newbury, MA) along with junior Carley MacIntyre (Townsend, MA) each recorded a hat-trick to help propel Worcester State past Elms, 17-2, in New England Women’s Lacrosse Alliance action this afternoon.
WSC (4-2, 2-1 NEWLA) was also paced by fourth-year Abby Cosenza (Shrewsbury, MA) who added a pair of tallies with a team-best six ground balls while MacIntyre and Vail combined for 10 pickups on the ground and one assist. Amanda Cosenza finished with a pair of helpers as freshman Daryl Powell (Beverly, MA) notched her first career marker and she ended her day with three ground balls.
Junior Jennifer Lough (Feeding Hills, MA) and sophomore Kaitlyn Harrington (East Longmeadow, MA) each netted second-half goals for Elms (0-8, 0-3 NEWLA). Lough, Harrington along with second-year classmate Kim Jodoin (Pittsfield, MA) and Sarah Picard (W. Springfield, MA) all registered a trio of ground balls.
Sophomore Haley Erickson (Saugus, MA) stopped four of the six shots she saw on net as senior keeper Krystyna Gagne (Methuen, MA) made 14 stops between the pipes for the Blazers. Gagne also chipped in with a squad-best six ground balls. Erickson, the NEWLA’s reigning Defensive Player of the Week, is now 4-2 on the season.
MacIntyre sent in three of the first six goals over the opening 10 minutes of play as the Lancers cruised to a 12-0 lead at the intermission. After Amanda Cosenza put WSC up 13-0 early on in the second stanza, Elms broke the shutout on Harrington’s sixth marker of the season at 22:18.
Worcester State then used the running clock and a possession offense to score three goals in a seven minute span to lead 15-1 at 15:13. Lough helped the Blazers score their second tally of the game at 7:05 before WSC’s defense buckled down and kept Elms inside their own zone for the remainder of the contest.
The Lancers held a commanding 36-9 edge in shots and they also maintained a 33-28 advantage in ground balls. Both teams were even in turnovers (26-26).
Both teams will entertain non-conference opponents in the next week. Worcester State hosts Western Connecticut at 7 PM on Tuesday while Elms has a Wednesday home game against Pine Manor at the same time.