Danielle Cate

Goucher grabs victory late after furious UNE rally

Danielle Cate scored three times in the second half to help UNE tie the game after trailing 11-3


Box Score

TOWSON, Md. -- Marlo Tersigni scored with 9:53 remaining to break an 11-all tie, and Goucher College tacked on a pair of insurance goals on its way to a 14-11 women's lacrosse win over the University of New England on Sunday afternoon.

Trailing 9-3 at halftime, UNE found itself down 11-3 early in the second half after Goucher tallied twice in the opening five minutes.

The Nor'easters came roaring back with eight unanswered goals and eventually tied the game on a free-position shot by Danielle Cate (Boscawen, N.H.) with 10:34 on the clock.  Cate scored three times during UNE's eight-goal barrage.

After Tersigni's game-winner, Mary Lambert and Cindy Villarreal added insurance goals for Goucher.

Lambert finished with four goals to pace the Gophers (2-1).  Tersigni and Jenny Lucey added three apiece.

Kate McCarter (Bellingham, Mass.) scored four times to lead the UNE attack.  Cate and Amanda Barker (Gloucester, Mass.) combined for five second-half goals.  Junior co-captain Emily Harvey (Standish, Maine) scooped up a team-high seven ground balls.

Sophomore goaltender Tara Geraghty (Barrington, R.I.) recorded 10 saves for the Nor'easters (0-1), who play a road game at Gwynedd-Mercy College on Tuesday (4:00 p.m.)