University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
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Women's Lacrosse Defeats New Hampshire, 13-12
March 30, 2000 | Women's Lacrosse
March 30, 2000
New Hampshire 4-8 -- 12 (1-4)
UMass 6-7 -- 13 (2-3)
GOALS - NH, Colleen Christopher 4, Megan Mangano 3, Sue Yund 2, Jessie Groszkowski, Kim Keefe, Stephanie Keefe, UM, Rachel Ingraffea 4, Noelle Gorski 2, Stephanie Pavlick 2, Lydia Robinson 2, Melissa Miele, Rebecca Minaker, Fay Naber ASSISTS - NH, none, UM, Rebecca Minaker, Fay Naber, Stephanie Pavlick. SHOTS - NH, 27, UM, 19. GROUND BALLS - NH, 5, UM, 11. DRAW CONTROLS - NH, 10, UM 9. SAVES - NH, Danielle Martin 2, UM, Cyndi Doyle 7, Jen Nardi 6.
AMHERST, Mass. -- Junior Rachel Ingraffea (Ithaca, N.Y.) scored four goals to lead the University of Massachusetts women's lacrosse team to a 13-12 victory over New Hampshire this afternoon on Garber Field.
New Hampshire was leading 4-3 with five minutes remaining in the first half before UMass scored three straight goals to take a 7-4 halftime lead. The Minutewomen opened the second half with goals from freshman Lydia Robinson (Summit, N.J.), her second of the game, and junior Fay Naber (Suffern, N.Y.) to take an 8-4 lead.
The Wildcats responded with three consecutive goals to cut the UMass lead to 8-7. The Minutewomen got two back thanks to scores from Ingraffea and senior Noelle Gorski (Cicero, N.Y.), her second of the game. Following a New Hampshire goal, Ingraffea netted her third and fourth goals of the game to give UMass a 12-8 lead with 11:39 remaining in regulation time.
With just under 10 minutes to play, senior Melissa Miele (Drexel Hill, Pa.) scored to give UMass a 13-8 lead before New Hampshire scored the final four goals of the game. The Wildcats had a chance to even the score when they were awarded a free position with 21 seconds remaining, but UMass goaltender Jen Nardi (Valley Cottage, N.Y.) made a stick save to end the game.
Senior co-captain Rebecca Minaker (Newton, Mass.) opened the scoring at the 25:12 mark of the first half. Senior Stephanie Pavlick (Blue Bell, Pa.) followed with her first of two goals on the game at the 22:10 mark.
UMass returns to action this Saturday when it travels to Hempstead, N.Y. to face Hofstra. Game time is set for 1:30 p.m.
