WLAX Celebration
Michael Last
6
Stonehill STO 0-1, 0-0 NEC
14
Winner BU BU 2-1, 0-0 PL
Stonehill STO
0-1, 0-0 NEC
6
Final
14
BU BU
2-1, 0-0 PL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Stonehill STO 3 1 2 0 6
BU BU 5 4 2 3 14

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Team Effort Powers Women's Lacrosse Past Stonehill

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
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