Laible Named Turnpike Trophy MVP as BU Overmatches Holy Cross, 16-7

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Laible Named Turnpike Trophy MVP as BU Overmatches Holy Cross, 16-7

April 18, 2018 | Women's Lacrosse

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BOSTON – Christine Laible made 13 saves in net for the fourth time this season to earn Turnpike Trophy MVP honors as the Boston University women's lacrosse team cruised to a 16-7 victory over Holy Cross Wednesday night at Nickerson Field.

Ava Barry powered the attack with five points on four goals and one assist. Caroline English and Lexi Lewis posted career-bests as English registered four scores and Lewis put up a hat trick. Kaitlin Belval posted an outstanding game at the midfield, winning nine decisions to go with four draw controls and two caused turnovers.

How It Happened

Ryann Gaffney worked solo through the crease three minutes into the game to put BU on the board, and Caroline English followed four minutes later to eke out a two-goal edge.
Kailey Conry and Barry kept the hot start going, slicing back-to-back scores to push the score to 4-1 with 19:56 left in the half.
Gaffney went solo again at the 18-minute mark, this time converting on a free position strike, to put the score at 5-2.
The duo of Conry and Barry stayed hot as they erupted for back-to-back goals again to put the Terriers up, 7-3, with 4:06 to go before the break.
Barry and English capped a 4-0 run for the Terriers in the closing minutes of the half, putting the scoreboard in favor of BU at the half, 9-3.
Lewis opened the second half with two straight free position goals before Holy Cross ripped off a 3-0 run to trim the scoreboard to 11-6 with 19:59 left on the clock.
Lewis and English kept their career nights going, powering in two straight scores to make it a 13-6 game midway through the second.
The freshmen duo of Gaffney and Barry continued to pour on the pressure, scoring back-to-back goals within a 21-second span to put the Terriers in command, 16-5, with 13:23 remaining
English put the finishing touches on the night with two minutes left to seal BU's fifth straight win.

Game Notes

Laible has posted double-digit saves in six of the last eight games and stopped at least 10 shots in nine games this season.
Gaffney notched her fourth straight multi-goal game and has scored 10 goals over the last four games.
Tonianne Magnelli also posted a dominant game on the draw, winning six decisions and caused a team-best three turnovers.
BU improved to 10-1 all-time and earned its largest margin of victory against Holy Cross since joining the Patriot League.
The Terriers are now 15-4 in this year's Turnpike Trophy series and are 5-0 in spring competition against the Crusaders.
BU has posted at least a five-game win streak in back-to-back season for the first time since 2008-09.

Up Next

The Terriers will close out the regular season with a two-game road trip, starting on Saturday, April 21 at Army West Point.
Opening draw is set for 1 p.m.