Box Score MANSFIELD, Conn. – Sophomore forward Deisy Naranjo (Washington Heights, NY) scored her team-leading seventh and eighth goals of the season and freshmen forwards Marinna Emond (Seekonk, MA) and Laura Chicorka (Enfield) recorded their first career goals when the Eastern Connecticut State University field hockey team downed Lasell College, 4-1, Tuesday afternoon at the Mansfield Outdoor Complex.
Eastern's (4-9) seventh victory over Lasell (4-9) in this eight-game series snaps a five-game losing streak for the Warriors, who scored a season-high goal total to end a string of four straight shutout losses.
Lasell, which has lost five of its last six, cut Eastern's lead in half when team scoring leader Kate Fabri notched her sixth goal of the season midway through the second half. Naranjo answered with her eighth goal of the season and Chicorka with her first in a span of less than a minute less than ten minutes later to provide Eastern with insurance.
After Fabri's goal gave the visitors late lift, Eastern countered by applying offensive pressure until Naranjo converted to make it 3-1. After the Lasers' goal, the Warriors collected five shots and three penalty corners over a four-minute span, capped by Naranjo's insurance goal. Chicorka set up that goal which made it 3-1 in the 65th minute with a blast from the left side that was blocked, but Naranjo was stationed at the left post to knock it in.
Naranjo's eighth goals represent the fifth-most in a season in program history, four behind Sharon Kilpatrick's 2001 season record.
Lasell amassed 11 penalty corners but was unable to turn any of them into goals.
Sophomore goalie Olivia Mullen ( Bethel) made four saves for Eastern and Lasell freshman Cassie Aviles nine, seven coming in the second half.
