PAXTON, Mass. – Katie Schebel (Ludlow, Mass.) set the school record for points (10) and goals (8) in a match, as the Anna Maria College women's lacrosse team captured the program’s first-ever The Commonwealth Coast Conference victory with a 15-8 win over the Pride of Regis College. Schebel also finished with an impressive seven draw controls and five ground balls to help improve the AMCATS to 2-5 (1-2 TCCC) on the season, while Regis falls to 0-3 (0-2 TCCC).
Anna Maria jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead 12 seconds into the half, on an unassisted goal by Katie Schebel. Within five minutes, Amanda Hevy (North Brookfield, Mass.) added her first score and Schebel collected her second to give the AMCATS a 3-0 lead.
The Pride cut the lead to 4-3 on two goals by Teresa Crevier (Milford, Mass.) and a score by Evonne Orozco (Waltham, Mass.), however Katie Schebel's fourth goal of the half gave the AMCATS a 5-3 lead heading into intermission.
Anna Maria held the advantage in shots (23-11), ground balls (15-12) and free-position shots (7-2), while the Pride did a better job of controlling the ball, as they committed only six turnovers to the AMCATS' nine.
Katie Schebel dominated the half, as she led all players in the period with five points, four goals, and four ground balls. Amanda Hevy and Sandy Acosta (Lawrence, Mass.) also contributed to the AMCATS’ first-half lead, as Hevy added a goal and Acosta collected four ground balls.
Teresa Crevier kept the Pride in the game, leading her team in goals (2), points (2) and ground balls (3). Evonne Orozco also added a goal and two groundballs, while Jillian DeFrancesco (Peabody, Mass.) kept the game within striking distance by making 10 saves for the visitors in the half.
The AMCATS stormed out of the gates in the second-half, as Amanda Hevy and Katie Schebel each scored within the first minute of the period.
The AMCATS never looked back, going on a 10-1 run to build a 15-4 lead, highlighted by four goals from Schebel and a pair by Hevy.
Schebel added her career-high eighth goal with 12 minutes remaining in the contest, while both Ashlene Patten (Norfolk, Mass.) and Sandy Acosta each scored their first-collegiate goals during the 10-1 run.
The Pride did their best to mount a late comeback, going on a four-goal run to end the game, including three-consecutive goals by Teresa Crevier and Maria Pino's (Revere, Mass.) first goal of the contest.
Anna Maria was led by the star performance of Katie Schebel who led all players in points (10), goals (8), assists (2), and draw controls (7), while finishing second amongst all players with five ground balls. Not to be out shined, Amanda Hevy added a hat-trick of her own while grabbing three draw controls. Sandy Acosta led all players with six ground balls in addition to adding her first collegiate score.
The Pride were led by the outstanding play of Teresa Crevier, who had a team-high six points, six goals, six ground balls, and three draw controls. Evonne Orozco also added two points on one goal and an assist for the visitors.
The AMCATS finished the contest holding advantages in shots (44-21), ground balls (24-17) free-position shots (12-4), and draw controls (16-9).
Both teams continue conference play on Saturday, with the Pride traveling to Nichols at 1:00 pm, while the AMCATS take to the road to face conference foe Curry at 1:30 pm.