PORTLAND, Maine -- Junior Jessica Knight (Alfred, ME) scored a
game-high five goals as the University of Southern Maine defeated
Saint Joseph's College, 19-4, in a non-conference women's lacrosse
game Tuesday evening at Memorial Field.
The win lifts the Huskies to 3-2 overall. The Lady Monks dropped
their second straight game to slip back to .500 at 2-2.
For Saint Joseph's, sophomore Lizzie
Farley (Scarborough, ME) and juniors
Vanessa Brooks (Bath, ME),
Jaimee Brett (Otisfield, ME) and
Lauren Hagerman (Scarborough, ME)
each scored a goal. Freshman goalie Taylor
Allison (Pawtucket, RI) made 15 saves.
The Huskies had a balanced offense as eight different players
scored goals. Senior Caitlin Albert (Scarborough, ME) had three
goals and two assists for a five-point night. Freshman Sarah
Bonenfant (Scarborough, ME) contributed two goals and two assists
while sophomores Mary Vaughan (Brunswick, ME) and Kelsey Inzer
(Randolph, VT) each had two goals and one assist. Sophomore goalie
Rachel Lolley (Gorham, ME) registered 10 saves.
Southern Maine received goals from four different players in the
opening seven minutes to take charge. Brett got
St. Joe's on the board with 21:02 remaining, but USM responded by
scoring seven consecutive goals over a 15-minute span to open an
11-1 lead. Knight had three of the goals. Goals by
Farley and Hagerman in the final
five minutes closed the gap to 11-3 at halftime.
The Huskies put the game away scoring the first seven goals of the
second half.
Southern Maine returns to Hodgdon Field in Gorham on Thursday (4:00
p.m.) when Castleton State College comes to town. Saint Joseph's
will host Husson University Wednesday night (7:15 p.m.) at Memorial
Field in Portland.
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