Minutewomen Earn Third Straight Shutout In Season Finale Victory Over Lock Haven

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Massachusetts (12-6, 5-2) ended the regular season in style claiming a 3-0 victory over Lock Haven (5-11, 2-5) in University Park, Pennsylvania. The clean sheet marks the fifth shutout victory for the Minutewomen this season and their first on the road.

Massachusetts continued its superb end to the regular season earning their fifth straight win and third consecutive shutout in the regular season finale. Junior Dempsey Campbell led the team offensively, recording two goals on the day. The two goals mark Campbell's first career multi-goal game.

Graduate Student Emily Crawford also got in on the action, scoring her second goal of the season.

Sophomore goalkeeper Myrte Van Herwijnen led a defensive unit that held Lock Haven to zero goals on 10 shots and eight penalty corners against.

From The Coaches

"I am proud of our performance today versus Lock Haven. It was not a finesse game and we still found a way to win decisively," head coach Barb Weinberg said. "It was a real team effort, as every player had a role in our last regular season win. We look forward to preparing for the A10 semifinals next week."

"This was a very professional performance, some fantastic performances from the freshman led to a comfortable win today," stated assistant coach Holly Turbill.

Breaking Down The Action

Emily Crawford broke the ice early in the first period, netting the game's first goal just 1:55 into the first quarter.
Dempsey Campbell netted a counter-attack goal into the bottom right corner with just 23 seconds remaining in the half to give UMass a 2-0 advantage at the break.
Despite holding a 3-1 shot advantage in the third period, Lock Haven held the score 2-0 at the end of the third quarter of play.
Campbell made it a brace, getting the advantage and scoring on a one-on-one opportunity to make it 3-0 with 12:35 remaining in regulation.

Notable Numbers

2: Crawford tallied her second goal of the 2023 campaign early in the first period of play.
4: Van Herwijnen recorded her fourth clean sheet of the season, and first on the road.
5: With the win the Minutewomen extend their winning streak to five games.
7: Campbell now has a team-high seven goals on the season and 13 in her career.
92: With her six saves on the day, Van Herwijnen now has 92 total saves across 15 games.

Series History

The Minutewomen are now 15-2 all-time against Lock Haven.

Up Next

Massachusetts turns its attention to the 2023 A-10 Championship Tournament in Richmond, Virginia. Tournament seeding and bracket information will be available after A-10 play has culminated on Friday, updates can be found on umassathletics.com or UMassFH on Twitter.

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