Wednesday, April 2, 2003
TRINITY WOMEN'S LACROSSE LOSES
FIRST GAME AT AMHERST
Amherst, Mass. - Senior attacker Abby Ouimet (Hatfield, Mass.) notched three goals and three assists to lead the Amherst College Lady Jeffs to an 11-6 win over the visiting Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's lacrosse action this afternoon at Hitchcock Field. Trinity, ranked No. 13 in the nation, loses its first game of the season to fall to 7-1 overall and 2-1 in the NESCAC, while the Jeffs, ranked No. 2 in the nation, improve to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the league.
The Bantams jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on goals by senior midfielder
Elizabeth Miller (Weston, Mass.) and sophomore attacker Beatrice Gratry
(Hunting Valley, Ohio). The Jeffs countered with strikes from Ouimet and
junior midfielder Jackie Sargent (Concord, Mass.), knotting the score at
2-2. Amherst netted three of the next four goals to take a 5-3 advantage at the
break.
The Jeffs extended the lead to 8-3 early in the second half, and the team's
traded scores for the rest of the way for an 11-6 final score. Gratry scored
three goals for the Bantams with an assist, while sophomore midfielder Bliss
Geisel (Gladwynne, Pa.) and senior attacker Laura Davis (Bethesda, Md.) tallied
two helpers apiece. Amherst senior tri-captain Brooke Diamond (Longmeadow,
Mass.) outdueled Bantam junior Alexandra Benjamin (Weston, Mass.) in
goal with 12 saves to 10 for Benjamin.
|
Teams |
1st |
2nd |
Final |
|
Trinity, Conn. (7-1) |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
Amherst (5-0) |
5 |
6 |
11 |
GOALS
TC- Beatrice Gratry 3, Betsy Walsh, Elizabeth Miller, Katelyn Bowman
A- Liz Martin 3, Abby Ouimet 3, Jackie Sargent 3, Mary Kate Allen, Allison
Aldrich
ASSISTS
TC- Martha Bliss Geisel 2, Laura Davis 2, Gratry
A- Ouimet 3, Aldrich
GOALIE SAVES
TC- Alexandra Benjamin 10
A- Brooke Diamond 12