Wellesley out-shot PSU, 30-18, while also holding a 17-8
advantage in draw controls for the game.
The Blue's potent offensive attack was led by a career-high five
goals from senior Caitlin Meeker (Columbia, Md.),
and three goals each from senior Molly Morrow
(Bow, N.H.) and junior Jenny Holland (Bethesda,
Md.). First-year Allison Robbins (North
Bennington, Vt.) scored a pair in her collegiate debut, while also
recording three assists.
Also for Wellesley, White tallied six draw controls while Morrow
notched four ground balls. Nicole Labbee
(Florence, Mass.) and Morrow each caused a pair of turnovers, while
Mary Mattia (Atlanta, Ga.) was solid in net for
the Blue with seven saves.
Plymouth State senior Kerry D'Amroise (Lowell,
Mass.) led the visitors with three goals, while sophomores
Brianna Davis (Framingham, Mass.), Britney
Chiles (North Andover, Mass.) and Jill
Gerzabek (Branford, Conn.) each added solo
scores.
Defensively for the Panthers, D'Ambroise led all players with
five ground balls, while Chiles recorded five draw controls and
three ground balls. Sophomore Nora Regan
(West Hartford, Conn.) had a game-high three caused turnovers while
classmate Jenn Foley (Tewksbury, Mass.) added a
pair.
Meeker started the afternoon's scoring, putting Wellesley ahead
1-0 with a goal just under five minutes into the game. PSU
knotted it at 1-1, four minutes later, on a goal from Chiles,
assisted by Kathryn Rogers (Wolfeboro,
N.H.). The home team opened up a three goal lead with two
scores from Robbins and one from Elizabeth
Clemetson (Freeport, Maine), making it 4-1 Blue with 18
minutes remaining in the half.
The Panthers cut the lead to 4-2 on an unassisted score from
Davis at 9:30, but Wellesley scored four of the half's final six
goals to take an 8-4 lead into the break.
The second half was all Wellesley as the Blue opened the period
with six unanswered goals. Holding a 14-4 advantage,
Wellesley allowed just two Plymouth State goals over the final 13
minutes of play to cement the 18-6 victory.
The Panthers continue their seven-game road trip with a 4:00pm
match-up at Worcester State on Thursday. Wellesley is off
until next Saturday when the University of New England comes to
town for a 1:00pm tilt.
