UMass Scores Early and Often in 22-3 Win at Detroit Mercy

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Massachusetts	12	4	5	1	22
Detroit Mercy Titans	0	0	1	2	3

Massachusetts

Detroit Mercy Titans

DETROIT - The Massachusetts women's lacrosse team led 12-0 after the first quarter and wouldn't look back in a dominant 22-3 win at Detroit Mercy on Saturday. Dylan Lyons and Katie Peterson each scored four goals to lead the offense, all coming in the first half as the Minutewomen cruised to their ninth straight win.

UMass improves its record to 13-2 and 6-0 in the MAC.

"We are extremely proud of the team's start and execution in the first quarter," said head coach Jana Drummond. "Full team connection through the entirety of the game. Team was excited to get so many people in."

Lyons' four goals marked her sixth straight hat trick and 10th consecutive multi-goal game. Seven different Minutewomen tallied multiple points, led by six (two goals, four assists) from Ava Connaughton. Kassidy Morris added four points via two goals and two assists, eclipsing 300 career points in the process — just the third player in program history to reach the milestone.

Cate Marshall finished with a career-high 21 draw controls, with Heather Clark leading the defense with three caused turnovers to tie a career high, along with three groundballs. UMass caused 15 of Detroit's 23 turnovers on the day.

UMass led 5-0 before the game was four minutes old, led by two goals apiece from Lyons and Peterson. The goals kept coming early and often, with the margin reaching 12 after one quarter behind five goals over the final 4:34 of the stanza.

Four second-quarter goals, behind four different goal scorers, gave the Minutewomen a 16-0 halftime lead.

Katie Onderdonk then Norah Prizzi made the margin 18-0 early in the third before Detroit's first tally. The Minutewomen easily remained in command, though, reaching 20 goals with 3:34 still left in the third behind Janie Papel's first-career goal. Saturday marked the fifth time in the last eight games UMass has scored 20+ goals for the nation's second-ranked scoring offense.

Final shots were 49-11 in favor of UMass, with the Minutewomen holding a 24-3 edge in draw controls and 21-17 advantage in groundballs. Goalkeeper Bayley Duffy stopped all four shots sent her way in the first half, with Aidan Summer making one save in the second.

UMass returns home next Saturday to host Kent State at 12 p.m. on Senior Day, along with a special student giveaway.

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Team Stats

Dylan Lyons

Katie Peterson

Ava Connaughton

Kassidy Morris

Players Mentioned

Heather Clark

Ava Connaughton

Bayley Duffy

Dylan Lyons

Cate Marshall

Kassidy Morris

Katie Onderdonk

Katie Peterson

Norah Prizzi

Aidan Summer

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