March 27, 2007
Babson Park, MA - EC got three goals from both Alex Pearce (Underhill, VT/Kimball Union) and Valerie Feldman (Albany, NY/Guilderland) but the Endicott College women's lacrosse team fell to Babson College, 18-13, in a non-conference game in Babson Park, MA on Tuesday afternoon.
Pearce scored just 13 seconds into the game to give Endicott an early 1-0 advantage, but sophomore Jess Parker (Cataumet, MA) scored two straight goals to ignite a 4-0 run that put Babson on top, 4-1. The Beavers would continue to hold the lead for the rest of the back-and-forth half, eventually taking an 8-5 edge into the break behind two late goals by Anna Collins (Winchester, MA).
Babson took its largest lead of the game at 11-5 when Kaitlyn Pettengill (Hopkinton, MA) scored 46 seconds into the second half, and the Beavers matched the six-goal margin four minutes later when sophomore Lindsay Bucci (Medford, MA) scored to make it 13-7. Endicott eventually narrowed the deficit down to just three when Feldman scored on a free position to cut it to 15-12 with 7:23 remaining, but junior Anita Martignetti (Winchester, MA) and Bucci combined to score three of the final four goals to lead Babson to the 18-13 win.
Bucci posted her sixth consecutive hat trick for the Beavers, while Martignetti, Parker, and Collins each joined her with three goals. Pettengill added two goals and three assists for a game-high five points, and sophomore Jackie Godfrey (Franklin, MA) tossed in two goals and one helper. Senior tri-captain Jennie Williams (Andover, MA) went the distance in net for Babson, finishing another strong game with 10 saves.
Pearce and Feldman paced Endicott with three goals apiece, while sophomores Shiori Tachiwana (Kanagawa, Japan) and Sara Gunter (Kennebunk, ME/Kennebunk) each scored twice. Senior goalie Erin Curry (Hampstead, NH/Gould Academy) turned away 10 shots while playing all 60 minutes in net.
With the loss the Gulls dipped to 3-2 on the year and the Beavers upped their season mark to 4-2. Endicott returns home on Saturday afternoon when they host the Nichols College Bison at 3:00 pm.
- Courtesy of Babson College Sports Information -
