Box Score MANSFIELD, Conn. – The Eastern Connecticut State University women's lacrosse team limited the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to one goal through the first 26 minutes, stopping a four-match losing streak with an 18-10 Little East Conference victory Tuesday afternoon at the Mansfield Outdoor Complex.
In downing UMass Dartmouth (6-6, 0-3 Little East) for the 12th straight time, Eastern (4-8, 2-2 Little East) moves into a two-way tie for third in the conference with defending champion Keene State College, which was beaten by visiting Plymouth State University, 10-9, Tuesday.
Senior midfielder Daniela Marchitto (Orange) scored four straight Eastern goals to spark Eastern to an early 7-1 run, and the Corsairs never got closer than five thereafter. UMass Dartmouth turned the ball over 30 times in the match was outshot by better than 2-to-1.
In addition to tying her season-high with seven goals, Marchitto also topped the Warriors with four ground balls, with senior midfielder Taylor Buchanan (Ellington), junior midfielder Taylor Shannon (Waterford), junior attack Erin Conn (Moriches, NY) and senior defender Samantha Barone (Plainedge, NY) all picking up three. Senior defender Rachel Meotti (Glastonbury) improved her team-leading total of draw controls to 32 by winning five. Buchanan also caused three turnovers for Eastern, which caused 15 turnovers as a team – its highest total in ten matches.
One of the top scorers in the Little East, junior midfielder Taylor Corsano notched six of UMass Dartmouth's game total and also led the Corsairs by winning six draws. Freshman attack Colleen Kane won four draws.
With her goal total, Marchitto moved from a tie for third place ahead of Eastern Hall of Famer Erin Byrnes into second place all-time with 184 goals and moved into second place ahead of Stephanie Altman with 235 career points.
Eastern hosts MIT Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in a re-scheduled match from March 19.
