LOHIN
LEADS WOMEN'S LACROSSE PAST MERRIMACK, 15-11
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
March 23, 2002
Contact: Angela Aja
Middlebury, Vt. – The
Saint Michael’s College women’s lacrosse team fought through blowing
snow and frigid winds to defeat Northeast-10 rival Merrimack College,
15-11, in the team’s first league win of the year at Middlebury
College today.
The victory keeps the
Purple Knights undefeated at 2-0 while the Warriors remain winless at
0-3. SMC, ranked fourth in
the NE-10 Preseason Coaches’ Poll, avenged last season’s loss to the
visitor’s who were ranked second in this year’s poll.
Saint Michael’s went
up 3-1 after the first 10 minutes of play and took an 8-3 lead into
intermission behind Amanda Lohin’s (Wellesley, Mass.)
first-half hat trick and Katie Henry’s (Bayville, N.Y.) two
goals. MaryBeth Hull (Pine Beach, N.J.) notched a goal and an
assist to lead Merrimack in the first stanza.
The Warriors came out
storming in the final 30 minutes as Alisa Arakelian (Wayland, Mass.)
exploded for six goals in the final 17 minutes to close the gap, but
Lohin and Henry each tallied twice to seal the win for the host team.
Kate Hallisey (W.
Roxbury, Mass.) and Alexa Huckins-Noss (Calais, Vt.) each
scored twice for SMC, as Lohin finished the day with a team-high six
goals. Arakelian had a game-high seven goals and an assist for the game.
Jess Anderson
(Springfield, Vt.) made 11 saves between the pipes for Saint
Michael’s, while Cara Welch (Sandwich, Mass.) stopped 18 shots
for Merrimack. SMC out shot its opponents 28-22.
The Purple Knights
travel to Skidmore on Monday, while the Warriors host non-conference
rival New Haven on Thursday.
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