Box Score

PORTLAND, Maine -- Senior Angel Jarmusz (Powell, Ohio) and first-year Hannah Tavella (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) each scored a pair of second-half goals as the University of New England women's lacrosse team turned a one-goal halftime deficit into a 12-8 non-conference win over the University of Southern Maine at Fitzpatrick Stadium Tuesday afternoon.

The Nor'easters out-scored their opponents 6-1 in the final period to move to 1-1 on the season. The contest marked the first outing of the year for the Huskies (0-1).

Trailing 7-6 coming out of the midway break, junior Jessy Dvorak (Windsor, Conn.) tied things up just over five minutes into the final frame. Senior Danielle Cate (Boscawen, N.H.) gave UNE the lead for good with her fourth tally of the match 3:18 later.

Tavella and Jarmusz extended the margin down the stretch to five (12-7), before Southern Maine netted the final goal of the game.

Cate added an assist to her four-goal total for a team-high five points. Tavella finished with three markers, and Dvorak had two goals to go with five draw controls. Junior Jenna Barton (Wolfeboro, N.H.) recorded a goal and an assist.

First-year goalie Samantha St. Pierre (Mechanic Falls, Maine) posted nine saves to earn her first career victory, while classmate Amy Pelletier (Brunswick, Maine) put forth a solid effort assisting on the defensive end, causing four turnovers and picking up six ground balls. Both totals were game-highs.

For USM, first-year Rosie Forster (Andover, Mass.) notched four goals and had five draw controls. Sophomore Lauren Santo (Salem, N.H.) chipped in with two markers, and in goal, classmate Samantha Kiesel (Lakeville, Mass.) recorded 16 stops.

With the visitors leading 2-1 in the first half after a pair of scores from Cate, the Huskies reeled off three straight to grab a 4-2 edge. UNE returned with three of its own to regain the advantage (5-4), only to see the next three goals go for the home team. Tavella found the back of the cage with 12 seconds left in the period to reduce the deficit to one (7-6) at the half.

The Nor'easters travel to Salve Regina University on Friday for the opening game of The Commonwealth Coast Confernce (TCCC) schedule. Southern Maine hosts Colby College in a non-conference date next Tuesday (March 15).


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