Women’s Lacrosse Holds off Falcons for First Win of the Season
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Mitchell (1-3, 1-2) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
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Albertus Magnus (0-5, 0-3) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore Chloe Jennings (New London, Conn.) scored a career-high six goals on Saturday afternoon, helping guide the Mitchell College women's lacrosse team to their first win of the season, 13-11 over Albertus Magnus College in Great Northeast Athletics Conference (GNAC) action at Celentano Field.
Jennings also dished out a pair of assists for the Mariners, while adding eight draw controls, four caused turnovers, and three ground balls. Senior Carly Potts (New London, Conn.) registered her first career hat trick and added an assist in the win, while sophomore Lauren Cordero (Selden, N.Y.) found the back of the net twice, assisted on another goal, had six ground balls, six draw controls, and caused five turnovers.
Seniors Angelia Rheaume (East Lyme, Conn.) and Kyrsten Lucas (Manchester, MD) also scored for Mitchell, who picked up their first win under head coach Kristin Ventresca.
The Mariners got off to a hot start, jumping out to a two-goal lead early thanks to a pair of goals from Chloe Jennings. The Falcons answered with a goal at the 7:11 mark of the opening quarter, but Cordero put Mitchell back up by two with a free position goal with just under six minutes remaining in the stanza. Albertus finished the first with two quick goals to knot the score at 3-3 after the first 15 minutes of play.
The second quarter belonged to the Mariners, who outscored Albertus 5-2 behind two goals apiece from Jennings and Carly Potts and one goal by Lauren Cordero. The Mariners led the rest of the way, never allowing the Falcons to get to within a closer margin than two goals, scoring three more times in the third quarter and twice in the fourth.
Despite getting outshot 43-26, Mitchell controlled possession by winning 16 of 28 draw controls and converting three of four clear attempts.
Junior Arrianna Stark (Scotia-Glennville, N.Y.) logged all 60 minutes in goal for her first collegiate win, turning away a career-best 17 shots and scooping up two ground balls.
Samantha Helwig led the Falcons with four goals, while Julianna Montano had a hat trick in the loss. Victoria McDermott took the loss in goal for Albertus, making five saves in 30 minutes of action.
The Mariners (1-3, 1-2 GNAC) will look to make it two in a row when they travel for a non-conference matchup with Salem State University on Thursday, March 27, at 4:00 pm. The Falcons (0-5, 0-3 GNAC) play next on Wednesday, March 26, at home against Rivier University.
