Minutewomen Collect 50th Straight A-10 Regular Season Win, Defeating Saint Joseph’s 14-11

PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- Massachusetts women's lacrosse (7-3, 5-0 A-10) collected its fifth straight win with a 14-11 victory over Saint Joseph's (5-7, 4-1) on Wednesday afternoon at Sean Sweeney Field. With the performance the Minutewomen earned their 50th consecutive Atlantic 10 regular season win, dating back to 2018.

Despite being outshot 36-29 in the matchup the Minutewomen were fueled by an efficient offensive attack, scoring 14 goals on 29 shots including 22 on goal.

Tessa Shields led the Minutewomen offensively, scoring five goals on eight shots on the afternoon. The performance marks her fourth game with four or more goals this season.

Kassidy Morris also totaled five points, scoring four goals while recording an assist. Morris has now recorded four or more goals in seven consecutive games.

Catrina Tobin anchored the Massachusetts defensive effort, recording nine saves while facing 20 shots. Lauren Tolve led the Minutewomen with three caused turnovers and four draw controls.

The Hawks were led by Alexa Capozzoli who recorded three points on two goals and an assist.

Breaking Down The Action

Kassidy Morris recorded the first goal of the game at 10:47 on the clock, giving Massachusetts an early 1-0 advantage.
Tessa Shields dished her first goal of the game on a free position giving a 2-0 advantage with 8:07 of play in the first quarter.
With 2:42 left in the period, Emma Yoder got St. Josephs on the board, 4-1.
Delaney Rodriquez-Shaw responded with a free position goal with only 44 seconds remaining in the first quarter of play, Massachusetts leading 5-1.
Yoder and Ellie Webb opened the second quarter for the Hawks, cutting the Massachusetts lead to 5-3.
Shields tallied her second goal of the day, extending the Minutewomen lead back to 6-4.
A free position goal from Yoder leveled the score for Saint Joseph's at 6-6 with 7:38 to play in the first half.
A pair of goals from Shields capped a 3-0 Massachusetts scoring run to end the first half, 9-6.
Two goals from Morris made it six unanswered for the Minutewomen, extending their advantage to 12-6.
Ava Connaughton ended the third quarter with her third goal of the game, pushing the Minutewomen lead to 13-7 heading into the final 15 minutes of regulation.
Ellie Webb capped a 2-0 Hawks run to begin the fourth quarter, cutting the Minutewomen lead to 13-9 with 13:14 to play.
Morris added an insurance goal, extending the Massachusetts lead to 14-9 with 8:09 remaining.
Riley Miller scored a woman-up goal for the Hawks, however the final whistle sounded with a 14-11 Massachusetts victory.

Notable Numbers

6: Massachusetts scored six goals unanswered between the second and third quarter, including three from Tessa Shields.
7: Connaughton recorded her sevent multi-goal game of the season.
8: Shields tallied her eighth consecutive multi-goal game.
9: Catrina Tobin made nine saves, allowing eleven goals.
16: The Minutewomen went a 16-of-21 on clear attempts in the matchup.
29: The Minutewomen recorded 29 shots, 22 of which were on goal.
50: Massachusetts has now won 50 consecutive A-10 regular season games.

Series History

Saturday's matchup marked the 38th meeting between the two programs with Massachusetts holding a 35-3 record all-time in the series.
The Minutewomen swept two games against Saint Joseph's last season, including a 10-9 victory over the Hawks in the A-10 Championship semifinals.
Massachusetts has won 50 consecutive A-10 regular season matchups, last falling 17-16 in overtime to VCU on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Cary Street Field.

Up Next

The Minutewomen return to Garber Field, facing La Salle on Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m. in Amherst, Mass. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassLacrosse on Twitter.

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