For Immediate Release
Contact: Bridget Gunn
Sports Information Director
Courtesy of Mount Holyoke College
Wellesley Falls to Mount Holyoke, 13-9
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Mount Holyoke College exploded for
11 unanswered goals in the second
half to gain its first conference win of the season, 13-9. The
Lyons snap their three-game slide and improve to 4-7 (1-2 NEWMAC)
with the win, while Wellesley slips to 5-7 (0-2 NEWMAC).
Mount Holyoke opened the game with a goal from senior Caitlyn
Taylor (Yarmouth, ME) just four minutes into the half, but Wellesley
responded with five straight goals and ultimately took a 7-2 lead
at the break. The Blue netted a quick goal from senior Audrey Gill
(Exeter, NH) to start the second period, but the Lyons took control
of the game off the next draw and rattled off 11 goals in a row.
Wellesley managed to find the net with 13 seconds remaining on
the clock, but it was too little too late as MHC clinched the conference
victory.
Three Lyons scored hat tricks for the game, with Taylor, first-year
Marika Austin (Ashton, MD), and senior Christina Donatiello (Old
Bridge, NJ) combining for nine of the team’s 13 goals.
Taylor and Austin also
posted two assists each. Senior Lindsay Oldershaw (S. Hadley, MA)
contributed two goals to the win. Defensively, junior Lisa Roberts
(Yarmouth, ME) led the team with five ground balls and four caused
turnovers. Senior goalkeeper Lauren Mulcahy (Norfolk, MA) tallied
eight saves on 22 shots faced.
For Wellesley, leading scorer Katie
Moseley ‘06 (Denver,
CO) earned a hat trick while Amber Evans ’08 (Worthington,
OH) and Abby Baird ‘06 (Gloucester, MA) chipped in two goals
apiece. In addition to one goal
and three assists from Gill, the senior attacker led the Blue with
eight ground ball pickups. First-year goalkeeper Kristin Jaronczyk
(Manhasset, NY) posted 15 saves on 34 shots by MHC.
GOALS:
Wellesley: Katie Moseley (3), Amber Evans (2), Abby Baird (2),
Audrey
Gill (1), Catherine Schaefer (1)
MHC: Caitlin Taylor (3), Marika Austin (3), Christina Donatiello
(3),
Lindsay Oldershaw (2), Josephine Niepoort (1), Danielle Babcock
(1)
ASSISTS:
Wellesley: Audrey Gill (3)
MHC: Caitlin Taylor (2), Marika Austin (2), Lisa Paul (1)
SAVES:
Wellesley: Kristin Jaronczyk, 15 (60:00)
MHC: Lauren Mulcahy, 8 (60:00)
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