Saint Anselm Clips Franklin Pierce, 24-16
Stille records game-high eight goals and nine points for the Ravens
Lauren Stille chalked up nine
points on eight goals and an assist on Tuesday against Saint
Anselm.
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RINDGE, N.H. (April 8,
2008) – Junior Michaela Rocha (Rye, N.H./Berkshire
School) had six goals and an assist to lead the Saint Anselm
College women’s lacrosse team past Franklin Pierce University
by a score of 24-16 in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup on Tuesday
evening at Sodexho Field.
Rocha led the Hawks’ attack with six goals, and she added
one assist for a team-high seven points. Senior Tiea Kurlowecz
(Concord, Mass./Concord-Carlisle Regional) and freshman Courtney
Ford (Concord, Mass./Concord-Carlisle Regional) each scored four
goals each for Saint Anselm as well, while Ford added one assist
for five points.
The Ravens’ freshman class provided much of the team’s
scoring on the night, accounting for 14 of 16 goals and all three
assists. Lauren Stille (North Quincy, Mass./North
Quincy) led the way once again with a season-high eight
goals and nine points, tying for third on the school’s
single-game list in each category. Jordan Baillargeon
(Westfield, Mass./Westfield) finished second on the team
with three goals on the night, while Jillian Benn (North
Quincy, Mass./North Quincy) also had three points on two
goals and an assist.
Saint Anselm dominated play in the first half, putting 13 more
shots on goal and outscoring the Ravens by eight, 15-7. After
Kurlowecz scored the opening goal of the game, Stille (two) and
junior captain Carla Savini (Danvers,
Mass./Danvers) combined for the next three goals, giving
the Ravens a 3-1 lead 3:53 in. But the Hawks scored eight of the
next nine goals, including two each by Rocha and Ford, to jump out
to a 9-4 lead with 14:06 remaining in the half. The team later
scored five goals in a row towards the end of the first half to
head into the break with an eight-goal lead.
Franklin Pierce attempted to get back into the contest in the
second half, holding a 23-14 shot advantage and putting 18 shots on
goal to Saint Anselm’s 12, but the Ravens had too little time
in which to overcome the deficit. Stille had four goals in the
second half, while Benn notched all three of her points in the
final 30 minutes of play.
Freshman Katherine O’Hara (Norwell, Mass./Norwell) made 15
saves, including nine in the second half, to earn the win for the
Hawks. Freshman Chaniece Franklyn (Chappaqua, N.Y./Horace
Greeley) made 11 of her 14 saves in the first half for
Franklin Pierce.
Franklin Pierce (1-8, 0-6 NE-10) will play the last of its five
consecutive home games on Thursday night, as the Ravens step out of
conference play against Norwich University at 7 p.m. Saint Anselm
(3-6, 2-4 NE-10) is scheduled to host Assumption College on
Saturday at 1 p.m.