Teams: Women's Lacrosse: Schedule & Results

JUMBOS IMPROVE TO 8-1 WITH 19-10 NON-LEAGUE WIN OVER GORDON

COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE FINAL SCORE
Tufts 19, Gordon 10

At Medford, MA
Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Game Box Score

First-year Kelly Hyland scored five times to lead Tufts

MEDFORD -- After starting slow, the seventh-ranked Tufts University women's lacrosse team pulled away from Gordon College and earned a 19-10 victory in non-league play at Bello Field on Tuesday afternoon. First-year Kelly Hyland (Acton, MA) led Tufts with five goals off the bench.

The Jumbos won their fourth in a row and improved to 8-1 overall (3-0 in non-conference play). They also received four goals from junior Jenna Abelli (Framingham, MA) and three by senior Maya Shoham (West Hartford, CT). Gordon, which lost its second straight game to fall to 3-5, was led by four goals from senior Danielle Zorn (Mercer Island, WA) and two goals with five assists for a game-high seven points by senior Annie Cameron (South Hamilton, MA).

The Fighting Scots were upset-minded in the first five minutes, taking a 3-2 lead on two early goals by Zorn and another by Cameron. However, Abelli scored the next two goals on free-position shots and the Jumbos would never trail again. That was part of a seven-goal Tufts spurt that was finished off by two Courtney Thomas (Needham, MA) goals for a 9-3 lead with 9:23 remaining in the first half. Hyland scored three times in the final four minutes of the half and the Jumbos led 14-5 at intermission.

Gordon goals by junior Katie Knaus (Kensington, CT) and Zorn early in the second half cut the margin to 15-7. However, Abelli, Hyland and Shoham scored for Tufts to get the score to 18-8 at 21:37 and the game was played under running time for the next 16 minutes. The Jumbos played keep-away for most of the final 10 minutes. Gordon's Cameron and senior Kylie Hardin (Broomall, PA) scored the last two goals of the game for the 19-10 final.

First-year Lara Kozin (Suffern, NY) added a goal and four assists to the Tufts attack. The Jumbos finished five for six on free-position opportunities and did not allow any free-position chances to Gordon. Abelli converted three alone for the Jumbos. Tufts had a 38-22 advantage in total shots and 43-29 in ground balls. First-year Stephanie Perez (East Providence, RI) led the way with six ground balls and Abelli corralled four draw controls. Sophomore Sara Bloom (Summit, NJ) started in goal and made four saves, while first-year Alexis Germain (Saint Johns, FL) came on for the final 39 minutes and stopped three shots.

Senior Chyanne Wilson (Pearl River, NY) was often sharp in goal with 13 saves for the Fighting Scots, including nine in the first half. Knaus tallied three goals, an assist, nine ground balls and six draw controls in a strong effort for the visitors.

Tufts continues its non-league schedule at Wheaton College on Thursday. Gordon is at Bates College on Thursday.

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