Albany, N.Y. ? Molly Collins scored four goals, all in the first half, and had one assist in leading No. 15 Boston University to a 15-2 victory over UAlbany in the Great Danes' America East Conference opener on Saturday, March 22 at John Fallon Field.
Collins, a senior midfielder, scored the contest's opening goal on a shot from left of the cage and later converted a free-position opportunity for a 3-0 lead with 18:42 remaining in the first half. Collins staked her team to a 7-0 halftime lead with back-to-back goals. She sent a blast high into the net after cutting in front of the crease and then added her fourth of the game after gathering in Erica Baumgartner's pass from over top of the cage.
Sarah Dalton, who also totaled four goals and one assist, went to work in the final half. The All-America midfielder scored three times in the period, including consecutive goals for a 12-1 advantage with 24:20 to play. Xan Weitzel, who handed out four assists, fed Dalton on cut to the crease for her 21st of the season.
Boston U. (6-2, AE 2-0) limited the Great Danes to 13 shots, while goalkeeper Rachel Klein made 10 saves. Steph Walker had three goals and one assist and Traci Landy scored twice. The Terriers, who are also ranked 16th nationally by Inside Lacrosse, are favored to win the America East title and make their fourth consecutive NCAA appearance.
Kayla Best and Jane Bush tallied second-half goals for UAlbany (5-3, AE 0-1). The Great Danes, who had matched their best start as a Division I program, have dropped all nine meetings in this series, including a pair of postseason contests.
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#15 Boston U. 15, UAlbany 2
Boston U. ? Scoring: Sara Dalton 4-1, Molly Collins 4-1, Steph Walker 3-1, Traci Landy 2-0, Mandy Rogers 1-0, Alyssa Kovach 1-0, Xan Weitzel 0-4, Erica Baumgartner 0-3, Lauren Morton 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Rachel Klein (60:00, 10 saves, 2 GA).
UAlbany ? Scoring: Kayla Best 1-0, Jane Bush 1-0; Goalkeeper(s): Katie Neer (33:47, 6 saves, 10 GA), Emily Miller (26:13, 3 saves, 5 GA).
#15 Boston University 15, UAlbany 2 (Mar 22, 2008)
Lacrosse Box Score
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
#15 Boston U. vs Albany (Mar 22, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
Boston U. (6-2, AE 2-0) vs. Score by period 1 2 Tot
Albany (5-3, AE 0-1) -------------------------------
Date: Mar 22, 2008 Attendance: 163 Boston U............ 7 8 - 15
Weather: 40 degrees, mostly sunny, W/NW 20mph Albany.............. 0 2 - 2
Boston U. SCORING: GOALS: Collins, Molly 4; Dalton, Sarah 4; Walker, Steph 3;
Landy, Traci 2; Rogers, Mandy 1; Kovach, Alyssa 1.
ASSISTS: Weitzel, Xan 4; Baumgartner, Erica 3; Collins, Molly 1; Dalton, Sarah
1; Morton, Lauren 1; Walker, Steph 1.
Albany SCORING: GOALS: Kayla Best 1; Jane Bush 1.
ASSISTS: None.
Shots by period 1 2 Tot
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Boston U............ 16 18 - 34
Albany.............. 6 7 - 13
Ground balls by prd 1 2 Tot
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Boston U............ 11 12 - 23
Albany.............. 11 8 - 19
Draw controls by prd 1 2 Tot
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Boston U............ 4 7 - 11
Albany.............. 4 4 - 8
Free-position shots 1 2 Total
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Boston U............ 2-5 0-2 - 2-7
Albany.............. 0-2 0-1 - 0-3
Saves by period 1 2 Tot
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Boston U............ 5 5 - 10
Albany.............. 5 4 - 9
Fouls by period 1 2 Tot
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Boston U............ 9 6 - 15
Albany.............. 12 12 - 24
Turnovers by prd 1 2 Tot
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Boston U............ 7 5 - 12
Albany.............. 9 7 - 16
Officials:.
