MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Clean Harbors Stadium, Buzzards Bay, Mass.

FINAL:              WORCESTER STATE 17, MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME 9

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. --  Junior Jackie Connors (Ashland, Mass.) netted four goals and an assist for five points to lead Worcester State to a 17-9 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse victory over Massachusetts Maritime Wednesday evening at Clean Harbors Stadium.

The visiting Lancers (12-4, 5-1 MASCAC) snapped a 3-3 deadlock midway through the first half with three unanswered goals over a 2:02 stretch to take a 6-3 advantage en route to an 8-5 lead at the break, and Worcester State tallied four of the opening five markers (including two by Connors) after intermission to take a 12-6 edge with just over 22 minutes remaining.  The host Buccaneers (5-8, 1-5 MASCAC) closed back to within six at 14-8 on junior Molly Smith’s (Westwood, Mass.) goal with 15:05 to play, but the Lancers scored three of the contest’s final four goals to ice their triumph.

Junior Kalia Chase (Northbridge, Mass.) added a hat trick and an assist on the night for Worcester State, which also received a pair of goals and a helper from sophomore Alaina Martin (East Longmeadow, Mass.) as well as a pair of markers each off the sticks of seniors Jackie Lawlor (Westford, Mass.) and Molly Kilday (Westford, Mass.) as well as freshman Mackenzie Little (Marlboro, Mass.).  Senior Angela Grassetti (Feeding Hills, Mass.) chipped in with a goal and an assist for the Lancers, who also received a tally and helper from freshman Alexis Vecchiarelli (Agawam, Mass.) and a single assist from sophomore Angelina Sutherland (Tyngsboro, Mass.).

Freshman Stephanie Hunt (Brookfield, Conn.) netted four goals and an assist for five points in the setback for Massachusetts Maritime, which also received a hat trick and helper from Smith to go with single tallies off the sticks of sophomores Ashley Solari (Sandwich, Mass.) and Stephanie O’Connor (Westwood, Mass.).  Sophomore Lea Robichaud (Holden, Mass.) picked up the win in goal with three saves over the first 51-plus minutes of play for Worcester State, which also received a stop over the final 8:36 from sophomore Krissy Pessa (Walpole, Mass.).  Freshman Mikayla Correia (Dartmouth, Mass.) made 15 saves in the setback for the Buccaneers, as the Lancers outshot Massachusetts Maritime by a 39-14 margin and held a 22-6 advantage in draw controls for the contest.

Massachusetts Maritime heads to Fitchburg, Mass. on Friday evening to take on Fitchburg State in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference outing that begins at 6:00 p.m., while Worcester State hosts Bridgewater State in a MASCAC match on Saturday afternoon in Worcester, Mass. beginning at 1:00 p.m.