University of Massachusets Athletics
Women's Lacrosse Renews Rivalry With Boston College On Saturday
April 01, 2005 | Women's Lacrosse
April 1, 2005
Massachusetts (3-4) vs. Boston College (5-2)
Saturday, April 2, 2005 • 7:00 p.m.
Babson College
Wellesley, Mass.
Saturday's Game Pushed To 7:00 p.m. Due To Weather
• Due to impending inclement weather in the New England Region over the weekend, Saturday's game has been pushed back to 7:00 p.m. at Babson College. The game was originally slated for a 1:00 p.m. start. Directions to Babson College can be found on www.UMassAthletics.com.
UMass, Boston College Meet For First Time In Six Years
• Despite being separated by a two-hour drive down Interstate 90, Saturday's meeting between the UMass Minutewomen and the Boston College Eagles will mark the first time the two programs have faced each other in six years. UMass holds an 11-5 series record including a win at Chestnut Hill on April 24, 1998 - the last time the two played.
• The Minutewomen have played a fierce schedule so far this season with three of its first six non-conference opponents ranked in the IWLCA Top 20.
• UMass is looking to win its second consecutive game of the season - something the young Minutewomen have not been able to do so far this season.
• Despite being the youngest team in the Atlantic 10, the Minutewomen are receiving excellent contributions from its freshman class. Highlighted by the play of Kathleen Typadis, the rookies have contributed 50.5 percent of the team's total points to date including 37 of UMass' 72 goals scored (51.4 percent). Typadis has posted 17 goals and five assists to lead the team.
• Typadis is having an outstanding season to date as she is on track to shatter the freshman scoring record for UMass. She is also the first player in a decade to post four consecutive hat tricks which she did in her first four collegiate games.
• Freshmen Melynda Zwick and Ashleigh Szawlowski and sophomore Samantha Sepulveda have become impact players over the last four games. The trio has combined for 27 of the teams 64 points in those games. Zwick and Szawlowski have each posted a pair of hat tricks in those games. Sepulveda has continued her consistent play this season scoring a point in every game but one. At New Hampshire, she scored the game-winning goal with six seconds remaining in regulation.
Sepulveda's Last Second Goal Gives UMass 12-11 Win Over New Hampshire
•After the University of New Hampshire came back from a two-goal deficit for the fourth time late in the game, Samantha Sepulveda scored with six seconds left to give the University of Massachusetts a 12-11 victory Saturday afternoon at Memorial Field.
• UNH goaltender Ashley Milley made a save on a UMass shot with just over a minute left, but made a long pass that the Wildcats could not corral, giving the Minutewomen one final chance. After several passes around the circle, Sepulveda charged towards the net and buried a shot into the upper portion of the goal to score the winning goal.
• The Minutewomen scored 34 seconds into the game on a goal by Lindsay Cassell and went up 2-0 after Ashleigh Szawlowski scored at the 9:34 mark. Jess Burnap and Jill Albee scored 36 seconds apart to tie the game at 2-2 halfway through the first half.
• Kathleen Typadis and Albee exchanged goals twice in the second half of the first period, and the two teams went into halftime tied at 4-4. The game was tied despite New Hampshire outshooting Massachusetts, 19-9, and the Minutewomen committing ten more fouls than the Wildcats did in the first half.
• UMass (3-4) started the second half the same way it started the first half, with two quick goals by Szawlowski and Cassell to go back up by two at 6-4. Bailley Mazur and Burnap notched a pair of goals to bring the Wildcats back to a tie at 6-6.
• The Minutewomen again went up by two goals on tallies by Kerri Connerty and Melynda Zwick, but could not hold off the Wildcats, who tied the game again thanks to goals by Burnap and Ashley Crook. Szawlowski scored her third goal of the game to put UMass back on top, but Laura Dosdall scored an unassisted goal to tie the game again at 9-9.
• Another two-goal lead was attained by UMass on goals by Jackie Nesbitt and Connerty, but the Wildcats again fought back, as Burnap and Albee each scored their fourth goals of the game to tie the match at 11-11 with 2:34 remaining in the period.
