Team Effort Powers Women's Lacrosse Past Stonehill

Saturday, February 15

Boston, MA

12 PM

Boston University

2-1, 0-0PL

Stonehill

0-1, 0-0NEC

Stonehill

Photo by: Michael Last

Team Effort Powers Women's Lacrosse Past Stonehill

February 15, 2025 | Women's Lacrosse

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BOSTON — Three Terriers finished with hat tricks and eight players finished with goals as the Boston University women's lacrosse team (2-1, 0-0 PL) blew past Stonehill (0-1, 0-0 NEC) by a 14-6 margin on Saturday at Nickerson Field.

BU had built up a 9-4 lead at the half and never looked back, allowing just two goals the rest of the way and causing 13 turnovers to down the Skyhawks.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU's Izzy Amonte scored on the Terriers' first possession off a free position.
Sophomore Tessa Geddes followed Amonte's effort with her third goal of the season at 12:18.
At 11:01, senior Hannah Tillier extended the lead with her second goal of the year, making it 3-0.
The Skyhawks struck back at 10:32, but then sophomore Reilly Walsh finished off a pass from Avery Jones and made it 4-1 Terriers with 8:04 to play in the first.
Stonehill got another goal before sophomore Alex Cutone entered the fray with her own tally at 2:53.
After one quarter, the score was 5-3 Terriers.
The second quarter was all BU, as Amonte found the back of the net on a player-up opportunity.
Junior Elle Stevenson scored her first of three goals at 9:53 in the second, and Tillier added her second with 8:05 on the clock in the first.
Stonehill had an answer to make it 8-4 BU, but graduate student Kendall Sims had the last laugh of the first half as she put home her first goal of the year to make it 9-4.
In the second half, Stevenson started the scoring on a player-up opportunity.
Tillier finished off her hat trick with 13:04 to play in the quarter.
Stonehill added two goals in the third, including one from Grace Murphy, who finished the game with a hat trick.
BU outscored Stonehill in the fourth quarter 3-0, with Stevenson completing her hat trick with 12:46 to play.
Amonte's first collegiate hat trick was finished with 12:18 left in the game, and then junior Jayne Feeney added one more with 1:55 to play.

GAME NOTES

Tillier finished the game with both three goals and three assists, tying her career high in points with six.
Four players scored at least three points, with Jones (3 assists), Cutone (1 goal, 2 assists), Amonte (3 goals, 1 assist) and Tillier all contributing to the offensive effort.
In net, goalkeeper Natalie Aiosa tied her career high in saves with 12, posting a .667 save percentage.
The Terriers were stout defensively, causing 13 turnovers and picking up 23 ground balls.
Freshman Alex Burns caused four turnovers and picked up three ground balls in the win.
The Terriers are now 3-0 against Stonehill all-time after winning in back-to-back-to-back seasons.
Amonte leads the Terriers in points with nine and goals with seven, while Tillier is right behind her with eight.
BU outdrew Stonehill 15-8 and freshman Kaitlyn Barton posted nine draw controls.
BU went 18-of-19 on clears while Stonehill was 18-for-26.

NEXT UP

The Terriers have one more home game to open the season, welcoming defending MAAC champions Fairfield to town on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Opening draw is set for 3:30 p.m. at Nickerson Field