Box Score KEENE, N.H. – Endicott College came into town on Tuesday afternoon to take on the Keene State College women's lacrosse team and the Gulls scored early, tacking on six first quarter goals enroute to the Owls defeat, 17-2.
Records
- Keene State: 0-4
- Endicott: 3-0
How it Happened
Endicott scored all their six goals in the opening quarter in the opening 7:29 of the first as the Owls were only able to possess the ball three times over the span due to Endicott winning four of the opening seven draw controls. The rest of the opening quarter the Owls' goalkeeper,
Katelyn Nicotera, made four more saves and the Owls had three successful clears but were unable to find the back of the net as EC took their lead into the second quarter.
EC added three goals early in the second quarter and as it looked like the Owls would find the back of the net with a free position shot from
Anna Maccarini, the Gulls' goalie, Severine Michel, saved her shot leading to Mia Smith scoring goal number 12 of the season on the other side of the field. A few minutes later with 6:37 remaining in the opening half following a pair of saves from Nicotera Maccarini broke past Michel as
Carly Diwinsky picked up an assist on her goal for the first for KSC on the day. EC tallied another goal a minute and a half later and added a man-up goal 20 seconds later after a card was called at the end of the previous goal. Nicotera made a pair of saves the rest of the half and EC took their 12-1 lead into halftime.
Nicotera made three saves over the opening 9:56 of the third quarter, but the third save bounced right to Abby MacDonald who put it into the back of the net a second later to go up 12. The rest of the third Nicotera had two more saves to head into the fourth quarter.
The Gulls opened the fourth with a goal 24 seconds in and after entering the game to start the fourth quarter in goal for the Owls,
Abby Tanner bounced back and made a pair of saves on the next two shots from EC. Endicott tacked on three more goals the next 10 minutes and late in the fourth before the clock expired
Tess Brown tacked on her 10th goal of the season on a man-up free position goal for the final tally of the contest.
Inside the Crease
- With the defeat, KSC falls to 5-8 in the all-time series between the two teams, having lost the six most recent contests.
- Brown's 10th goal of the season puts her in third place in the Little East Conference for goals this season to date as she moves to three points away from reaching the 200 career points milestone for the Owls and her two ground balls move her to only needing two more for the new program record for career ground balls.
- Nicotera made 15 saves over her three quarters of action, while Tanner made two in her 15 minutes in net for KSC.
- EC had 30 shots on goal to two from KSC, while also having control of the draw controls, winning 14 to six from KSC.
Up Next
Keene State returns home in just two days as the Owls host the University of Hartford on Thursday, March 12, at 4:00 PM.
Endicott opens conference play in their next game as the Gulls travel to take on the University of New England also on Thursday, March 12, at 4:00 PM.
