AMHERST, Mass. – No. 17 Amherst College used a six-goal run that spanned the first and second quarters to create enough of a cushion as it went on to defeat the No. 25 MIT women's lacrosse team, 14-8, on Wednesday night. Junior
Nina Petulla (Natick, Mass.) totaled two goals, one assist, one draw control, one caused turnover, and one groundball for the Engineers.
THE BASICS:
- Score: No. 17 Amherst 14, No. 25 MIT 8
- Records: No. 25 MIT (1-3 Overall); No. 17 Amherst (2-1 Overall)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Amherst opened the scoring after 4:24 elapsed but Petulla buried the equalizer on a pass from junior Ashley Thomas (Summit, N.J.) at the 8:51 mark.
- A defensive battle ensued until the Mammoths generated four goals during the last 4:26 of the frame. Amherst then extended its lead to 7-1 after a pair of early strikes in the second quarter.
- Senior Sydney Pyon (Garnet Valley, Pa.) ended MIT's scoring drought when she registered a player-advantage free-position goal with 8:22 on the clock.
- The Mammoths found the back of the net almost three minutes later; however, junior Annica Lam's (Livingston, N.J.) solo effort made the score 8-3 heading into halftime.
- Amherst had the upper hand in the third quarter as it outscored the Engineers, 4-1. The Petulla-Thomas connection returned, resulting in MIT's lone goal of the period.
- The Mammoths scored twice during the first half of the fourth quarter as their final tally, a player-advantage free-position goal, increased their advantage to 14-4 with 7:17 remaining.
- Despite the deficit the Engineers continued to attack, rattling of four goals during the last 3:06 of action.
- Sophomore Jillian Butler (Brecksville, Ohio) started the run by connecting on a pass from Petulla. Lam quickly followed with a player-advantage goal while Thomas produced an unassisted marker. Junior Gwen Flusche (Ridgewood, N.J.) capped the scoring with a player-advantage goal that was set up by Pyon.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Pyon ended the night with one goal, one assist, two groundballs, one caused turnover, and one draw control as Butler added two groundballs and two draw controls.
- In net, sophomore Pauline Vien (Brookline, Mass.) made four saves in 41 minutes as classmate Ashton Flather (Ipswich, Mass.) turned away one shot down the stretch.
UP NEXT:
- MIT will host Union College on Saturday, March 15 at 1:00 PM.
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