March 22, 2008

AMHERST, Mass. - Kaytlin McCormick and Kathleen Typadis each tallied four goals each as the UMass women's lacrosse team defeated Boston College 13-10 on Saturday afternoon in McGuirk Stadium. It was a special day as both teams played to benefit the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation and honored their adopted little sisters, Lexie Williams and Judith Theriault, prior to the game. UMass held an 18-to-7 advantage on draw controls and shot a season-best 6-for-8 on free position shots to pull out the win.

The Minutewomen improve to 2-6 on the season and snapped a six-game losing streak with the win. Boston College falls to 2-5 on the year.

Along with McCormick and Typadis, Merritt Cosgrove (1g), Jeanette Villapiano (2g), Haley Smith (1g, 1a), and Stephanie Hopkins (1g) each scored goals on the day.

Jenna McCabe and Lauren Fitzpatrick each netted hat tricks with three goals each for the Eagles. Lauren Costello scored a goal and added three assists in the loss.

Boston College took an early two goal lead before the Minutewomen scored four consecutive goals to take a 4-2 lead with 20:44 remaining in the first half. After Haley Smith scored her first goal of the season on a free position shot, BC scored three goals to tie the game 6-6 with just over seven minutes remaining. Typadis scored her third goal of the first half with 3:25 remaining to give UMass a 7-6 lead going into halftime.

McCormick took over to start the second half scoring three straight goals. She tied her career-high with her fourth goal of the game to give UMass an 11-8 lead with 17:26 remaining in the game. Both teams traded goals to close out the game. UMass was able to regain possession with 2:40 left in the game and ran out the rest of the clock.

The Eagles held a 28-to-27 shot advantage and a 16-to-12 edge in groundballs. Free position shots were a major factor for UMass who converted 6-of-8 on the day to just 2-for-5 for Boston College.

UMass will return to action on Tuesday afternoon when the Minutewomen host New Hampshire at McGuirk Stadium (3 PM). Admission is free to all.