April 10, 2007

Worcester State Defeats RIC, 16-6

Worcester, MA – Ann Clark (Worcester, MA) totaled a season-high 13 points as the host Worcester State College Lancer women’s lacrosse team defeated Rhode Island College Tuesday evening on Coughlin Field by the final score of, 16-6.  The victory improves the Lancers to 5-3 on the year, while RIC dips to 1-5.

With the score tied, 1-1, at the 21:55 mark of the first half, the Lancers proceeded to score five unanswered goals to take a, 6-1, lead at 11:33 of the first half.  Sophomore Meredith Godfroy (Tyngsboro, MA) got the run started scoring an unassisted goal to break the deadlock and give Worcester State the, 2-1, lead.  Clark then took over scoring four straight goals.

RIC’s Meredith Darby (Middletown, RI) cut the Lancer lead to, 6-2, but Worcester State ran off three more on goals by freshman Brittany Jamieson (Foxboro, MA), Megan Rosborough (Uxbridge, MA) and Abby Cosenza (Shrewsbury, MA) before Rhode Island College’s Caitlin Gavin (Portsmouth, RI) finished up the scoring with seven seconds remaining in the half for the, 9-3, halftime tally.

The Lancers opened the second half with three straight scores with Shannon Feeley (W. Springfield, MA) potting a pair and Abby Cosenza finding the back of the net for her second of the night.  Darby and Kerry McDevitt (Jamestown, RI) scored back to back goals for Rhode Island College to reset the score at, 12-5, but Clark would answer back with a pair of goals along with single scores by Amanda Cosenza (Shrewsbury, MA) and junior Erin MacDonald (Dedham, MA).

RIC’s Erin Duffy (N. Dighton, MA) would close out the scoring in the night.

Lancer goaltender Lyndsey Nunes (W. Springfield, MA) stopped 7 shots on the night in earning her fifth victory of the year.  RIC keeper Katie Kielbasinski (Windsor, CT) made 9 stops for the visitors.

Clark’s 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists) ties her own mark for 2^nd place in the Lancer record book.  Clark also holds the top mark of 14 points in a game.  The 7 assists ties the top mark that she set last season. 

Worcester State will return to action on Saturday when they return to conference action on the road at Elms College.

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