Box Score Morrow tallied a season-high six goals, while also adding an
assist for seven total points. Junior Jenny
Holland (Bethesda, MD) posted three goals and two assists,
playing in her home state for the first time as a collegiate
athlete.
Wellesley jumped out to a commanding 11-4 lead in the first half of
play, backed by a 19-11 advantage in shots and a 13-5 advantage in
ground balls. Holland and Morrow each tallied a hat trick, while
first-year Meagan Fuchs (Portland, OR) potted a
pair of scores to pace the offense.
Goucher battled back in the second half, chipping away at the
Wellesley advantage until a goal from Mary Lambert knotted the game
at 14-14 with 5:20 to play. Morrow broke the tie with the eventual
game-winner as she scored unassisted with 1:52 to play.
Other offensive contributors for the Blue were Loretta
White (Northampton, MA), Kate Cushing
(Danvers, MA) Allison Robbins (North Bennington,
VT) and Caitlin Meeker (Columbia, MD) who all
posted solo scores. Elizabeth Clemetson (Freeport,
ME) picked up an assist.
Defensively, Katie Saylor (San Diego, CA)
caused five turnovers for Wellesley while Clemetson posted two.
Fuchs had a solid all-around day with three ground balls, three
draw controls and two caused turnovers. In goal, Mary
Mattia (Atlanta, GA) picked up five saves.
The Blue committed just four first-half turnovers, while adding six
in the second half to compile a season low of 10 giveaways.
Wellesley returns home for a 1:00pm match-up against Drew
University on Saturday.