Women's Lacrosse Falls at Bentley Saturday, 11-8

Women's Lacrosse Falls at Bentley Saturday, 11-8

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WALTHAM, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's lacrosse team dropped a back-and-forth affair at Bentley University on Saturday by an 11-8 margin. The loss eliminated the Warriors from contention for a spot in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship.

The Basics
 Score: Bentley 11, Merrimack 8
Records: Merrimack (4-11, 2-9 NE10) | Bentley (7-7, 6-5 NE10)
Location: Bentley Lacrosse Field | Waltham, Mass.

Rapid Recap

  • Merrimack hopped out to a quick two-goal lead five minutes into the contest, but Bentley closed out the half with the next five goal to carry a three-goal edge into the midpoint.
  • After Bentley added one more to its lead, the Warriors snapped the Falcons' stretch of six uninterrupted goals with a free position tally early in the second half.
  • Each side would then trade tallies over the remainder of the half, which saw both Merrimack and Bentley score six goals apiece.
  • Merrimack would get as close as two goals two occasions, with the latest chance coming at the 18:23 mark following back-to-back markers, but that was the closest the visitors would get as Bentley outscored the Warriors by a 4-3 margin the rest of the way to hang on for the victory.

Highlights and Notables

  • Senior Hunter McCarthy (Avon, Conn.) and sophomore Amber Feminella (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) each led the way with two goals apiece for the visitors, highlighting a balanced offense that saw six different players find the back of the net at least once.
  • Sophomore Lauren Trepaney (Amherst, N.H.) stopped 11 shots for her sixth double-digit saves outing of the season and was seven stops away from her career-high of 18.
  • Merrimack set a new season-high with five free position goals in the contest, as the Warriors converted on 5-of-7 opportunities.

Team Leaders (MC // BEN)

  • Points: McCarthy/Feminella (2) // Hannah Lindgren (5) 
  • Goals: McCarthy/Feminella (2) // Lindgren (5)
  • Assists: -- // Four players (1)
  • Draw Controls: Annette Ruggiero/Olivia Colletti (2) // Kathleen Gillespie (5)
  • Ground Balls: Ruggiero/Danielle Schweitzer (3) // Taylor Lunden (4)
  • Caused Turnovers: Ruggiero/Bridget Schofield (1) // Erin Woods (3)
  • Saves: Trepaney (11) // Lauren Ochs (8)

Team Comparisons (MC // BEN)

  • Shots (Total/SOG): 19/16 // 30/22
  • Draw Controls: 9 // 12
  • Ground Balls: 15 // 23
  • Clears: 13-22 // 13-14
  • Turnovers: 18 // 15

Up Next
 Merrimack returns home for the final home game of 2017 to face No. 18 Stonehill on Wednesday (April 26) night at Martone-Mejail Field. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

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