Lyons collect first NEWMAC victory with 20-10 defeat of Mount Holyoke

April 6, 2008

NORTON, MA- The Wheaton College women's lacrosse team picked up its first New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) victory of the spring Sunday afternoon with a 20-10 triumph over visiting Mount Holyoke College at Keefe Field.

In a game that was originally slated for Saturday but pushed back a day due to unplayable field conditions, the hosts led throughout to improve to 5-6 overall and 1-2 in league play. Mount Holyoke fell to 1-7 and 0-3.

Wheaton tallied the contest's first six goals in the opening 10:36, led by junior Caitlin Grant's (Walpole, MA/Walpole) hat trick during a 6:21 span. Classmate Madeline Williams (Annapolis, MD/Key School) also found the back of the net twice in Wheaton's game-opening 6-0 run. Mount Holyoke broke into the scoring column 12 seconds after Grant's third goal, when junior Susanna Wilcox (Wales, UK/Howell's School, Llandaff) tallied the first of her two goals.

The Lyons responded with six of the contest's next eight tallies in taking a commanding 12-3 advantage with 4:03 to play before halftime, as the hosts rattled off their last three in 41 seconds. Mount Holyoke stormed back to score four times in the final 1:35 of the opening stanza, and another tally just 32 seconds into the second half made it 12-8. Wheaton answered with three quick goals while outscoring the visitors, 8-2 in the final 27:33.

Wheaton senior Meredith Hurd (Bath, ME/Hyde School) led all scorers with five goals, while Grant and Williams finished with four apiece. Senior Alexa Jurczak (Davidsonville, MD/Miss Porter's School) notched a hat trick, and freshman Abigale Magruder (Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth) rounded out the multi-goal scorers with two. First-year goalies Annalisa Carson (Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth) and Marianna Marcellino (Milton, MA/Thayer Academy) split halves, with Carson earning the win after stopping three first-half shots. Marcellino accounted for four saves in relief.

Sophomore Peggy Wefald (Granger, IN/Penn) paced Mount Holyoke with three goals and an assist, junior Ava Gottschall (Amherst, MA/Amherst Regional) scored three times, while Wilcox and sophomore Kristen Cody (Old Lyme, CT/Lyme-Old Lyme) contributed two markers each. In net, sophomore starter Mimi Henry (Concord, MA/Concord-Carlisle Regional) was credited with five saves in 26:08, and classmate Gabriela Cabido Carr (Brooklyn, NY) turned aside 13 shots in 33:52.

The Lyons hit the road on Tuesday for a NEWMAC contest against Wellesley College at 4:30 p.m.

SCORING: 1st 2nd Final
Mount Holyoke (1-7, 0-3) 7 3 10
Wheaton (5-6, 1-2) 12 8 20

Cumulative Scoring:
Goals: WC- Meredith Hurd 5, Caitlin Grant 4, Madeline Williams 4, Alexa Jurczak 3, Abigale Magruder 2, Sara Dimick, Bridget Thornton; MHC- Peggy Wefald 3, Ava Gottschall 3, Kristen Cody 2, Susanna Wilcox 2

Assists: WC- Dimick, Jurczak, Thornton, Kate Denison; MHC- Wefald, Caroline Schnell

Goalkeeper Saves: WC- Annalisa Carson (30:00) 3, Marianna Marcellino (30:00) 4; MHC- Mimi Henry (26:08) 5, Gabriela Cabido Carr (33:52) 13

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