WESTON, Mass. – Thanks to a stellar offense, Regis College defeated Elms College 13-2, giving head coach Courtney Duggan her 100th career victory on Saturday, April 6, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's lacrosse match at Regis Stadium.
Regis was able to strike 26 seconds into the match as Hope Alto (Boston, Mass) scored her first goal of the game after receiving a pass from Retta Hatin (Hooksett, N.H.). Just one minute and 45 seconds later, Melinda Carbone (Bedford, Mass.) converted a free position attempt to give the Pride a 2-0 advantage.
The Pride doubled their lead, scoring two goals within one minute and 10 seconds of each other as Audrey Mason (West Springfield, Mass.) first received a pass from Maddey Strickland (Hopkinton, Mass.). Just after a draw control by Alto, she connected with Mason who led her into scoring position, increasing the Pride lead, 4-0, in the first quarter.
The Blazers responded with a goal by Jackie Cronin to finish the first quarter trailing by three.
Less than a minute after the start of the second quarter, Mason found the back of the net to increase the Pride advantage to 5-1. Elise Paier received a pass from Greta Frankwicz to close the gap for the Blazers back to three at 5-2. The Pride scored three more goals to finish out the second quarter leading 8-2.
The Pride scored four goals in the third quarter, with Alto's 40th goal of the season creating the 10-goal margin that brought about the running clock and remained that way for the rest of the match. Regis scored once in the final quarter to create a final of 13-2.
Alto led the Pride with four goals and 14 draw controls. Mason contributed three goals, one assist, six ground balls and three draw controls for the Pride. Madeline Conover (West Newbury, Mass.), Mia Rogers (Revere, Mass.), Serenity Ayala (North Brookfield, Mass.), Molly Higgins (Weymouth, Mass.), Hatin, and Carbone, scored one goal each in today's match.
Daniela Mazo (Bridgeport, Conn.) started in net for the Pride and made two saves, while Allayna Martone (Elkridge, Md.) earned five saves in the second half.
Regis College (7-4, 3-3 GNAC) makes the short trip to Newton to face Lasell University Tuesday, April 9, starting at 7 p.m. Elms College (2-4, 2-3 GNAC) travels to face Johnson and Wales Tuesday beginning at 4 p.m.