BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- On Wednesday evening, the Bucs women's lacrosse team played host to UMass Dartmouth on Taylor's Point. After a close first half with only four goals scored, the Corsairs pulled away in the third quarter and went on to beat the Bucs 14-6.

The Basics

Final: Corsairs 14, Buccaneers 6

Records: Maritime 2-5

               UMass Dartmouth 6-3

Between The Pipes

Maritime: Christiane Rech: (L, 2-5): 14 GA | 14 SV | 28 SH | 60 Min

UMass Dartmouth: Keira Bushey (W, 6-3): 6 GA | 7 SV | 13 SH | 60 Min

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Brady Deschamps led the Buccaneers with two goals. Mackenzie Hawkins, Lindsy Durgin, Allie Dickinson, and Karah Deveau scored once.
• Durgin and Tessa Hinds recorded assists.
• Caleigh Tompkins led the Bucs in ground balls with six.
• Deschamps led Maritime in draw controls with four
• Defensively, Deschamps, Ally Reddish, and Rech had two caused turnovers.
• In total, Maritime picked up 18 ground balls, were successful on 15-of-26 clearances, won 13 draw controls, and took 21 shots in the loss.

UMass Dartmouth

• Maddy Allen scored a game-high five goals in the Corsairs win. Jenny Lipanovich and Claire Altshuler scored twice, and Kyra DiBiase, Adella Mabee, Abby Pitts, and Kyra Lyons scored once.
• Allen, Mabee, and Altshuler had assists.
• Lily Nees picked up a game-high eight ground balls.
• Nees and Allen had four draw controls to lead their team.
• Defensively, Nees caused four turnovers in the game.
• In total, Umass Dartmouth picked up 32 ground balls, were successful on 12-of-24 clearances, won 11 draw controls, and took 37 shots in the win.

How it Happened

The Buccaneers were the first to score in the game on a goal from Deschamps midway through the first quarter. With stingy defense on both ends of the field, that was the only goal of the quarter, and the Bucs led, 1-0, at the end of one.

In the second, the Corsairs controlled the scoring with three goals, and they held the Buccaneers to no goals. UMass Dartmouth led at the half, 3-1.

In the third quarter, the Bucs scored first to pull within one goal. The Corsairs followed the Bucs goal up with two of their own to take a 5-2 lead. Deveau came down field and scored for theBucs with 8:43 in the third to pull back within two goal, 5-3. UMD proceeded to score three goals over the next two minutes and started to run away with the game. Each team scored once more in the third, and the Corairs led at the end of the third quarter, 9-4.

Maritime, once again, opened the scoring in the final quarter of play, and then UMass went on a five-goal streak, taking a 14-5 lead with four minutes to play. Deschamps bookended the game with her second goal to make the score 14-6 and that was all the Buccaneers got back as they fell tothe Corsairs, 14-6.

What's Next

The Buccaneers open conference play on Friday night at Westfield State at 7pm.