Minutewomen Make It Three Straight, Dominating Duquesne 19-7

AMHERST, MASS. -- Massachusetts women's lacrosse (5-3, 3-0 A-10) claimed it's third straight win with a 19-7 victory over Duquesne (5-3, 2-1) on Saturday afternoon at Garber Field.

The Minutewomen opened the game with seven goals unanswered, eventually outscoring the Dukes 13-3 in the first half. Massachusetts dominated in both draw controls (24-4) and shots (46-18) en route to its third Atlantic 10 win of the season.

Ava Connaughton tallied four goals in back-to-back games, adding two assists for a team-high six points. Tessa Shields matched with six points of her own, recording two goal and a career-high four assists.

Jordan Dean dominated the draw control circle, recording a single game career-high 23 draw controls in the contest. The Greenback, Ontario native also matched her career-high with two goals on the afternoon.

Kassidy Morris continued to impress, tallying five points on four goals and an assist.

The Dukes were led by Tristen who scored Chang who scored a team-high two goals on three shots.

Breaking Down The Action

Kassidy Morris opened the game with a pair of goal in the first 1:11 of action, providing a 2-0 Minutewomen advantage.
Morris secured a first quarter hat trick, scoring her third with 3:37 left in the corner to cap opening 7-0 Minutewomen run.
Chelsea Evans got Duquesne on the board with 3:06 left in the first, making the score 7-1.
Tessa Shields ended the first quarter with her first of the day, creating a 8-1 Massachusetts advantage to end the first 15 minutes of play.
Jordan Dean found net, creating a 9-1 lead just 12 seconds in the second quarter of play.
Lauren Tolve secured a hat trick of her own, making the score 10-1 Minutewomen less than a minute into the second quarter.
Massachusetts scored three unanswered as Shield's 21st goal of the season created a 13-2 lead with 4:40 on the clock.
Chloe Holmes ended the first half for the Dukes, sending the two programs into the break with the score 13-3.
Ava Connaughton scored a pair of goal to open the second half, the Minutewomen lead sitting at 15-4 with 9:39 on the clock.
Bella Fisher and Norah Prizzi each found net to end the third quarter, the score18-5 Minutewomen.
Dylan Lyons found net for the second consecutive game, finding net on a free position attempt to make the score 19-5.
Duquesne's Tristen Chang ended the action with two goals unanswered, the final buzzer sounds with the score 19-7 in favor of Massachusetts.

Notable Numbers

2: Lauren Tolve recorded her second hat trick of the season.
3: Catrina Tobin made three saves, allowing just five goals.
4: Connaughton recorded four goals in back-to-back games.
4: Shields set a new career-high with four assists in the contest.
6: Shields tallied her fifth multi-goal game of the season.
8: Massachusetts scored eight goals in the first quarter including a hat-trick from Kassidy Morris.
13: The Minutewomen went 13-of-16 on clear attempts in the matchup.
46: The Minutewomen recorded 46 shots, 32 of which were on goal.
48: Massachusetts has now won 48 consecutive A-10 regular season games.

Series History

Saturday's matchup marked the 31st meeting between the two programs with Massachusetts now holding a 24-7 record all-time in the series.
Massachusetts has won 48 consecutive A-10 regular season matchups, last falling 17-16 in overtime to VCU on Sunday, April 11 at Cary Street Field.

Up Next

The Minutewomen return to the road to face George Washington on Saturday, March 22 at 12 p.m. in Washington, D.C. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassLacrosse on Twitter.

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