NEWTON, Mass. – The Lasell College Women's Lacrosse Team scored nine consecutive goals to open the second half, en route to a 21-9 win over Emmanuel College on Saturday afternoon. The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) win improved the Lasers to 5-2 on the season and 2-0 in GNAC action, while Emmanuel fell to 2-1 overall and 0-1 in league play.

Britney Wuorio (Bolton, Mass.) scored six goals and added four assists to help lead the Lasers offense.  Ashley Slattery (Weymouth, Mass.) scored a pair of goals, while handing out six assists. Rebecca Stanton (Agawam, Mass.) and Ashlee Pechulis (Westfield, Mass.) each found the back of the net four times for Lasell and Caitlyn Brecher (Cheshire, Conn.) tallied a trio of goals for Lasell.

Kristen Tuleja (Mansfield, Mass.) recorded a hat-trick for Emmanuel, adding a pair of assists.  Sarah Wootten (Berlin, Md.) finished with a trio of goals as well. Madeline Leahy (Cohasset, Mass.) chipped in with a goal and two assists, while recording four draw controls and four ground balls for the Saints.

Lasell opened the contest with three goals in the first five minutes, but Emmanuel's Wootten kept the Saints close with a pair of goals a minute apart to make the score 3-2 with 21:28 remaining in the opening half. The two teams traded goals over the next several minutes with Lasell's Brecher putting the Lasers ahead 7-5 with 7:42 left in the first half.

Consecutive goals for Emmanuel by Leahy and Wootten drew the visitors even at 7-7 with just under five minutes before the half.  However, the Lasers' Slattery sent her side into the half with the 8-7 lead after a goal with 1:16 on the clock.

Wuorio then netted a pair of goals in the first four minutes of the second half to jumpstart the decisive 9-0 run, which pushed the game out of reach. Wuorio scored five goals in the run, and Ashlee Pechulis chipped in a pair, helping Lasell to a 9-0 run with 14:40 left in the game. Tuleja scored an unassisted goal for Emmanuel to stop the run and cut the margin to 17-8.  Emmanuel could draw no closer, as Lasell scored four of the last five goals to collect the 21-9 victory.

Sammy Long (Staten Island, N.Y.) made eight saves to earn the win in net for Lasell, while Lauren White (Lynnfield, Mass.) stopped eight shots in the effort for Emmanuel.

The Saints will host the Raptors of Bard College on Monday, March 25th at 7:00 PM. Lasell will host Norwich University at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, March 27th.

- Release courtesy of Lasell College Sports Information