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April 25, 2012 |
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DROLET’S CAREER-HIGH HELPS ANCHORWOMEN CLINCH BERTH IN UPCOMING
LITTLE EAST TOURNAMENT
Four-Year, 22-Game LEC Losing Streak Comes to an End |
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Providence, R.I.-Senior
attacker Nicky Drolet (Somersworth, NH) tallied a career-high
eight goals and 10 points on Senior Night as the Rhode Island
College women’s lacrosse team knocked off UMass Dartmouth, 19-11, in
Little East Conference action on Wednesday played at the RIC
Lacrosse Field. |
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Rhode Island College improves to 4-9
overall and 1-4 in the Little East, while UMass Dartmouth falls to
5-11 overall and 0-5 in the LEC. |
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The win marks the program’s first
Little East Conference victory since April 12, 2008, when the
Anchorwomen topped Plymouth State, 16-15. As a result, the
Anchorwomen clinch the sixth and final seed, which results in a road
game in the upcoming 2012 Little East Conference Women’s Lacrosse
Tournament on Tuesday, May 1. It will be the first LEC Tournament
appearance for RIC since 2008. UMass Dartmouth will end its season
in the regular season finale on Saturday. |
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Senior attacker Nicky Drolet |
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The 19 goals scored by RIC were the
most since March 27, 2010, when the Anchorwomen posted 20 goals
against Sage College. |
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After jumping out to a 12-3 lead at
halftime, the Anchorwomen nearly watched their advantage disappear.
Drolet came out of the break with a goal 13 seconds into the second
half, but the Corsairs responded with five consecutive goals to make
it, 13-8. |
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Drolet answered with a goal of her
own at the 18:40 mark, but watched as UMD responded with
back-to-back goals to cut the deficit to just five. However, RIC
bounced back with five of the final six goals to put away the
Corsairs for good. |
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The Anchorwomen outshot the Corsairs,
50-22, while also holding a definitive, 35-20, advantage in ground
balls. UMD also committed 26 turnovers, compared to just 15 for RIC.
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Senior midfielder Jenna Childs |
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Freshman attacker Jessica Ricci
(Hope, RI) notched five goals and an assist for six points.
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Senior attacker Molly Voyer
(Lincoln, RI) totaled two goals and two assists, while sophomore
attacker Ashley Signoriello (Cranston, RI) netted a pair of
goals to go along with an assists as well. Sophomore midfielder
Jessalyn O’Neill (North Providence, RI) posted a pair of goals,
while senior midfielder Jenna Childs (Cranston, RI)
registered an assist. |
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Childs led the Anchorwomen with six
draw controls and seven ground balls, while freshman defender
Danielle Landon (Wading River, NY) led the team with four caused
turnovers. |
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Junior midfielder Courtney
McKiernan |
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Junior midfielder Denise Gates
(Feeding Hills, MA) led the Corsairs with five goals and five
assists, while sophomore midfielder Taylor Corsano (Bourne, MA)
recorded four goals and an assist. Junior defender Selina
Houghton (Billerica, MA) hauled in a game-high seven draw
controls in the loss. |
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Sophomore goalkeeper Taryn Carbone
(Cranston, RI) improved her record to 4-9 on the year with the
win, making seven saves along the way. |
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Senior attacker Molly Voyer |
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Junior goalkeeper Angelina Donovan
(Medford, MA) drops to 5-11 on the year with the loss. She made
21 saves and corralled a team-high eight ground balls.
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Wednesday night’s contest marks the
final home game for RIC’s seniors: Drolet, Voyer, Childs and
midfielder Courtney McKiernan (Hope, RI). |
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In upcoming action, Rhode Island
College wraps up the regular season with a trip to Plymouth State on
Saturday, April 28 (3 p.m.). |
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