The Jumbos were strong in their season-opener as outshot the Spartans 46-8 and owned a 22-5 edge in draw controls. Castleton, meanwhile, did score on to of their four free position shots but dropped to 1-1 overall.
Tiffany Danyow led the offense with one goal and one assist, while picking up two ground balls and
causing a pair of turnovers. Brandi Whittemore added one goal and one draw control while Brianna MacKay, Maria Ploof and Grace Johnson also scored.
Brigid Bowser led the Jumbos with six goals and three ground balls while Caroline Ross added five goals, three assists, three draw controls and three caused turnovers. Taylor Meek chipped in three goals and three assists.
Tufts scored just 1:13 into the contest, but Whittemore answered just minutes later to knot the contest 1-1. The Jumbos responded with four goals for a 5-1 lead through ten minutes of action. They kept pushing and stretched their lead to 15-2 over the rest of the half, with a goal from MacKay providing Castleton's other tally.
In the second half Tufts continued to extend its advantage, and led 19-3 midway through the period. However, Castleton was outscored just 4-2 over remainder of the half, with Johnson concluding the scoring for the Spartans.
Jumbo goalie Audrey Evers earned the win by making three saves and giving up four goals in 54:15. Castleton senior Meghan Els took the loss after making 10 saves while allowing 23 goals. Els also picked up four ground balls.
The Spartans return to action on Thursday when they host Western New England at 4 pm in Spartan Stadium.
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