Massachusetts Drops In-State Matchup To BC, 22-5

AMHERST, Mass. -- Massachusetts (0-2) fell 22-5 to defending National Champion Boston College (4-0) on Wednesday afternoon at Fish Field House.

The Minutewomen took 19 shots, registering 15 of those attempts on-goal. Massachusetts also recorded 6 caused turnovers while Catrina Tobin made nine saves in net.

Seniors Kassidy Morris and Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw each scored a team-high two goals on the afternoon. Prizzi netted one goal on the day, her first of the season and third in the maroon and white.

Bridget Valentine tallied a game-high three caused turnovers on the defensive end.

The Eagles were led by Rachel Clark who scored six goals in the matchup.

Breaking Down The Action

Emma LoPinto opened the scoring in the matchup, giving BC a 1-0 advantage just 1:47 into the first quarter.
Kassidy Morris got the Minutewomen on the board, responding to a goal from the Eagle's Molly Driscoll to make it 2-1 with 6:58 to play in the opening quarter.
Morris made it two goals in the first period, once against cutting the deficit back to one goal, this time making the score 3-2 with just over four minutes left in the first.
Rachel Clark scored two goals to fuel BC to a 7-2 advantage at the end of the first 15 minutes.
LoPinto and Clark combined for five goal to help push the Eagle advantage to 18-2 heading into the halftime break.
Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw and Norah Prizzi each recorded a free position goal to open the third quarter of play.
Rodriguez-Shaw tallied the final Minutewomen goal of the day, netting her second 3:48 into the fourth quarter.
The final horn sounded with the score 22-5 in favor of Boston College.

Notable Numbers

2: Morris and Rodriguez-Shaw each tallied a team-high two goals.
3: Prizzi scored her first goal of the season and third in a Massachusetts uniform.
3: Valentine recorded a game-high 3 caused turnovers.
6: Rodriguez-Shaw has scored six goals through two games this season.
6: Morris tallied a team-high six shots on the say.
15: Massachusetts put 15 shots on goal in the matchup.

Series History

With the result, Massachusetts now holds a hold a 14-16 record all-time in the series.
The two opponents faced each other last season with BC claiming a 20-9 victory in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Up Next

The Minutewomen return to Amherst to host NEC opponent LIU at 3:30 p.m. at Garber Field. The game will be broadcast live on ACCNX and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassLacrosse on Twitter.

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Team Stats

Kassidy Morris

Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw

Norah Prizzi

Jeilinne Bonilla

Players Mentioned

Kassidy Morris

Norah Prizzi

Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw

Catrina Tobin

Bridget Valentine

Players Mentioned

Kassidy Morris

Norah Prizzi

Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw

Catrina Tobin

Bridget Valentine

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