Newton, MA- Senior attack Caitlyn Murphy (Katonah, NY) scored seven goals for the Lasers en route to an 18-3 triumph over the Anna Maria Amcats on Monday afternoon at Grellier Field. Murphy scored the first five goals for Lasell in just over ten minutes in the first half, leading the Lasers to their first victory of the season. After today's matchup, the Amcats fall to 0-3 on the year.
Murphy's first tally came just 49 seconds into the match on a free possession shot. Anna Maria's Katie Schebel (Ludlow, Mass.) evened the score to 1-1, at 27:16, but Murphy followed with her next four marks over the next seven minutes to put Lasell up 5-1.
Freshmen midfielders Lexi Giatrelis (Mashpee, Mass.) and Meredith Hessler (Middletown, RI) each cushioned the Lasers lead, connecting with the net twice each to give Lasell a 9-1 advantage with just ten minutes left before the break. Murphy dropped in two more goals to go up by ten before Schebel closed out the first half recording the Amcats final two goals.
The second half was the Lasers from the opening minute until the final ticks off the clock. Hessler and Giatrelis each struck once again, followed quickly by Andrea Ward's (Hingham, Mass.) second tally on the season. April McGrath (Willow Grove, Penn.), Jenna Stitt (Auburn, NH), Ariel Walmark (West Hartford, Conn.), and Cassandra Haase (Ridgewood, NJ) each put in their first goals of the season to end the game 18-3.
Anna Maria's goalkeeper Katherine Chousa (Norwood, Mass.) made 14 saves in the defeat, while Kristin Coderre (Monson, Mass.) earned the win in the net for Lasell and made four saves in the victory.
Hessler added nine ground balls and six draw controls to her fine performance, also causing three turnovers. Ward dished out four assists in addition to her goal, for five total points, and McGrath added two assists for three points.
Four other Lasers added points on assists, including Chelsea Caren (Redding, Conn.), Erika McGrath (Saco, ME), Kendall Barreiro (Ossining, NY), and Riley Fickett (Nottingham, NH).
In their next contest, the Hawks of Daniel Webster will travel to Lasell on Wednesday, March 18th, to take on the Lasers on Grellier Field, at 3:30.