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Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
#15 Boston U. vs Albany (Mar 22, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
Albany
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS Face T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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GK 7 Katie Neer.......... - - - - - 2 - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
M 1 Christine Grueniger. - - - 4 4 2 1 0-2 - 2 1 - - - - 1
A 2 Stacey Brown........ - - - 4 4 - - 0-1 - - - - - - - -
A 9 Jane Bush........... 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 0-0 - 1 1 - - - - 1
D 10 Nikki Branchini..... - - - - - 5 2 0-0 - 1 1 - - - - 5
M 12 Brittany Scott...... - - - - - - 1 0-0 - 2 - - - - - 2
M 15 Rory Redmond........ - - - - - 2 2 0-0 - 2 - - - - - 2
D 16 Tricia Primomo...... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 2 - - - - - 3
M 18 Kayla Best.......... 1 - 1 3 3 - - 0-0 - - - - - - - 1
M 20 Jodi Battaglia...... - - - 1 - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 3
D 22 Mackenzie Riegel.... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - 2
A 27 Tee Ladouceur....... - - - - - 2 - 0-0 - 2 1 - - - - -
---------- Substitutes ----------
3 Taylor Frink........ - - - - - - 1 0-0 - - - - - - - -
11 Kimberly Sumcizk.... - - - - - 2 1 0-0 - - - - - - - -
17 Molly Ortolano...... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
23 Caitlin Nevins...... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - - - - - - 1
24 Renee Levitin....... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
25 Sara Wolf........... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - 2 - - - - 2
28 Emily Miller........ - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
30 Mel Rorie........... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - 2 1 - - - - 1
Totals.............. 2 0 2 13 12 19 8 0-3 0-0 16 7 0 0 0 0 24
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Albany Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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7 Katie Neer.......... 33:47 10 L 5 1 6
28 Emily Miller........ 26:13 5 0 3 3
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
#15 Boston U. vs Albany (Mar 22, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
Boston U.
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB DC FPS Face T/O CT SC-INT-BLK-DCH Fouls
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GK 36 Klein, Rachel....... - - - - - 2 - 0-0 - 1 1 - - - - -
M 4 Collins, Molly...... 4 1 5 8 5 2 2 1-1 - 1 - - - - - -
D 6 Munroe, Kelly....... - - - - - 1 - 0-0 - - 2 - - - - 1
A 10 Curro, McKinley..... - - - 1 - 2 1 0-0 - 2 1 - - - - 1
M 11 Morton, Lauren...... - 1 1 1 - 1 3 0-1 - - 1 - - - - -
M 13 Dalton, Sarah....... 4 1 5 6 4 1 2 0-1 - 4 - - - - - 3
M 14 Martin, Jenny....... - - - - - 3 - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
A 19 Weitzel, Xan........ - 4 4 1 1 3 - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - -
D 20 Defliese, Caitlin... - - - - - 1 1 0-0 - - - - - - - 3
A 21 Baumgartner, Erica.. - 3 3 2 2 - - 0-1 - - - - - - - -
M 23 Landy, Traci........ 2 - 2 3 3 1 1 0-1 - 1 - - - - - -
D 24 Nichols, Katie...... - - - - - - - 0-0 - 1 - - - - - 2
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2 Burd, Courtney...... - - - - - 2 - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
3 Collins, Rachel..... - - - - - 2 - 0-0 - 1 1 - - - - 2
5 Taft, Jenny......... - - - 1 - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
7 Cipolletti, Kate.... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
9 Webb, Caitlin....... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
16 Rogers, Mandy....... 1 - 1 3 2 2 1 0-0 - - - - - - - -
17 Hastings, Kara...... - - - - - - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
22 Kovach, Alyssa...... 1 - 1 2 2 - - 0-0 - - - - - - - -
27 Walker, Steph....... 3 1 4 6 5 - - 1-2 - - - - - - - 3
Totals.............. 15 11 26 34 24 23 11 2-7 0-0 12 6 0 0 0 0 15
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Boston U. Minutes GA W/L 1 2 Saves
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36 Klein, Rachel....... 60:00 2 W 5 5 10
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse
#15 Boston U. vs Albany (Mar 22, 2008 at Albany, N.Y.)
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 24:34 BU EVEN Collins, Molly Weitzel, Xan
2. 21:09 BU EVEN Dalton, Sarah Weitzel, Xan
3. 18:42 BU EVEN Collins, Molly Free position shot
4. 17:18 BU EVEN Landy, Traci Walker, Steph
5. 15:20 BU EVEN Walker, Steph Free position shot
6. 15:05 BU EVEN Collins, Molly Morton, Lauren
7. 6:57 BU EVEN Collins, Molly Baumgartner, Erica
8. 2nd 29:46 BU EVEN Landy, Traci Dalton, Sarah
9. 29:36 BU EVEN Dalton, Sarah Unassisted
10. 28:46 ALBANY EVEN Kayla Best Unassisted
11. 26:13 BU EVEN Walker, Steph Baumgartner, Erica
12. 25:23 BU EVEN Dalton, Sarah Collins, Molly
13. 24:20 BU EVEN Dalton, Sarah Weitzel, Xan
14. 21:56 BU EVEN Walker, Steph Baumgartner, Erica
15. 17:56 BU EVEN Rogers, Mandy Weitzel, Xan
16. 16:41 ALBANY EVEN Jane Bush Unassisted
17. 6:40 BU EVEN Kovach, Alyssa Unassisted
