NORTON, MA- Wellesley College lacrosse used three goals in the final ten minutes to defeat Wheaton College 11-8 in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Tuesday at Keefe Field.  The win lifts the Blue to 5-9 for the season, 2-3 in NEWMAC play.  Wheaton slips to 5-8 overall and 2-3 in league play, while falling to Wellesley for the fifth straight meeting. 

Sophomore Brittany Whynot (Fountain Hills, AZ) paced the hosts with a hat trick, while classmate Hailey Colburn (Concord, NH) had two markers and an assist.  Sophomore Katie Powers (Ashburnham, MA) and freshman Kristen Palmer (East Dorset, VT) each posted a tally and a helper, and junior Marianna Marcellino (Milton, MA) made seven saves.

Junior Jenny Holland (Bethesda, MD) notched four goals to lead Wellesley, senior Caitlin Meeker (Columbia, MD) and freshman Meagan Fuchs (Portland, OR) scored twice apiece, while first-year Allison Robbins (North Bennington, VT) had a goal and an assist.  Junior goalie Mary Mattia (Atlanta, GA) came away with eight stops.

Wellesley tallied four of the game's first five goals by the midway point of the opening half, with Fuchs and Holland scoring two times each.  The hosts trimmed their deficit to 4-3 with a Colburn free-position goal at 14:33 and a marker from junior Kathryn Sudbey (Sandy Hook, CT) at 11:29, but three different Blue players found the back of the net during a half-ending 3-1 run as Wellesley held a 7-4 advantage at the intermission.

Wheaton answered with a 4-1 run to begin the second half, as three different Lyons tallied to tie the score at eight 17:12 in.  Whynot posted a pair of goals in the stretch, while Palmer scored once and assisted another.  However, the hosts were held scoreless during the final 12:47, as Holland collected the game-winner at 10:50 in sparking a 3-0 spurt over 5:34. 

On Thursday, the Lyons head to non-league foe Tufts University in Medford, where they will face the nationally-ranked Jumbos at 4:30 p.m.  Wellesley takes the field again on Saturday at noon, when they host MIT in the regular season closer.