Second-Half Outburst Fuels Terriers Past UMass Lowell, 12-7

Saturday, February 25

Boston, MA

1 PM

Boston University

1-1

UMass Lowell

0-2

Umass Lowell

Boston University

Photo by: Jim Pierce

Second-Half Outburst Fuels Terriers Past UMass Lowell, 12-7

February 25, 2017 | Women's Lacrosse

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BOSTON, Mass. – In it's Nickerson Field opener, the Boston University women's lacrosse team used a 7-1 scoring output in the second half to run away with a 12-7 victory over UMass Lowell Saturday afternoon.

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Boston University 12, UMass Lowell 7
Records: BU (1-1), UMass Lowell (0-2)
Location: Nickerson Field – Boston Mass.
Watch Replay: PatriotLeague.tv
Highlights

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU staked an early 2-0 advantage as Sarah Andersen scored just 56 seconds in and Kaitlin Belval followed by finding the back of the net at the 27:47 mark.
UMass Lowell netted the next three goals to take a 3-2 advantage with 14:47 left in the first half.
Avery Donahoe cashed in on a free position shot before the Riverhawks responded with two straight goals to go back up by one.
The Terriers exchanged goals to close out the half as Mickenzie Larivee roped a pair over the final five minutes, though the Riverhawks had the upper hand at 6-5 heading into the break.
Kelly Mathews notched the score for the third and final time just 36 seconds in the second half before Elisabeth Jayne and Donahoe would further BU's 3-0 run with back-to-back goals less than a minute apart.
Mathews struck again at the 19:42 mark, while Taylor Haridson got on the board just over two minutes later.
Jayne and Kailey Conry scored within thirty seconds of each other with just over eight minutes to go, capping a 4-0 BU run as the score held until the final whistle.

GAME NOTES

BU won its first home opener since 2014, when it edged Holy Cross, 8-6, March 19.
The Terriers held an opponent to just one goal in a half for the second time in their last five games. Last season, the Terriers held Army West Point to just one goal in the opening half of a 14-3 win.
Donahoe posted her second straight four-point game with two goals and two assists.
Caroline Meegan finished with nine saves on the afternoon.
Winning the draw control proved to be a difference maker in the second half. UMass Lowell won eight of 12 decision in the opening half before the Terriers dominated with a 7-2 advantage in the second stanza.
BU also dominated ground balls in the second half, scooping up 12 to UMass Lowell's five.

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