KEENE, N.H. -- Senior goalkeeper Haley Terva held the Corsairs scoreless in the first half as the Keene State College women's lacrosse team earned a 15-2 victory over the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth in the Little East Conference quarterfinal Tuesday night at the Owl Athletic Complex.
Records
- Keene State: 7-9, 5-2 LEC
- UMass Dartmouth: 3-14, 2-5 LEC
How It Happened
The Owls buried ten unanswered goals in the first half to gain a lead that was never threatened. Sophomore Hannah Dworkin put the Owls on the board just two minutes into the action. Senior Cadence Loos and junior Haile Ratajack each netted hat tricks to pull away from the Corsairs. Jackie DeAngelis and Emma Goodridge scored a goal apiece, while Dworkin netted her second of the game to give the Owls a 10-0 lead after the first 30 minutes of play.
The scoring slowed in the third quarter, with the Owls keeping a 2-1 edge over the Corsairs. The Corsairs scored first, but the Owls answered with Ratajack's fourth goal of the game and a tally from freshman Kristin Leslie. The Owls held a dominating 12-1 lead after the third quarter.
The Owls continued to outscore the Corsairs in the final quarter. Dworkin completed her hat trick while junior Mindy St. Marie netted a goal for the Owls. Keene State Terva only allowed one goal in the fourth. Freshman Chase Gengras concluded the scoring for the Owls. Keene State easily advances to the semifinals with the 15-2 win over UMass-Dartmouth.
Inside the Crease
- Dworkin netted a hat trick. She has scored 19 goals on the season, netting 13 in the last four games.
- Loos scored a career-high three goals as well as tallied two caused turnovers. She has 22 career points.
- The Owls outshot their opponents a dominating 37-8 and went 19-22 on clear attempts.
- Terva recorded two stops for the Owls. She has started all 16 games for the Owls in the 2022 season.
- The Owls lead the all-time series over the Corsairs 21-5. They haven't lost a match to UMass-Dartmouth since 4/27/2003. They average 13.85 goals per game against the Corsairs.
Up Next
- No. 3 Owls will advance to the semifinals, traveling to No. 2 Plymouth State on Thursday, April 5 at 4 pm.
- The Corsairs wrap up their campaign as sixth in the LEC.