Mount Ida Gallops Past Lady Hawks

Leicester, Mass.- Mount Ida received seven goals from  Jen Thompson (Easton, MD), as the Mustangs defeated Becker College 20-10 in women’s lacrosse action.

The two teams exchanged goals for most of the first half until the Mustangs scored nine unanswered goals. The Mustang run started after Becker held a 6-4 advantage. Alexandra Sarno (East Patchogue, NY) got the run started when she scored an unassisted goal with 18:16 remaining in the half. Junior attacker Danielle Chuba (Wrightstown, NJ.) scored the next three goals for Mount Ida, as the Mustangs increased their lead to 8-6.

In the first half the Mustangs outshot the Hawks 24-13. Mount Ida went into halftime with a 14-7 advantage. Sophomore Nicole Lijana (Moorsetown, NJ.) carried the Hawks with a first half hat trick.

Much like the first half, the Mustangs doubled the amount of goals scored by the Hawks. Danielle Chuba finished with six goals. Alexandra Sarno came off the bench to score three goals. Mout Ida goalie Devyn Frank (Mystic, Conn.) made nine saves in the win.

With the loss Becker fell to 2-5 on the season. Lindsay Peluso (Dudley, Mass.) made 13 saves in a losing effort. The Hawks will host Westfield State on Thursday evening at 6pm at Alumni Field.