• The second half was more even than the first in most statistics, as the Wildcats only outshot the Minutewomen by one and actually committed one more foul than UMass did. New Hampshire took advantage of its free position chances in the game, going 4-for-5 on free position shots, three of those goals scored by Albee.
 Samantha Sepulveda scored the game-winning goal at New Hampshire last weekend with six seconds left in the game.  |
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Typadis Off To Hot Start
• Freshman Kathleen Typadis earned her second A-10 weekly honor on March 14 for her efforts in the win over Albany. She was tabbed the league's Co-Rookie of the Week after scoring four goals and adding two assists.
• Earlier this season, she was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week for the week ending on Monday, Feb. 28, after she scored three goals and assisted on another in her rookie debut helping UMass defeat Holy Cross (2/26).
• Her three goals against the Crusaders were the most by a freshman in a season-opener over the last five seasons. Typadis joins four other freshman over that time period to score three-or-more goals in a game: 5, Angela McMahon vs. Vermont (3/28/01); 4, Briana Bubeck at Albany (3/17/04); 3, Maura McGarity at George Washington (3/16/02); 3, Miriam Godfrey vs. Vermont (3/28/01).
More On Typadis
• With her next hat trick, Typadis would become only the second UMass women's lacrosse player to have five games of three-or-more goals in her freshman season. Joanna Dignazio totaled six such games in 1995, including four consecutive games.
• Dignazio also holds the record for the most freshman goals in the women's lacrosse modern era (since 1995) with 33 goals in 13 games during the 1995 campaign. She also handed out five assists to total 38 points.
• Typadis is currently tied for third in total goals among A-10 players and ranks eighth in goals per game (2.43). She also ranks 10th in the league for points per game at 3.14.
• The Medfield, Mass. native was the first Medfield HS player to score 100 career goals highlighted by 77 scores in her senior season.
• The freshman also enjoys playing the guitar - she takes her guitar with her on road trips and is part of the three member band `Agoo' made up of Typadis and fellow freshmen Kristina Twichell and Julie Papaleo.
Atlantic 10 Games To Be Aired On The Internet
• After the response from broadcasting the Syracuse and Hofstra games, UMass will add three more games to the broadcast slate.
• Home contests versus Atlantic 10 rivals La Salle (4/8), George Washington (4/24), and Richmond (5/1) will now be broadcast over the internet. Matt Goldstein will call the action.
Super Soph's
• Sophomores Shelley Boyle and Samantha Sepulveda have made solid contributions to the offensive lineup this season. Boyle has scored a goal in four of the seven games this season, while Sepulveda has registered a point in every game except at Boston University. Through seven games this season, both players have surpassed their rookie scoring totals.
Fearsome Foursome
• Over the last four games, the quartet of Kerri Connerty, Ashleigh Szawlowski, Samantha Sepulveda and Melynda Zwick have contributed 42 of UMass' 64 points. Connerty has 10 goals and five assists, `Swuz' has scored nine goals and picked up an assist, Zwick has eight goals and two assists, while Sepulveda has five goals and two assists in the stretch.
Showing Improvement
• Despite having a young team, UMass has improved statistically over last season's team. After the first seven games, the Minutewomen are shooting much better scoring on 47.4 percent of their shots compared to 39.2 percent. Defensively, the Minutewomen have caused 12 more turnovers (54-to-42) and scooped up 32 more groundballs (138-to-106). Most obvious of all, however, is the record. At this point last season, UMass was just 1-6 overall.
Connerty Earns Player of the Week After Albany Win
• Connerty earned the second Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week honor of her career after scoring a career-high six goals against visiting Albany (3/13). She also assisted on two other scores to give her a career-high eight points in the 19-10 win.
• For her career, Connerty has now scored 10 goals and posted seven assists against the Danes. Last season it was her go-ahead goal that secured the 17-15 UMass win as they fought back from a second-half deficit. In this season's meeting, it was her final goal of the game which ended a three-goal Albany rally pulling the Danes within five, 14-9, which sealed the victory.
