For Immediate Release
April 10, 2010
Wellesley Sports Information
Courtesy MHC Sports Information
Wellesley Drops 19-10 Contest to Mount Holyoke
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. -- With senior midfielder Peggy Wefald leading the way, the Mount Holyoke College women’s lacrosse team breezed to a 19-10 triumph over New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) foe Wellesley College this afternoon at the Mount Holyoke Turf Field. It was the Lyons first league win of the season and their first victory over Wellesley since the 2006 season.
Wefald racked up a career best eight goals en route to becoming the first player in program history to surpass 200 for her career. It was the fifth game in a row that she has recorded five goals or more. The captain finished day with nine points for the third time in her career.
Mount Holyoke also received solid production from junior attacker Clara Raugei, who found the net four times. Sophomore attacker Hilary Bombard delivered a hat trick, while senior midfielder Perry Markell came up with 14 of the Lyons 25 draw controls.
Senior attacker Molly Morrow (Bow, NH) regisered five points on three goals and two assists to lead the way for Wellesley. The Blue also received a boost from junior attacker Jenny Holland (Bethesda, MD), who posted two goals. Classmate Kate Cushing (Danvers, MA) chipped in with a goal and a helper for guests, who entered the game riding a two game winning streak.
Mount Holyoke scored the first six goals of the contest and led 12-3 at the 5:57 mark. The hosts took a 13-5 edge into the locker room and led by as many as nine goals on four occasions in the second stanza. Wefald netted four goals in each half.
In addition to piling up a 25-6 advantage in draw controls, Mount Holyoke also outshot the Blue 32-22. Both sides finished with 17 ground balls.
Sophomore Jeanmarie Petersen got the start between the pipes for the Lyons. She made two saves in 23:18 before giving way to senior Jessica Brezicha, who stopped four shots in 36:42. On the other end, junior goalkeeper Mary Mattia (Atlanta, GA) came up with seven saves for Wellesley.
Both squads will resume their league slates on Tuesday. Mount Holyoke (6-4, 1-2 NEWMAC) will visit Springfield College at 7:00 p.m., while Wellesley (4-7, 1-1 NEWMAC) will entertain Babson College at 4:30 p.m. The Lyons final home game of the year will be on Tuesday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m. versus longtime rival Smith College.