UMBC Offense Runs Rampant on Manhattan
from press release
BALTIMORE—The UMBC women’s lacrosse
team (5-2) scored 13 goals in the first half and defeated Manhattan
(2-3) by a score of 20-6 Sunday afternoon at UMBC Stadium.
Nine Retrievers found the back of the net, led by senior midfielder
Amanda Pappas (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake), who scored a game-high
six goals. Senior attack Erika Braerman (Fallston, Md./Fallston)
led all scorers with seven points on two goals and a career-best
five assists, and junior attack Emily Coady (Westminster,
Md./Westminster), the America East Player of the Game, tallied a
career-high six points on three goals and three assists, all in the
first half.
Braerman put got the scoring started just 53 seconds into the game,
and after Manhattan attack Julia Lavelle tied it up 4:20 later,
junior midfielder Alicia Krause (Ellicott City, Md./Mount
Hebron/Duquesne) ignited a 7-0 UMBC run at the 22:35 mark. Coady
scored three straight goals during that span.
The Jaspers scored two of the game’s next four goals, but the
Retrievers tallied the last three of the half and led, 13-3, at the
break.
UMBC opened the second period with a 7-1 run, with four goals by
Pappas to take a game-high 16-goal lead, 20-4, but Manhattan scored
the final two goals of the game.
Krause also notched a hat trick in the game, while a pair of
freshmen – midfielders Jennie Ballenger (Mount Airy, Md./St.
John’s Catholic Prep) and Taelar Errington (Valley Lee,
Md./Leonardtown) scored the first goals of their careers.
Lavelle led the Jaspers with four points on two goals and two
assists.
All three Retriever goalies saw time between the pipes, each
allowing two goals, while senior Natalie Rau (Forest Hill,
Md./Fallston) and sophomore Kendall Mason (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Cold
Spring Harbor) made one save apiece.
Julia DiBernardo and Jayne Timo each played 30 minutes in goal for
Manhattan and combined for six saves.
UMBC outshot Manhattan, 35-14, including 23-6 in the first half,
and held a 17-10 advantage on draw controls and a 14-11 edge on
ground balls.
The Retrievers return to action on Saturday, when they visit Mount
St. Mary’s.
Notes: The 20 goals were the most UMBC has scored since March 29,
2010, at Manhattan, a 20-7 victory… At 5-2, the Retrievers
are off to their best start since 1994… Braerman’s
five assists give her 51 in her career, moving her into seventh
place all-time at UMBC.
