Feb. 21, 2009

BC Lacrosse Wins First Game of Season 18-13

The Boston College women's lacrosse team opened the 2009 season with an 18-13 win over Canisius College in New York on Saturday afternoon.

The Eagles struck first, netting two goals in quick succession to take the lead, a lead which they would never relinquish.

Sophomores Jill Amo and Kristin Igoe combined on BC's first goal of the game just over two minutes into the first half, it was Igoe's first collegiate point after taking a medical redshirt her freshman year.

No. 6 Maryland Uses Big Second Half to Down UMass, 16-4

The UMass women's lacrosse team did all it could to stall the sixth-ranked Terps Saturday afternoon, but Maryland's offense eventually broke out, racking up 12 goals in the second half en route to a 16-4 win at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.

Maryland (2-0) ran up against a UMass attack determined to keep the ball out of the hands of the potent Terrapin offense. After Maryland's Amanda Spinnenweber scored in the game's opening seconds, the Minutewomen drained nearly 13 minutes off the clock on one possession alone, finally creating a goal off an unassisted Holly Drown score with 16:40 remaining in the half.

Cavaliers Dominate Loyola

The No. 4 Virginia women’s lacrosse team continued its offensive dominance Saturday afternoon, defeating Loyola College, 19-8, at Diane Geppi-Aikens Field in Baltimore, Md.

Senior All-Americans Ashley McCulloch and Blair Weymouth led the way again. McCulloch tallied five goals and three assists, while Weymouth had four goals and two assists. Junior Kaitlin Duff had three goals and two assists, while winning a career-high six draw controls, and freshman Julie Gardner contributed three goals. Classmates Josie Owen and Caroline Cochran, redshirt freshman Ainsley Baker and junior Caity Whiteley each added one score. Freshman Bailey Fogarty contributed an assist.

No. 19 James Madison spoils Hokies' home debut

The Hokies put together a balanced scoring attack, but the Virginia Tech women’s lacrosse team was unable to overcome two James Madison runs and Tech fell in a non-conference match to the visiting Dukes 14-9 on Saturday afternoon at Thompson Field. No. 19 James Madison opened its season 1-0, while Virginia Tech drops to 0-3 on the year.

James Madison scored early and never trailed in the match as Casey Ancarrow, who led all players with four goals on the day, opened the scoring less than two minutes into the contest. Dylan Garner (So., Cornelius, N.C.) wasted little time negating JMU’s early advantage and knotted the game at one-all on a free position shot at the 26:43 mark. The goal was Garner’s second of the young season.