AMHERST, Mass. – Senior midfielder Haile Ratajack extended her goal-scoring streak to five games to start the season as the Keene State College women's lacrosse team lost to No. 18 Amherst College 16-2 Tuesday night at Gooding Field.
 
Records

• Keene State: 1-7
• Amherst: 7-1

 
How it Happened
Amherst jumped out to a 7-0 lead by the end of the first quarter, with three of those goals coming from freshman attacker Emily Petersen. It wasn't until the second quarter that Keene State got on the board when Ratajack scored with 4:35 remaining to make it 7-1. With the goal, Ratajack has scored in all five of her games this season. She also extended her team lead in goals, as she now has 16.
 
The Mammoths would take the 7-1 lead into halftime, before scoring six goals in the third quarter. Down 13-1 in the fourth, sophomore attacker Chase Gengras scored her fifth goal of the season to make it 13-2. That was all the scoring the Owls had for the night, as Amherst scored three more goals to win its fourth-straight game. Petersen finished with a game-high five goals, while freshman midfielder Bridget Finley had three.
 
Inside the Crease

• This was the first time these two teams have played each other since March 6, 2018.
• Ratajack has played 35 games throughout her collegiate career. She has scored at least one goal in all but one game.
• Freshmen midfielders Tess Brown and Riley Devine both collected a team-high three ground balls. Brown leads the team with 30 ground balls.
• Freshmen Sarah Howe and Kara Moriarty both split time as goalkeeper for the Owls. Howe made four saves in goal, while Moriarty made one.

 
Up Next
Keene State begins Little East Conference play on Saturday, April 1 at noon against Eastern Connecticut State University. Amherst will take on New England Small Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine on Saturday at noon.