Box Score

MILTON, Mass. -- Curry College began the second half with seven straight goals to turn around a two-goal deficit en route to an 18-15 victory over the University of New England in The Commonwealth Coast Conference women's lacrosse action Tuesday evening at Walter M. Katz Field.

The Colonels up their record to 12-1 on the year, and stand at 7-1 in league outings. UNE drops to 4-9 overall, 3-6 in TCCC games.

Down 8-6 at the break, Curry scored three goals in 3:31 to regain the lead. After four minutes without any scoring, the hosts struck again with a spurt of four tallies in three minutes to push the margin to its highest (5) at 13-8.

The Nor'easters cut the difference down to three on four occasions in the final 19 minutes, but could not get any closer.

Leading the charge for Curry was senior Ashley Hansbury (Chelmsford, Mass.) with five goals and three assists. Classmate Jessie Koffman (Andover, Mass.) also finished with eight points, in the form of four goals and four assists.

Sophomore Ana Bottary (Hull, Mass.) and first-year Mel Brickley (Chelmsford, Mass.) each had three scores, and senior goalie Maria Lynch (Billerica, Mass.) posted six saves in just under 55 minutes.

For UNE, senior Danielle Cate (Boscawen, N.H.) notched all three of her goals during the first half, moving one past Ruth Ness '05 into second place on the all-time goals list. Cate now has 31 on the season, and 116 for her career.

First-year Hannah Tavella (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) registered three goals as well, while four players -- junior Jessy Dvorak (Windsor, Conn.), sophomore Nicolle Steel (Petersburg, N.J.), and first-years Sadie MacLean (Henniker, N.H.) and Angela Beaulieu (Weare, N.H.) -- added two scores apiece.

The Colonels raced out to a 5-1 advantage 10:52 into the contest, before the three from Cate and one from MacLean tied things up (5-5). Hansbury put Curry back on top for a moment, only to see Steel, MacLean, and Dvorak provide the visitors with an 8-6 cushion going into halftime.

Big Blue, which received seven saves from first-year Samantha St. Pierre (Mechanic Falls, Maine), returns home for a key conference match with Colby-Sawyer College at 12 p.m.