Lyons drop final non-conference affair at nationally-ranked Amherst

April 19, 2006

AMHERST, MA- The Wheaton College women's lacrosse team capped the non-conference portion of its regular season slate with an 18-3 loss at nationally-ranked Amherst College on Wednesday. The Lyons are 6-6, while the Lord Jeffs, ranked eighth in this week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll, improved to 8-1.

Amherst scored the contest's first four goals by 24:02 of the first half before Wheaton freshman Bridget Thornton (Southington, CT/Cheshire Academy) tacked on a free-position shot at 14:41 to cut into the Lord Jeffs' lead. The hosts responded with three straight tallies before Lyon first-year Madeline Williams (Annapolis, MD/Key School) found the back of the net 23 seconds before halftime. Amherst led at the break, 7-2.

Wheaton kept with the Lord Jeffs early in the second stanza, as Thornton notched her second tally at the 23:17 mark to make the score 8-3. However, Amherst scored the game's final 10 goals, as six players tallied during a 14:49 span.

Thornton led the Lyons with two goals, and junior Kristin Konig (Montecito, CA/Cate School) made 13 stops. Amherst held a 35-9 advantage in shots, and junior Alyssa Briody (Hopewell, NJ/Princeton Day) led the Lord Jeffs with four goals and four assists. Freshman Amy Craig (Denver, CO/George Washington) tacked on a hat trick, and five other players scored twice apiece. Sophomore Linda McEvoy (Rochester, NY/Brighton) recorded three saves in nearly 43 minutes for the win.

The Lyons host their regular season finale on Saturday, as Wheaton opposes Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) contest at 1:00 p.m.

SCORING: 1st 2nd Final
Wheaton (6-6) 2 1 3
Amherst (8-1) 7 11 18

Cumulative Scoring:
Goals: WC- Bridget Thornton 2, Madeline Williams; AC- Alyssa Briody 4, Amy Craig 3, Scotty Hanley 2, Maddie Hoeg 2, Dana Kuper 2, Rachel Lewis 2, Liz Wise 2, Caitie Parker

Assists: WC- None; AC- Briody 4, Kuper, Parker, Wise, Mary Noonan 1

Goalkeeper Saves: WC- Kristin Konig 13; AC- Linda McEvoy (42:08) 3, Kathleen Boucher (17:52) 2

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