GORHAM, Maine – The Eastern Connecticut State University women's lacrosse team outscored the University of Southern Maine 5-1 over the final 11 minutes in a Little East Conference-opening 17-13 victory Friday afternoon at Hannaford Field.

In a match where the goal differential was more than two only once, Eastern (2-5, 1-0 LEC) broke a 12-12 tie when senior Jenna Glynn (West Granby) scored goals 36 seconds apart, and after Southern Maine (3-3, 0-1 LEC) got one back with nine minutes left, Eastern held the Huskies scoreless the rest of the way to post its third straight victory over USM after losing four in a row.

In the decisive run over the final six minutes, junior Michelina Pinto (Groton) scored her fourth and fifth goals of the match – doubling her season total --  – sandwiched around senior Katie Burke's (South Windsor) second goal of the match. All three goals came on free position shots, where Eastern connected on six of nine.

Following a back-and-forth first half – where Eastern trailed by three goals with 11 minutes left – the Warriors exploded for 11 goals in the second half on 19 shots.

Glynn and sophomore Alyssa Powers (Ellington) followed Pinto with three goals each, Glynn contributing two assists and Burke three. Senior Maggie Bodington (Stratford) won five draws -- improving her team-leading total to 26 -- newcomers Tristan Kijak (Windsor) and Katlyn Molony (Bethel) winning four each and senior Allison Wylie (Ellington) topping all players in the game with five ground balls.

Junior Jessica Purick (Riverhead, NY) stopped seven shots for the win, allowed USM to put three in a row past her only once, when the Huskies moved out to that 6-3 lead.

Eastern visits Worcester State University Tuesday at 4 p.m.