Steven M Miller Jr, Staff Writer
-The Womens Lacrosse team has won their third strait victory to improve to 3-2 on the season. In the last three games the team has scored 20 or more points, a feat that hasnt been accomplished in the history of the program. Coach Erika Smith said that she was really pleased with the teams results today.
"We came out really strong, with a lot of intensity," said Smith. "We started the game off like we wanted to win the game."
A key in the victory for the Bears was domination of the first half. Bridgewater State led the margin in a few of the categories. For instance, the Bears held the advantage in shots by the endof the first half (24-8), in draw controls (13-6), and ground balls (12-6). Maintaing control of draw controls in any game is an important statistic. Its important because it tells you who had control of the ball for most of the game, similar to the time of possession statistic that is used in football box scores.
Leading the way for the Bears was freshman attacker Shannon Manning who scored a career high 6 goals. Junior midfielder Allison Gugliotta finished with 3 goals and an assist and freshman attacker Katie DeMaio had a goal and 3 assists on the afternoon.Junior Midfielders Lauryn Serratore and Erica Murphy, and senior attacker Alicia Spolidoro each chipped in with 3 goals apeice.
Both goalies got in the game sharing time between the half's. Freshman Jessica Cereone played in the first half and freshman Chelsea Bracchi played in the second half. Each registered 6 saves apeice.
-After the game, the Comment sat down interview head coach Erika Smith. Here's what she had to say about todays victory:
On the game:
"We really came out pretty strong and played with a l. Both goalies played exceptionally well. We really controlled the ball well with getting as many draw controls as we did."
On the Win:
"This was really a big win for us. Because we arent affilated with any league in particular we have to hope that we make the ECAC Tournament. The goal is have a record above .500 so that we can qualify."
On players that stood out:
"Shannon Manning and Allison Gugliotta stood out for us today on offense (combined for 9 goals). Adrienne Berkland (defense) also had some key turnovers for us on defense."
-The Women's Lacrosse team plays its next two games on the road versus Worcester State on Tuesday and Wheaton College on Thursday.
Photos:
Right: Senior Attacker Alicia Spolidoro on the prowl for another goal
Left: Junior defender Heather Anzalooking to get the ball back up the field
Credit: bridgew.edu
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