McCarthy Records 100th Career Point; Women's Lacrosse Drops Back-and-Forth Affair at SNHU, 17-14
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MANCHESTER, N.H. – Senior attack Hunter McCarthy (Avon, Conn.) became the first active student-athlete on the roster to surpass the 100-point mark for her career after a four-point outing, but the Merrimack College women's lacrosse team dropped a back-and-forth affair against Southern New Hampshire, 17-14, in a Wednesday afternoon Northeast-10 Conference matchup at Larkin Field.
The Basics
Score: Southern N.H. 17, Merrimack 14
Records: Merrimack (3-5, 1-3 NE10) | Southern N.H. (5-3, 2-2 NE10)
Location: Larkin Field | Manchester, N.H.
Rapid Recap
- SNHU raced out to a three-goal lead and stretched its lead to as many as four goals midway through the first half before a four-goal lead by the Warriors tied things up at 6-6 with 11:06 remaining in the frame. The Penmen netted two more late in the half, but the Warriors deadlocked the game at 8-all with two tallies in the final 1:16 – including one with 14 seconds left – to make it an even score at halftime.
- Each team traded goals early in the second half before SNHU took control of the contest with a 7-2 scoring run that gave the hosts a 16-11 lead with 12:35 to play. Three straight goals from Merrimack kept things interesting down the stretch, but that was the closest the Warriors would get before a late Penmen goal accounted for the final margin of victory.
Highlights and Notables
- McCarthy, who entered the game with a team-high 98 career points (68g, 30a), surpassed the career scoring century mark with a team-high four points on three tallies and an assist. It marked her third hat trick of the season.
- Two sophomores – Bridget Schofield (Littleton, Mass.) and Amber Feminella (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) -- also posted hat tricks with even three-goal outings. Schofield remains the team's leading scorer with 25 points (18g, 7a) and now has four hat tricks on the year, while Feminella continues to stay hot with 10 points in her last two games (7g, 3a) thanks to her third hat trick of the season.
- Freshman Olivia Colletti (Massapequa, N.Y.) had the only other multi-goal performance (2g), while junior Annette Ruggiero (Peabody, Mass.), freshman Ally Da Costa (New Bedford, Mass.) and sophomore Emma Bonassar (Wallingford, Conn.) also had a goal each.
Team Leaders (MC // SNHU)
- Points: McCarthy (4) // Kendall Cietek/Jessica Mazliah (6)
- Goals: Three players (3) // Kennedy Daziel (5)
- Assists: McCarthy (1) // Daziel (5)
- Draw Controls: Schofield (3) // Alexa Bedell (4)
- Ground Balls: Erin Blomberg (2) // Casey Duggan (4)
- Caused Turnovers: Feminella (2) // Molly King (2)
- Saves: Lauren Trepaney (5)/Alexa Petzold (5) // Nicole Kennedy (7)
Team Comparisons (MC // SNHU)
- Shots (Total/SOG): 25/21 // 34/27
- Draw Controls: 12 // 18
- Ground Balls: 10 // 15
- Clears: 9-11 // 6-6
- Turnovers: 13 // 10
Up Next
Merrimack returns home to take on No. 13 Pace on Saturday (April 1). First whistle at Martone-Mejail Field is set for 1 p.m.
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