UMass Boston Hands Women’s Lacrosse First Loss, 14-9

NEWTON, Mass. – Suffolk women's lacrosse suffered its first loss in program history to Beantown rival UMass Boston, 14-9, Thursday afternoon at Alumni Field on the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst. The game entered the fourth quarter locked at 8-all before the Beacons' offensive erupted in the final frame en route to the Rams' setback. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 9 | UMass Boston 14
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-1) | UMass Boston (3-0)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk faced a 4-1 hole after the first 15 minutes as UMass Boston sandwiched a pair of goals around an unassisted Ally Colburn strike.  

UMB lengthened its lead to five 2:35 into the second stanza, before the Rams rallied with three straight goals to cut the gap to one, 5-4. Eliza Bryant's man-up marker ignited the three-goal run that was capped off by a pair of goals from Julia Dickinson.  

The Beacons managed to sneak one more by Charlotte Guziejka before halftime to extend their edge back to two, 6-4, as the teams headed to the locker room. 

Suffolk soared out of the locker room with three goals in the first 3:52 into the third to even the score at 7. Colburn, Zoe Peckman and Dickinson were responsible for the markers that knotted the game.  

From there, UMass Boston sandwiched one goal around Colburn's third of the day to make things 8-all at the end of the third quarter.

Six unanswered strikes by the Beacons consumed the first 10 minutes of the fourth quarter and Suffolk faced a sixs-goal, 14-8, margin. 

Colburn ended the scoring draught with her fourth of the game with 1:19 remaining in the contest to put the Rams back within five, 14-9. 

Time was not in the blue-and-gold's favor as Elizabeth Crowlly managed to save the two last shots the Rams put on target to seal up the contest. 

GOALIE LOG

• Guziejka had 11 saves in the setback. 
• Crowley logged nine saves in the victory for the Beacons.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Colburn contributed four goals and two assists to anchor Suffolk's offense. 
• Dickinson registered three goals and one helper. 
• Peckham provided one goal and three draw controls. 
• Bryant rounded out the goal scorers with one to her credit. 
• Lauren Woods tallied four ground balls and one draw control. 
• UMass Boston outshot Suffolk, 33-27. 
• The Rams went 3-for-3 on free position shots. 
• Suffolk caused five turnovers and grabbed 17 ground balls. 
• The Beacons had the upper hand in draw controls, 17-10. 
• The blue-and-gold went 14-for-19 on clear attempts, while UMB converted 16 of its 19 clears. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Peckham has scored a goal in back-to-back games. 
• Dickinson had her second hat trick of the season. 
• Colburn matched a career-high four goals. She has produced four markers in two consecutive contests.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Rams remain on the road this weekend as they trek to Vacation Land Sunday, March 9 for a 12:00 p.m. showdown.