Minutewomen Score Nine Unanswered En Route To Dominant 17-7 Over Davidson

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Massachusetts women's lacrosse (10-3, 8-0 A-10) continued to dominate in Atlantic 10 play, claiming a wire to wire 17-7 win over Davidson (10-4, 6-2) on Saturday afternoon at Davidson College Stadium. With the victory the Minutewomen clinched their 16th consecutive 10-win season and 53rd straight A-10 win.

The Minutewomen have now scored 15 or more goals in 10 of their last 11 games dating back to Wednesday, February 19. Four different Minutewomen scored a hat trick on the afternoon as Ava Connaughton, Kassidy Morris, Tessa Shields and Lauren Tolve each reached the mark. The performances mark the second straight matchup in which four different Minutewomen recorded three or more goals.

Connuaghton and Shields paced the Minutewomen offensively, each recording seven points on four goals and three assists. Shields added a pair of ground balls and caused a turnover on the day.

Kassidy Morris tallied five points on four goals and an assist, claiming her her tenth consecutive game with four or more goals. Lauren Tolve recorded three goals while adding three draw controls and a pair of caused turnovers.

Jordan Dean continued to dominate in draw controls, claiming 13 to go along with a ground ball and caused turnover. Bridget Valentine led the effort defensively, totaling four ground balls and two caused turnovers on the day.

The Wildcats were led by Josie Lambert who recorded four points on three goals and one assist.

Breaking Down The Action

The Minutewomen opened the scoring as Ava Connaughton netted the game's first goal with 10:59 to play in the first quarter.
Davidson leveled the score at 1-1 as Josie Lambert recorded her 42nd goal of the season.
Two goals from Lauren Tolve in under one minute of action gave Massachusetts a two-goal lead with 5:42 on the clock.
Tessa Shields ended the quarter with a natural hat trick, extending the UMass advantage to 6-1 after 15 minutes of play.
Lambert and Jenna Skibbe scored back-to-back goals for Davidson, cutting the Massachusetts advantage back to 6-3 with 8:26 remaining in the second quarter.
Dylan Lyons netted her fourth goal of the season to push the Minutewomen lead back to 7-3 with 6:27 left in the half.
Kassidy Morris recorded her 50th goal of the season with 18 seconds left in the first half, sending Massachusetts into the break with a 9-4 advantage.
The Minutewomen held Davidson scoreless in the third quarter as goals from Connaughton, Tolve and Norah Prizzi extended the UMass lead to 12-4 after 45 minutes of play.
Morris made it a stretch of nine goals unanswered for the Minutewomen, pushing the lead out to 16-4 with 9:49 left to play.
Massachusetts closed the afternoon with another tally from Morris, claiming a 17-7 victory to remain undefeated in A-10 play.

Notable Numbers

3: Tolve reached her third hat trick of the season.
4: Four different Minutewomen recorded a hat-trick in the matchup.
9: Connaughton recorded her ninth multi-goal game of the season.
9: Massachusetts scored nine unanswered goals across three quarters of play.
10: Morris recorded her tenth consecutive game with four or more goals.
11: Shields tallied her eleventh consecutive multi-goal game of the season.
13: The Minutewomen went a perfect 13-of-13 on clear attempts in the matchup.
15: Massachusetts has now scored 15 or more goals in 10 of their last 11 games
16: Massachusetts clinched its 16th consecutive 10-win season.
29: The Minutewomen recorded 29 shots, 25 of which were on goal.
53: Massachusetts has now won 53 consecutive A-10 regular season games.

Series History

Saturday's matchup marked the 14th meeting between the two programs with Massachusetts holding a 14-0 record all-time in the series.
The Minutewomen claimed a competitive 13-11 victory over the Wildcats last season in Amherst.
Massachusetts has won 53 consecutive A-10 regular season matchups, last falling 17-16 in overtime to VCU on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Cary Street Field.

Up Next

The Minutewomen continue their road trip, taking on St. Bonaventure on Saturday, April 19 at 12 p.m. in St. Bonaventure, New York. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassLacrosse on Twitter.

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