• The junior now has 47 goals and 19 assists in 40 career games played.
 Junior Kerri Connerty ranks second on the team and seventh in the A-10 with 20 points (14g, 6a) this season. |
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More On Connerty
• After missing the Harvard game due to injury, Kerri Connerty has been on fire for the Minutewomen scoring 10 goals and picking up five assists. She scored two goals and added two assists in the win over UNH. That was her fourth multi-point effort on the season.
Inside The Series
• Saturday's game will be the first time in six seasons the two programs have meet. UMass won the last meeting (April 24, 1998) by a 7-6 score at Chestnut Hill. All-time, UMass holds an 11-5 advantage in the series.
• The Minutewomen won the first eight meetings dating back to the 1981 season. The Eagles then took five of the next six meetings including five consecutive from 1993-96. UMass has won two straight in the series.
• UMass is 5-3 in games played at Boston College.
• BC is the second Big East team UMass has faced this season following a loss to No. 13 Syracuse earlier this season. UMass is currently 21-22 against teams currently in the Big East Conference.
• The first 11 games of the series were lopsided affairs with UMass going 9-2 and the margin of victory in those games being 8.7 goals. In the last five games, the teams have played tighter with the margin being just 2.0 goals per game. Three of those games have been one goal games.
Scouting The Boston College
• Boston College enters Saturday's game with a 5-2 record after falling 15-7 to No. 11 Boston University on March 30. The only other loss for the Eagles was 11-10 in overtime to Rutgers.
• Susie Breaznell leads BC with 21 points on the strength of 19 goals and two assists. Elizabeth Kadison (15), Shauna Culhane (11), and Lizette Blohm (11) round out the offensive leaders for the Eagles.
• Tara McKennett leads BC in the cage posting an 8.91 goals against average. She has made 55 saves to date.
• Boston College is averaging 10.83 goals on nearly 28 shots per game.
The Last Time They Met: UMass 12, BC 10 (4/24/98)
• Laura Korutz tallied five points on four goals and an assist to surpass the 100-point plateau for her career and lead UMass to a 12-10 win over Boston College in Chestnut Hill.
• The win gave UMass a winning season for the first time since 1988.
• BC's Danielle Wood scored back-to-back goals to open the scoring, but the Minutewomen scored three unanswered goals to close the half with the score tied 5-5.
• Korutz gave UMass the lead for good when she netted her fourth goal ten minutes into the second half. Colleen Wales, Stephanie Pavlick, and Jen Herker each scored two goals for UMass in the win.
• Jen Nardi made a career-high 19 saves in the cage for UMass, while Melissa Cole had 23 saves for BC.
 Junior Lauren McCarthy is averaging nearly 11 saves per game in the cage for UMass. |
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UMass Picked Second In A-10 Preseason Poll
• The women's lacrosse team has been picked second in the Atlantic 10 Conference entering the 2005 season as picked by the league's coaches in a preseason poll. The Minutewomen finished third in the A-10 last year with a 4-3 conference mark. UMass fell in the league semifinals last season to Temple who won the conference title before losing to Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Duquesne is the top pick in the league, followed by the Minutewomen, Richmond and Temple. George Washington and St. Bonaventure are tied for fifth in the poll with La Salle and Saint Joseph's rounding out the picks.
• Since 1999, UMass has finished no lower than third in the conference highlighted by a tournament crown in 2000.
No Easy Schedule
• Five of this season's 17 scheduled opponents have been ranked in the IWLCA Top-20 Poll: Dartmouth, Hofstra, Syracuse, New Hampshire, and Boston University. Dartmouth leads the packed ranked 6th in the poll.
• Boston University cracked the top-10, ranked as high as No. 9 in week three, but has slipped to the No. 11 spot since. Dartmouth is just ahead of No. 10 Hofstra and the Terriers at the No. 6 spot, while Syracuse is ranked 17th. After being ranked in the first two polls and receiving votes in the third edition, New Hampshire has fallen out of this week's poll.
