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GILL LEADS WELLESLEY TO FIRST LACROSSE WIN OF THE SEASON

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Sophomore Audrey Gill (Exeter, N.H.) scored four goals to lead Wellesley to its first win of the season with a 10-9 victory over Mount Holyoke College in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) lacrosse game, Saturday at Mount Holyoke.

Gill’s four goals were her first of the season and a career best single-game performance. Wellesley’s Dawn Kim (Greenwch, Conn.), Lydia McGuigan (New York, N.Y.) and Maxine Brownstein (Roseland, N.J.) each chipped in with two goals a piece for the Blue which snapped a six-game losing streak with the win to stand at 1-6 overall and 1-3 in the NEWMAC action.

Mount Holyoke’s Caitlin Taylor (Yarmouth, Maine) paced the Lyons with four goals while Nicole Tuma (Detroit, Mich.) added two goals and Kit Hixon (Concord, Mass.) netted a goal and an assist. With the loss Mount Holyoke remains winless in 2004 and is 0-8 overall and 0-4 in the NEWMAC.

Alissa Gordon (Sudbury, Mass.) and Ashleigh Korves (Riva, Md.) split time in goal for Wellesley. Gordon made six saves and allowed six goals while Korves turned back five shots and allowed three goals. Mount Holyoke starter Emily Garber (Barrington, R.I.) played 13 minutes making two saves and allowing five goals while substitute Lauren Mulcahy played 47 minutes with six saves and five goals against.

NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN’S LACROSSE: Babson 16, Wellesley 11
                                                1              2              Final
Mount Holyoke (0-8, 0-4)    6              3              9
Wellesley (1-6, 1-3)                8              2              10

Goals:
Mount Holyoke (9) – Caitlin Taylor 4, Nicole Tuma 2, Cindy Dunn, Kit Hixon, Shannon Hastings
Wellesley (10) -   Audrey Gill 4, Dawn Kim 2, Lydia McGuigan 2, Maxine Brownstein 2

Assists:
Mount Holyoke ( 1) – Kit Hixon
Wellesley (5) – Lydia McGuigan 2, Maxine Brownstein 2, Laura Bender

Goalkeepers:
Mount Holyoke – Emily Garber (13 min) 2 saves, 5 GA; Lauren Mulcahy (47 min) 5 GA, 6 saves
Wellesley – Alissa Gordon (30 mins) 6 saves, 6 GA; Ashleigh Korves (30 mins) 5 saves, 3 GA