Minutewomen Claim 19-7 Win Over George Washington in Nation’s Capital

AMHERST, MASS. -- Massachusetts women's lacrosse (5-3, 3-0 A-10) claimed its third straight win with a 19-7 victory over George Washington (5-4, 0-3) on Saturday afternoon at GW Lacrosse Field.

The Minutewomen controlled much of the action holding a strong advantage in shots (42-18), shots on goal (26-7) and draw controls (17-8) in the matchup. Massachusetts held a narrow one-goal advantage after 15 minutes of play, but utilized a 6-0 second quarter to claim a dominant lead they would not relinquish.

Jordan Dean once again helped the Minutewomen dominate possession, recording 12 draw controls on the day. Dean has now totaled 534 draw controls in her Massachusetts career, passing Hannah Murphy (522) for the all-time program record.

Kassidy Morris continued to pace the offensive effort, tallying a game-high seven points on five goals and two assists. The performance marks her fourth game this season with five or more goals.

Tessa Shields recorded her seventh consecutive multi-goal game, totaling four points on three goals and an assist. Ava Connaughton also tallied four points, scoring two goals to go along with a pair of assists.

The Revolutionaries were led by Everly Kessler and Grace Curry who each scored two goals on the afternoon.

Breaking Down The Action

Jordan Dean won the game's opening draw control, the 523rd of her career, passing Hannah Murphy for the all-time program record.
Ava Connaughton recorded the first goal of the game, giving Massachusetts an early 1-0 advantage.
Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw finished an assist from Kassidy Morris to give the Minutewomen a 2-0 advantage with 3:24 to play in the first quarter.
Kiki Rotay got George Washington on the board, cutting the Massachusetts advantage to 2-1 with just over a minute left in the opening quarter.
Morris opened the second quarter with back-to-back goals, giving Massachusetts a 4-1 lead with 13:16 on the clock.
Connaughton and Tessa Shields each recorded a tally over the following eight minutes of action, extending the UMass lead to 6-1.
Morris and Shields each added scored in the final 18 seconds of the second quarter to cap a 6-0 Massachusetts scoring run and send the Minutewomen into the break with an 8-1 advantage.
Everly Kessler got the Revolutionaries on the board to begin the second half, cutting the Minutewomen lead to 8-2.
Morris and Shields each tacked on another to push the Massachusetts lead to 10-3 with 10:42 to play.
Rodriguez-Shaw capped the third quarter with her second score of the day, sending the Minutewomen into the final 15 minutes with a 13-5 advantage.
Morris netted her final goal of the afternoon to open the fourth quarter, Massachusetts holding a 14-5 lead with 11:30 to play.
Kessler scored her second of the day, finding net on a free position to make the score 14-6.
Lil Hancock scored the final goal of the matchup, icing a 15-6 victory for the Minutewomen.

Notable Numbers

5: Catrina Tobin made five saves, allowing just six goals.
6: Connaughton recorded her sixth multi-goal game of the season.
7: Shields tallied her seventh consecutive multi-goal game.
7: Rodriguez-Shaw recorded her seventh multi-goal game.
6: Massachusetts scored six goals unanswered in the second quarter, including three from Kassidy Morris
16: The Minutewomen went a perfect 16-of-16 on clear attempts in the matchup.
42: The Minutewomen recorded 42 shots, 26 of which were on goal.
49: Massachusetts has now won 49 consecutive A-10 regular season games.
522: With 12 draw controls on the day Jordan Dean (534) set a new program record passing Hannah Murphy (522) for the new all-time mark.

Series History

Saturday's matchup marked the 25th meeting between the two programs with Massachusetts now holding a 22-3 record all-time in the series.
Massachusetts has won 49 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 remain on the road facing Saint Joseph's on Wednesday, March 26 at 2 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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