'PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Sophomore Nicole Evans (Scituate, Mass.)
scored four goals and three assists ad classmate Bethany Brown
(Norwich, Conn.) contributed four goals and two assists Thursday
afternoon as the Plymouth State University women's lacrosse team
remained unbeaten with a 15-3 Little East Conference victory over
rival Keene State College at Arold Field.
The Panthers improved to 9-0 overall this spring with their 18th
consecutive victory, dating back to last season. Two-time
defending champion PSU is also 4-0 in conference play this season,
and 19-0 in three years against LEC foes. Keene State, which
is in second place in the LEC, drops to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in
conference games.
Senior Michelle Norton (Sandwich, Mass.) and freshman Meg Cupoli
(Southboro, Mass.) also contributed to the Panther offense with a
goal and two assists apiece. Junior Katie O'Donnell
(Plymouth, N.H.) added a goal and an assist, and senior Jill
Matteson (Chatham, Mass.) and freshmen Kelsey MacDonald (Oak
Bluffs, Mass.), SeaSea Fuhrman (Lakewood, Co.) and Amanda Spadafora
(Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) chipped in with one goal apiece.
Plymouth State jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Keene State got
on the board midway through the first half. The Panthers
answered with five more unanswered goals to take a 10-1 lead at
halftime, and were never challenged in the second half.
Sophomore Kristal Lundegaard (Babylon, N.Y.) led the Owls with a
pair of goals, while senior Erin Mehner (Stamford, Conn.) had one
goal and sophomore Colleen Murphy (Mansfield, Mass.) had one
assist. Junior Michelle Mason (Fairport, N.Y.), the
conference's third-leading scorer, was kept off the scoreboard by
the stingy Panther defense.
PSU senior goalie Carmen Villanueva (East Schodack, N.Y.)
finished with 11 saves to improve her record to 9-0 this season and
31-4 in her career. Keene State senior Jamie Litch (Addison,
VT) finished with 14 saves.
Keene State returns home to host Western Connecticut in a
conference game on Saturday (1 p.m.)
(Courtesy of Plymouth State Sports Information)
