POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist women's lacrosse team defeated the UMass Lowell River Hawks 15-10 on Tuesday evening. The Red Fox offense came alive in the second half, outscoring the River Hawks 9-5 in the period. The attack was led by Samantha Mehalick, who had a game-high six goals, scoring her 200th career goal in the process.

With the win, the Red Foxes improve to 2-4 on the year, and 2-1 at Tenney Stadium. Meanwhile, UMass Lowell falls to 2-5 so far in 2020.
 

Sam Mehalick finds the back of the net on a free position attempt, putting the Red Foxes in front 6-5!

With that goal, Sam becomes the first player in program history to reach 200 career goals! Congrats Sam! ????#GoRedFoxes pic.twitter.com/ET4yMzXGFT

— Marist College WLax (@MaristWomensLax) March 10, 2020

 

SUMMARY

• The River Hawks got off to a quick start, scoring the first two goals of the game. They held that lead for nearly the first 10 minutes, but Alexandra Di Chiara gave the offense a jolt with the goal at the 20:08 mark of the half. She then connected with Kelly George two minutes later with a beautiful pass to even the game at two.
• Marist and UMass Lowell each traded a goal, and then Mehalick put the Red Foxes in front with just under five minutes to go in the half with her first goal of the game.
• The River Hawks evened up the game with a minute remaining, but Mehalick found the back of the net again to give the Red Foxes a 6-5 lead at halftime.
• Mehalick scored two more goals to begin the second half, but UMass Lowell was able to respond and cut the lead to 8-7.
• George scored her sixth goal of the season with 23:50 left to go in the game, and sparked a mini 3-0 Marist run to put Marist in front 11-7.
• The River Hawks would not go away, as they rallied yet again with back-to-back goals from Samantha Blair and Hannah Rose.
• This time the Red Foxes made sure to leave no doubt, as they scored the scored the next four goals which were highlighted by a no-look behind-the-back dagger from Mehalick.
• Marist went on to win 15-10.

 

SAM. MEHALICK. IS. NOT. HUMAN. @SportsCenter @ESPNAssignDesk #SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/WmxR0M2mqe

— Marist College WLax (@MaristWomensLax) March 11, 2020

 

KEY STATS

• Mehalick led the Red Fox attack with a game-high six goals. She also added two ground balls, one caused turnover, and one draw control.
• Kelly George matched Mehalick in points, dishing out four assists and scoring two goals.
• Devon Connolly chipped in two goals and added an assist.
• Annie Sheehy caused three turnovers and scooped up four ground balls.
• Romy Villemure also had a great all-around game, causing three turnovers, and totaling three draw controls and two ground balls.
• Delaney Galvin turned away 15 shots in net for Marist.
• The Red foxes overcame a `-2-turnover differential.
• Marist outshot UMass Lowell 33-31.

 

NOTES

• Mehalick is the first player in program history to reach the 200 career goals milestone.
• This was Marist's first game against the River Hawks, and as a result its first victory.
• Sheehy's four ground balls and three caused turnovers both matches career-highs.
• Villemure matched her career-high of three caused turnovers in back=to-back games.
• George's six points were her highest total since tallying seven in her freshman season. 

 

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes will host their fourth consecutive home game, welcoming the Vermont Catamounts to Poughkeepsie on Sunday, March 15.
• The game is scheduled to begin at noon.