MANSFIELD, Conn. --  Senior attack Meg Eremita (South Windsor) broke the ten-year-old Eastern Connecticut State University women's lacrosse match record with nine assists when the Warriors opened their Little East Conference season with a 21-10 victory over Rhode Island College Wednesday afternoon at the Mansfield Outdoor Complex.

The team captain, Eremita equaled the third-highest point total by a player in a match by finishing with ten points. Eremita, who had only 17 assists in 43 career matches entering the season, has more than twice as many assists this year as her nearest competitor in the conference. Her season total of 28 assists (22 in the last four matches) already equals the sixth-most by an Eastern player in a season.

Eastern Hall of Famer Mo Deegan'05, the program career leader with 136 assists, held the previous match assist record when she recorded seven against Springfield College in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Division III regional tournament.

Eleven players contributed points as Eastern (3-6, 1-0 LEC) remained undefeated in 16 career meetings with Rhode Island (0-6, 0-1 LEC).

Junior attack Tess Mraz (Fairfield) contributed five goals and an assist, sophomore midfielder Paige Schneider (East Lyme) three goals and an assist and first-year sophomore attack Bianca Jacques (Berlin) had three goals. Led by freshman midfielder Maggie Bodington (Stratford), sophomore defender Devyne Doran (South Kingston, RI)  and freshman attack Katie Burke (South Windsor), Eastern won 23 of 33 draws. Bodington led all players with seven, Doran chipping in five and Burke four. 

Freshman midfielder Katie Calnen (Granby) registered her first career goal with seven minutes left in the first half.

Rhode Island season scoring leaders and senior co-captains Jessica Ricci and Danielle Landon combined for seven of their team's goals, with Landon winning six draws.