Pair of Late Goals Helps Push Eagles Past Beavers

POULTNEY, Vt. – Megan Scully powered in five goals as Green Mountain edged past UMaine-Farmington, 9-7, in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) women's lacrosse action on Saturday night at Spartan Stadium.

Scully's five goals led all scorers while Catie Brewster notched a pair of goals and four draw controls in the win. Martha Howe and Maegan Laymon each scored a goal with Howe registering a team-high four groundballs and Laymon causing a pair of turnovers.

The Beavers received three goals from Mara Balboni who also contributed three groundballs and a
pair of draw controls. Alaina Shorey scored twice, while Carly Raymon scored once and added an assist. Rebecca Young tallied the Beavers other goal with Sierra Gilley supporting the offense with a pair of assists.

UMaine-Farmington (2-4, 0-3 NAC) opened the scoring at the 27:33 mark of the opening half when Shorey found the back of the cage off of a feed from Gilley.

Green Mountain (2-5, 2-1 NAC) answered back just under two minutes later when Brewster made good on her free position shot.

The Beavers looked poised to break the game open with two goals to extend their lead to 3-1 with 16:28 to play in the opening stanza. Shorey and Balboni both converted in the open field after receiving feeds on the fast break.

The Eagles responded with a 4-1 run throughout the remainder of the period to take a 5-4 lead into halftime. Scully scored three straight goals for the hosts during the run.

Howe gave the Eagles a brief two-goal cushion after firing a free position shot past the visitor's goalie, but that lead was short-lived as UMaine-Farmington scored three unanswered goals to regain the lead at 7-6 with 15:10 remaining in the game.

Scully's fourth of the game knotted the score at 7-7 less than a minute later. Brewster would then score the ultimate game winner on an unassisted effort with 12:35 to go in the game. With the Beavers pressing for the equalizer, Scully notched her fifth of the game with 3:38 left and the Eagles were able to withstand a late rally and ran out the clock.

Earning the win in net for the Eagles was Chelsea Wimble who stopped eight shots, including all of the Beaver's free position shots. Alyssa Arsenault backstopped the Beavers in the loss making eight saves as well.

Green Mountain will host NAC foe Colby-Sawyer at Spartan Stadium on Tuesday at 3 p.m. in its next contest, while UMaine-Farmington will travel to Southern Maine on Monday for a non-conference game scheduled to start at 4 p.m.