Women's Lacrosse Stonewalls Sacred Heart for First Win

Wednesday, February 12

Boston, MA

4:30 PM

Boston University

1-1, 0-0PL

Sacred Heart

0-2, 0-0MAAC

Sacred Heart

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Women's Lacrosse Stonewalls Sacred Heart for First Win

February 12, 2025 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score Lauren Morton - Postgame Audio Highlights

BOSTON — The Boston University women's lacrosse team (1-1, 0-0 PL) used a defensive effort to come back from a 3-1 halftime deficit and capture its first win of the season over Sacred Heart (0-2, 0-0 MAAC), 7-4, on Wednesday night at Nickerson Field.

Both offenses struggled to get going, but getting two tallies each from sophomore Izzy Amonte and junior Jayne Feeney powered the Terriers en route to a win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Terriers were shut out in the first quarter and were down 2-0 entering the second.
Feeney scored her first goal while BU was up a player, finding the back of the net with 4:35 to play in the first for her first goal of the year.
Sacred Heart's Maggie Araneo scored her third goal of the night with just 28 seconds to play in the first half and Sacred Heart had a 3-1 lead at the break.
Amonte came out of the half scoring twice in a two minute span, hitting twine with 14:29 to play in the third on her first tally and then finishing off a pass from Hannah Tillier with 12:33 left in the quarter.
The Terriers took their first lead of the contest with an unassisted Hannah Tillier goal with 4:54 to play in the third.
Feeney's second goal came unassisted in the fourth quarter, making it 5-4 BU.
BU wouldn't lose the lead after that, allowing no goals in the fourth quarter and just one in the second half.
Junior Elle Stevenson took a pass off a free position from sophomore Izabella Amonte and scored her first goal of the season with 9:56 left in the fourth.
Sophomore Tessa Geddes finished off the evening with an unassisted tally with just one second remaining.

GAME NOTES

BU outshot Sacred Heart, 16-12, and also had more clears than the Pioneers by a 26-23 margin.
The Terriers were a force defensively, collecting 23 ground balls and forcing six turnovers
Sophomore Natalie Aiosa made eight saves on 12 shots on goal.
The Pioneers only converted on 2-of-6 free-position shots. The Terriers converted on 1-of-2.
BU now leads the all-time series 2-1 with its last victory coming in 2008 - with current head coach Lauren Morton scoring a goal in that contest.
The Terriers got a second straight two-goal performance from Amonte, who now leads BU in goals with four.
Freshman Alexandra Burns made an impact on the defensive side, picking up four ground balls and causing a turnover.
Freshman Kaitlyn Barton controlled the draw five times, leading all players.