PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Sophomore
Emily Santom (Litchfield, N.H.) poured in a career-high seven goals as Plymouth State University overpowered the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 19-2, in a Little East Conference (LEC) women's lacrosse game at Panther Field on Saturday.
Santom's seven goals highlighted an outstanding performance by the PSU offense as six different players found the back of the cage. Sophomore
Olivia Croke (Norwell, Mass.) added six points, while senior
Elizabeth McLaughlin (Melvin Village, N.H.) and freshman
Tarryn O'Brien (Weymouth, Mass.) chipped in with four points apiece.
Plymouth State continued its dominance of the Corsairs, winning the 14th straight meeting between the teams. PSU is 23-1 against UMass Dartmouth dating back to the 1998 season.
The Panthers remain unbeaten at 3-0 (3-0 LEC), while UMass Dartmouth drops to 0-4 (0-3 LEC).
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 19, UMass Dartmouth 2
- Plymouth State (3-0, 3-0 LEC)
- UMass Dartmouth (0-4, 0-3 LEC)
Top Performers:
How it Happened:
- McLaughlin scored twice and Santom once as PSU jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first four minutes.
- UMD briefly stopped the momentum, but O'Brien took advantage of a Corsairs' yellow card to cage a woman-up goal – the first of back-to-back tallies for the freshman.
- Junior Kaylee St. Laurent (Alfred, Maine) converted a feed from O'Brien to get into the scoring column to push the lead to 6-1 just over eight minutes into the game and O'Brien completed the hat trick seven minutes later.
- Santom and McLaughlin each scored twice over the final five minutes as the Panthers' lead ballooned to 11-1 at the half.
- Croke had a hand in PSU's first three goals of the second half, scoring twice and assisting on St. Laurent's second tally of the afternoon, before Santom notched three straight scores to make it 17-1.
- The Corsairs scored their second goal of the game with nine minutes remaining, but sophomore Julia Mahoney (Stratford, Conn.) and Santom countered for PSU to account for the final score.
By the Numbers:
- PSU went 2-for-2 on woman-up opportunities and outshot the Corsairs by a 42-13 margin.
- The Panthers were a perfect 13-for-13 on clear attempts, while limiting UMD to just 9-of-25.
- Plymouth State owned a 30-15 advantage in ground balls and controlled the draw by an 18-5 margin.
- McLaughlin's 11 draw controls matched the eight-most in a game in program history.
- Senior Meaghan Allard (Amherst, N.H.) made six saves to improve to 3-0.
- Freshman Emily Duffley (Plymouth, Mass.) recorded her first career point with an assist on the Panthers' final goal.
- Plymouth State has won 14 straight and 23-of-24 meetings with the Corsairs dating back to 1998.
- PSU has outscored its opponents by a 46-9 margin this season.
Up Next:
- The Panthers head to Castleton University on Tuesday (Apr. 13) for a 7:00 p.m. LEC contest.
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