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April 11, 2009 |
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CAMBAL’S SIX GOALS LEAD PANTHERS
PAST ANCHORWOMEN, 15-5
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Providence,
RI—Junior
attacker Taylor Cambal (West Yarmouth, MA) scored six goals
and added an assist as Plymouth State snapped a three-game losing
streak in a 15-5 win over Rhode Island College in Little East
Conference women’s lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon. |
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The Panthers
improve to 2-7 overall and 2-1 in the LEC, while the Anchorwomen
lose for the eighth straight time, falling to 1-9 overall and 0-3 in
league action. |
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RIC got on
the board first as sophomore midfielder Suany Almonte (Warwick,
RI) took the ball at midfield and raced in for a goal at 1:35.
The Panthers scored the next three goals as freshman midfielder
Nicole Grover (Yarmouth, ME), Cambal and freshman midfielder
Brianna Davis (Framingham, MA) all tallied to make the score,
3-1, at 8:06. |
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Junior
Midfielder Emily Conte |
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The two teams
played a scoreless 11:02 until Almonte set up junior midfielder
Emily Conte (North Providence, RI) for a goal to pull the
Anchorwomen within one, 3-2, at 19:26. The Panthers stormed back
with five consecutive goals, led by two Davis markers, to take an
8-2 lead into halftime. |
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PSU freshman
attack Jenn Foley (Tewksbury, MA) scored 44 seconds into the
second half to make the score 9-2. Conte set up RIC freshman
midfielder Ashleigh Sullivan (Port Jefferson Station, NY) at 32:01,
before Cambal put the game out of reach with four straight goals. |
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Almonte and
freshman attacker Molly Voyer (Lincoln, RI) scored goals down
the stretch for the hosts. |
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Davis
finished with three goals, while Grover and junior midfielder
Kalie Judd (Peabody, MA) added two apiece. |
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PSU freshman
Nicole Provencher (Guilford, CT) made six saves to earn her
second (2-7) win. RIC sophomore Hilary Switzer (Woonsocket, RI)
made 11 saves in a losing effort (1-9). |
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The visitors
outshot RIC, 35-16, and held an advantage in ground balls, 32-23, as
well. |
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In upcoming
action, Rhode Island College will play at UMass Dartmouth on
Tuesday, April 14. |
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