Massachusetts Drops Season Opener To Dartmouth, 12-10

AMHERST, Mass. -- Massachusetts (0-1) dropped a tight 12-10 matchup to Dartmouth (1-0) on Saturday at Garber Field.

The Minutewomen pulled within one goal midway through the fourth quarter thanks to a stretch of five unanswered goals across five minutes of play. The comeback bid however, would fall just short as Dartmouth's Catherine Erb netted a dagger with just over three minutes left in regulation.

Attacker Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw recorded a team-high five points, scoring four goals and adding an assist. The performance marks the second time she has scored 4-plus goals in a Minutewomen uniform.

Midfielder Lauren Tolve scored a career-high three goals, including two consecutive tallies in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter. Attacker Kassidy Morris added a goal and two assists on a game-high 10 shots.

The Big Green were led by Erb and Boo DeWitt who each recorded three goals on the afternoon.

Breaking Down The Action

Boo DeWitt capped a stretch of three unanswered goals for Dartmouth to begin the game, claiming a 3-0 lead with 9:00 minutes to go in the first quarter.
Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw got the Minutewomen on the board, making the score 3-1 with 6:56 left in the opening quarter.
Lauren Tolve responded to a goal from Dartmouth's Catherine Erb with her first tally of the season, ending the first quarter with the score 4-2 Big Green.
Dartmouth tallied the first two goals of the second quarter, Erb scoring her second to create a 6-2 Big Green advantage.
Tessa Shields cut into the deficit, netting an unassisted goal for Massachusetts' third of the day.
Fiona O'Keefe extended the Dartmouth lead, making it 8-3 at the half.
Rodriguez-Shaw got the Minutewomen back on the board midway through the third, the score 9-4 in favor of the Big Green.
Kassidy Morris and Rodriguez-Shaw ended the third quarter with a pair of goals, cutting into the deficit to 11-7 with 15 minutes to play.
Lauren Tolve and Rodriguez-Shaw made it five unanswered for the Minutewomen, cutting the Dartmouth led to one goal, 11-10 with 11:48 to play.
Dartmouth iced the game with a goal from Erb, securing a 12-10 win.

Notable Numbers

2: Morris dished out a team-high two assists.
3: Tolve scored a career-high three goals.
4: Rodriguez-Shaw tallied four goal on the day.
5: Five different Minutewomen scored in the afternoon matchup.
5: Morris, Tolve and Rodriguez-Shaw each recorded five shots on goal.
10: Morris recorded a game-high 10 shots.
30: The Minutewomen recorded 30 shots on the afternoon.

Series History

With the result, Massachusetts now holds a hold a 12-24 record all-time in the series.
The two opponents faced each other last season with Dartmouth claiming a 15-9 victory in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Up Next

UMass travel east to face regional foe Boston University on Friday, Sept. 13 at 4 p.m. The game can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassLacrosse on Twitter.

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Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw

Lauren Tolve

Ava Connaughton

Kassidy Morris

Players Mentioned

Kassidy Morris

Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw

Tessa Shields

Lauren Tolve

Players Mentioned

Kassidy Morris

Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw

Tessa Shields

Lauren Tolve

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