Minutewomen Host School-Record 10 Games
• The 10 home games in 2005 is the most ever in program history which should give the Minutewomen a distinct advantage.
• The home schedule includes two sets of three-game home stands.
• Head coach Carrie Bolduc will face her alma mater on March 19 as the Minutewomen host Syracuse.
• All-time UMass is 79-67-2 in front of the UMass faithful.
Veteran St. Hilaire Leads Minutewomen Defense
• Fifth-year senior Kristin St. Hilaire anchors the Minutewomen from her defensive spot in 2005. The native of Syracuse, N.Y. was named the 2004 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year after her performance down low last season.
• Additionally, she is a three-time selection to the A-10 All-Conference team, a two-time member of the A-10 All-Tournament team and a two-time IWLCA All-Region selection.
• The veteran has started all 57 career contests - the only returning player to start every game played.
New Faces
• 13 members of the Minutewomen are new. Along with the 13 freshmen players, UMass has three sophomores on the roster.
• Among A-10 teams, UMass features the most freshmen players followed by Temple and Richmond which have nine each.
• Richmond has one of the youngest rosters in the league featuring 18 underclassmen on its 26 player roster.
Drown Named Assistant
• That is a familiar face you see on the UMass sideline, but Tracey Drown has switched roles this season making the transition from All-American player to Assistant coach. On August 19, Drown was named assistant to head coach Carrie Bolduc. She was a third-team All-American as a senior in 2004 leading UMass with 47 goals and 17 assists. Those 47 goals were the second most in a single-season for the Minutewomen. For her career, Drown tallied 61 goals and 20 assists picking up All-Conference and All-Region honors as a senior.
Pavlick, Murphy Return To Garber Field As Head Coaches of Holy Cross and Richmond
• This season two former Minutewomen return to Garber Field as head coaches of the opposition. Stephanie Pavlick whose Holy Cross Crusaders open the season for UMass played from 1997-2000 for the Maroon and White. Richmond head mentor Sue Murphy played for UMass from 1987-90 guiding the Minutewomen to two ECAC runner-up finishes (1987, 1988). Murphy had a stand-out career as she ranks second in career goals (125), fourth in career assists (57) and third in career points (182).
 Freshman Kristina Twichell is part of a freshman class which has scored 50.5% of UMass' points this season. |
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Four Sign Early NLI's
• Holly Drown (Nashua, N.H.), Kaytlin McCormick (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), Julie Pasquantonio (Plainville, Mass.), and Jamie Whiteway (Billerica, Mass.) have all signed National Letters of Intent to play women's lacrosse at the UMass.
• The quartet is highlighted by two high school All-Americans in McCormick and Drown.
• An honorable mention All-American selection, Drown joins her sister, assistant coach Tracey Drown, at UMass. Drown was the 2004 New Hampshire Telegraph Player of the Year and a two-year All-New Hampshire selection. The midfielder will even take on a familiar number when she suits up for the Maroon and White wearing number 22 which was last worn by her sister.
• McCormick, an All-American selection in both her prep field hockey and lacrosse careers, will also compliment the UMass corps of midfielders. The senior at Saratoga Springs High School led the Blue Streaks to its first New York Section II title since 1994 this season. As a junior, she posted 66 goals leading her team to the section finals.
• Pasquantonio, who was also recruited by Syracuse, was the Hockomock League Player of the Year. She led King Philip Regional High School last season with a conference-best 86 points after moving into the midfield from the defensive back. Her play as a junior guided King Philip to a league title and a trip to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association South sectional quarterfinals.
• Joining Pasquantonio from the MassElite club team is Whiteway who was the Merrimack Valley Player of the Year as a goalkeeper. A two-time Lower New England selection and member of the Massachusetts Elite team, Whiteway was also the team captain of the cross country team and a member of the indoor track team. Her quickness in goal is enhanced by her black belt in Kung Fu - the highest level of the martial art form.
