MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Alumni Field, Salem, Mass.

FINAL:              SALEM STATE 19, MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME 9

SALEM, Mass. --  Senior Erin Riley (Wakefield, Mass.) netted eight goals to lead Salem State to a 19-9 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse victory over Massachusetts Maritime Tuesday evening at Alumni Field.

The host Vikings (6-6, 1-3 MASCAC) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead on the strength of two Riley tallies, but the visiting Buccaneers (4-7, 1-3 MASCAC) closed back to within two at 6-4 on junior Christina Murphy’s (Forestdale, Mass.) goal with 4:48 remaining in the first half.  Salem State extended its advantage to 9-4 at the break with three markers, including two off the stick of junior Carolyn Woodin (Arlington, Mass.), in the final 2:55 before intermission, and the hosts took control of the contest by netting six of the first eight goals in the second half to take a 15-6 lead on Woodin’s fourth tally of the night with 16:40 to play.  Massachusetts Maritime crept back to within six (15-9) with three markers, including a pair from freshman Meghan Doherty (Malden, Mass.), in a 2:22 span, but the Vikings iced their triumph by netting four goals (three by Riley) in the final 3:28 of action to account for the final margin.

Sophomore Courtney Smith (Peabody, Mass.) added a hat trick in the win for Salem State, which also received a pair of goals and three assists from senior Kristina Conlon (Dracut, Mass.).  Freshman Chelsea Smith (Tewksbury, Mass.) chipped in with a marker and three helpers for the Vikings, who also received a goal from junior Dailey Hancock (Stoughton, Mass.) and an assist off the stick of junior Katie Hart (Beverly, Mass.).

Doherty and sophomore Stephanie Hunt (Brookfield, Conn.) each collected hat tricks in the setback for Massachusetts Maritime, which also received a goal and an assist from Murphy along with single tallies off the sticks of junior Ashley Solari (Sandwich, Mass.) and freshman Erica Overstreet (Bridgewater, Mass.).  Senior Jenn Toussaint (Reading, Mass.) picked up the win in goal for Salem State with a four-save effort, while sophomore Mikayla Correia (Dartmouth, Mass.) made 11 stops in the setback for Massachusetts Maritime as the Vikings outshot the Buccaneers by a 40-20 margin for the contest.

Massachusetts Maritime hosts Framingham State in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference outing on Saturday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium beginning at Noon, while Salem State travels to Bridgewater, Mass. on Saturday afternoon to square off with Bridgewater State in a MASCAC match that begins at 5:30 p.m.