Women’s Lacrosse Pounces Wentworth, 19-9

EAST BOSTON – Suffolk women's lacrosse handled Wentworth, 19-9, in Conference of New England (CNE) action Saturday afternoon at James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 19 | Wentworth 9
RECORDS: Suffolk (6-4, 2-0 CNE) | Wentworth (4-5, 0-2 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk commanded the first quarter as it outscored the Leopards 5-1. Julia Dickinson and Jessie Le were responsible for two goals apiece and Ally Colburn chipped in one.  

Three unanswered markers by the Leopards over a 5:10 span cut the deficit down to one, 5-4, with just over three minutes to go before halftime.  

The Rams ended the quarter with two goals in 16 seconds, one from Dickinson and one by Colburn, to take a 7-4 edge into the locker room.   

The teams traded two goals in the first 10 minutes of the third quarter to keep the three-goal margin intact, 9-6. Suffolk's goals in that stretch were off the sticks of Zoe Peckham and Lauren Woods. 

The bule-and-gold closed out the quarter with four unanswered goals to lengthen its lead to seven, 13-6. Colburn, Peckham, Dickinson and Le all found the back of the net in that span in that order. 

A man-up goal by Colburn 1:32 of the fourth frame extended the edge to eight, 14-6.  

Wentworth battled back with two goals in less than a minute to slice the deficit down to six, 14-8. 

The Rams closed out the contest on a 5-1 run thanks to goals two goals by Colburn and one apiece by Dickinson, Peckham and Kaitlyn Boyce for the 19-9 final. 

GOALIE LOG

• Charlotte Guziejka had 12 saves in the victory. 
• Hayden Saunders took the setback with a seven-save effort. 
• Lily Cohen also defended the cage for the Leopards.  

STATSISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Colburn scored a game-high six goals to go along with two ground balls and two caused turnovers. 
• Dickinson assembled an eight-point stat line with five goals and three helpers.
• Peckham provided three goals, four handouts, four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Le tallied three goals, three caused turnovers and two ground balls. 
• Boyce notched one goal and two caused turnovers.
• Woods recorded one goal, two ground balls, two draw controls and one caused turnover.
• Wood added on assist, five ground balls and three caused turnovers.
• Kate Carlson registered a team-best six draw controls and had a pair of ground balls and one caused turnover on her stat line. 
• Rose Maher caused five turnovers.
• Eliza Bryant chipped in four draw controls, three ground balls and three caused turnovers.
• Wentworth had the upperhand in draw controls, 17-13. 
• The Rams went 15-for-22 on clear attempts. 
• Suffolk converted five of its seven free position shots. 
• The blue-and-gold caused 24 of the Leopards' 32 turnovers. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk started CNE action 2-0. 
• Colburn, Dickinson and Peckham have produced a point in every game this season. 
• Dickinson has scored a career-high five goals in the last three games. 
• Colburn has had four-plus goals in the last nine games and six-plus strikes in the last three. 
• Woods has produced a point in the last three games. In that span she has four points on three goals and one assist. 
• Peckham tied a career-high in goals (3), assists (4), ground balls (4) and set a personal-best in points (7). 
• Wood matched a personal-best one helper and set a new career-high in ground balls with five.
• Le had the second hat trick of her collegiate career. She matched a career-high in goals (3) and points (3) and set a new personal-best in caused turnovers with three. 
• Maher set a career-high in caused turnovers with five.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes its talents to Western New England Tuesday, April 1 for a 4:00 p.m. CNE tilt.