Women's Lacrosse Falls to Marymount in Home Opener

TOWSON, MD – The Goucher College women's lacrosse team (0-2, Landmark 0-0) fell to Marymount College 18-5 at home on Wednesday afternoon despite four goals from first-year players.

First year Gabrielle Umstead (Chadds Ford, PA) scored twice for the Gophers, leading the team in the game. She was accompanied by fellow first-year midfielders Alyssa Long (Pennsburg, PA) and Shannon Stull (Westminster, MD) with a goal each. Junior Rachel Grosso (Haworth, NJ) added the final goal for Goucher on the night.

Junior Sasha Jimenez (Wellington, FL) paced Goucher with three groundballs to complement two caused turnovers. First-year Allie Clay (Baltimore, MD) chipped in with three draw controls and two ground balls.

Junior Bridget Den Boer (Sparta, NJ) played the majority of the game between the pipes, making nine saves on 24 shots faced. First-year Brittany Ransom (Centreville, MD) supplemented the time in goal with one save on four shots faced.

The Saints were led by the senior-junior duo of Catina Boster and Abby Wescott with four goals each. Wescott added five assists to her tally in the game, leading Marymount.

Senior Meghan Higgins posted a game-high six groundballs to go along with three caused turnovers. Fellow senior Natalie Tinkham matched Higgins with three caused turnovers in the game.

Sophomore Holly Reik played the entire game in goal for the Saints, recording six saves on 11 shots faced.

How It Happened:

• The Saints built a 4-0 lead before Stull broke up their rally with her first career goal at Goucher.  
• Marymount outscored the Gophers 7-2 over the remainder of the first half to build an 11-3 cushion heading into the break.
• Goucher allowed two more goals prior to netting their first goal with 22:15 left in the game. Junior Molly Brenton (Lancaster, PA) hooked up with Umstead for her first goal on the night.
• Umstead added her second goal of the evening with 5:16 left to play.
• As the final horn sounded, the Gophers trailed 18-5. 

Coach's Thoughts:

"We saw many aspects of our game continue to improve and evolve today which is an exciting thing to watch as a coach. We also saw opportunity for improvement in quite a few areas. I look forward to seeing what these girls do in the next week to get ready for our next competition and, ultimately, the next level this season."

Up Next:

The Gophers take a break during the weekend and return to action on Wednesday, March 1^st to take on McDaniel College on the road at 4:30PM. In 2016, Goucher fell to McDaniel 11-5 at home.