Women’s Lacrosse Continues Three-Game Road Stretch Tuesday at Dartmouth

University of Massachusetts Women's Lacrosse Game Notes & Information
Game 5	Massachusetts (1-3 Overall) at Dartmouth (2-2 Overall)
Date // Time	Tuesday, March 5 // 4 p.m.
Location	Hanover, N.H. // Scully-Fahey Field
Watch	ESPN+
Live Statistics	Live Stats
Social Media	Facebook: UMass Women's Lacrosse Twitter: @UMassL acrosse Instagram: @UMassLacrosse

AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts women's lacrosse team continues its three-game road stretch on Tuesday at Dartmouth. The Minutewomen and Big Green begin play at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.

Last Time Out
UMass picked up its first win of the season on Saturday at LIU, taking a 15-6 win over the Sharks. The Minutewomen scored 10 unanswered goals to end the game and were led offensively by Kassidy Morris' career-high five goals. Jordan Dean paced UMass on the draw with 14 draw controls for a team that finished with a 21-6 advantage in the circle while Catrina Tobin came away with a season-high nine saves.

Series History
Tuesday's game marks the 35th all-time meeting between UMass and Dartmouth dating back to the first meeting in 1977. The Big Green lead the all-time series with a 22-12 record while UMass has claimed the last two meetings after a 14-6 win in Amherst a season ago.

Quick Draw
Jordan Dean leads Division I in draw controls per game at 11.50 and finished with a season-high 17 against Holy Cross last Tuesday. Dean's 240 career draw controls ranks third-most in a career at UMass, trailing Hannah Murphy (310) for second all-time. As a team, UMass ranks third nationally and leads the A-10 in draw controls per game at 18.75. The Minutewomen also rank seventh nationally and lead the conference in draw control percentage.

Kassidy's Career-Highs
Kassidy Morris has posted multiple career-highs through four games this season for the Minutewomen, finishing with a career-high seven points on four goals and three assists in the home opener against Brown. Morris passed a then career-high four goals with five in the win at LIU on Saturday.

First Hat Tricks
Caroline Whelan and Ava Connaughton each picked up their first collegiate hat tricks last week. Whelan finished with her first career hat trick against Holy Cross on Tuesday while Connaughton recorded hers on Saturday at LIU, finishing with three goals and an assist for four points.

Causin' Problems
Audra Tosone passed Jackie Rosenzweig for fourth all-time at UMass in career caused turnovers as she finished with two against Holy Cross on Tuesday. Tosone's 85 career caused turnovers trails Jackie Nesbitt's 87 for third-most all-time while Kate Farnham's 95 are second-most in program history.

Helping Hand
Fiona McGowan ranks eighth all-time in career assists at UMass with 79 for her career. McGowan trails Jackie Lyons' 83 assists for seventh all-time while Cari Nickerson ranks sixth-most with 106 career assists.

Looking Ahead
The Minutewomen conclude the three-game road trip with the Atlantic 10 opener on Saturday at George Mason at noon. UMass then returns home for its A-10 home opener on Saturday, March 16 at 1 p.m. against Saint Joseph's.

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Women’s Lacrosse Continues Three-Game Road Stretch Tuesday at Dartmouth

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Players Mentioned

Ava Connaughton

Jordan Dean

Fiona McGowan

Kassidy Morris

Catrina Tobin

Audra Tosone

Caroline Whelan

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