Rams Fall in NCAA's to #10 Babson
#10 Babson - 19, Farmingdale State -7
Babson Park, Mass. – The Farmingdale State
women's lacrosse team fell in the first round of the 2009 NCAA
Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament, 19-7, on Wednesday night
to host Babson College. The Beavers, who are ranked 10th in the
nation in the most recent IWLCA poll, advance to Saturday’s
Second Round at Salisbury University where they will take on the
top-ranked Sea Gulls at 11:30 a.m.
Making its third straight NCAA Tournament appearance and hosting
for the first time, Babson extended its current winning streak to
13 games – the longest in program history. The Beavers were
led by junior Anna Collins (Winchester, Mass.), who recorded four
goals and three groundballs, and senior captain Jackie Godfrey
(Franklin, Mass.), who added three goals and three assists. Senior
captain Jess Parker (Cataumet, Mass.) finished with three goals and
one assist, first-year Trisha Babson (Duxbury, Mass.) led all
players with nine draw controls to go along with two goals and one
assist, and junior Kaitlyn Pettengill (Hopkinton, Mass.)
contributed two goals and five groundballs.
Sophomore Ellen McCurdy (Weston, Mass.) led the Babson defense
with three caused turnovers, and first-year Bridget McCurdy
(Weston, Mass.) contributed three draw controls and three
groundballs. Sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Macary (Woodbury, Conn.)
went the distance in net for the Beavers, making seven saves.
Playing in its first-ever NCAA Tournament contest, Farmingdale
State (11-4) received four goals from senior Theresa Rokee
(Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and two goals and four draw controls from
first-year Shannon Reardon (North Babylon, N.Y.). Sophomore Justine
Rothar (Levittown, N.Y.) chipped in with one goal and one assist,
while sophomore Jackie Messina (Nesconset, N.Y.) picked up a
team-high four groundballs. First-year goalie Courtney Cook (Deer
Park, N.Y.) played the entire contest in net for the Rams,
finishing with 12 saves.
Godfrey helped Babson jump out to an early 2-0 advantage, as she
assisted Collins on the game’s first goal at 29:42 and then
netted one of her own at 28:48. Rokee answered with Farmingdale
State’s first goal of the evening at 27:45, but the Beavers
rattled off seven unanswered scores over the next nine minutes to
build a commanding 9-1 lead. Trisha Babson ignited the run with
back-to-back goals, while Godfrey, Parker, and Collins each
followed with scores to make it 7-1. Godfrey then scored her third
of the night and Pettengill added her first on a free position at
18:26 to cap off the 7-0 spurt.
Rothar and Rokee sandwiched goals around a score by Babson senior
Lindsay Bucci (Medford, Mass.) to make it a 10-3 game with 13:52
left in the first, but that would be as close as the Rams would get
the rest of the way. The Beavers scored six of the period’s
final seven goals to take a 16-4 lead into the break and then held
the visitors to just three goals on only five shots in the second
half to claim the 19-7 win.
Bucci and sophomore Alyssa Hood (Newport, R.I.) each joined
Pettengill with two goals each for Babson, and Ellen McCurdy also
scored a goal in the win. Sophomore Kristy Benoit (Shrewsbury,
Mass.) added an assist for the Beavers, while junior Kathy Waite
(Levittown, N.Y.) recorded one assist for Farmingdale State.
Lacrosse Game
Summary (Final)
NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse
Farmingdale State vs #10 Babson College (May 06, 2009 at Babson
Park, Mass.)
Farmingdale State (11-4) vs. Babson College (15-2)
Date: May 06, 2009 Location: Babson Park, Mass. Stadium: MacDowell
Field
Attendance:300 Start time:7:00 pm End time:8:40 pm Total
time:1:40
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot
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Farmingdale State... 4 3 - 7
Babson College...... 16 3 - 19
Farmingdale State SCORING: GOALS: Rokee, Theresa 4; Reardon,
Shannon 2; Rothar, Justine 1.
ASSISTS: Rothar, Justine 1; Waite, Kathy 1.
Babson College SCORING: GOALS: Anna Collins 4; Jackie Godfrey 3;
Jess Parker 3; Trisha Babson 2; Lindsay Bucci 2; Kaitlyn Pettengill
2; Alyssa Hood 2; Ellen McCurdy 1.
ASSISTS: Jackie Godfrey 3; Trisha Babson 1; Kristy Benoit 1; Jess
Parker 1.
Farmingdale State GROUND BALLS: Messina, Jackie 4; Brown, Caitlin
3; Cook, Courtney 1; Quintanilla, Yesenia 1; Rokee, Theresa 1;
Scannello, Ashley 1; Waite, Kathy 1.
Babson College GROUND BALLS: Kaitlyn Pettengill 5; Sarah Macary 4;
Anna Collins 3; Bridget McCurdy 3; Kristy Benoit 2; Ellen McCurdy
2; Jess Parker 2; Trisha Babson 1; Jackie Godfrey 1; Kate Nichols
1.
Farmingdale State TURNOVERS CAUSED: Cook, Courtney 2; Messina,
Jackie 2; Rokee, Theresa 1.
Babson College TURNOVERS CAUSED: Ellen McCurdy 3; Trisha Babson 1;
Bridget McCurdy 1; Marissa Monaco 1; Kate Nichols 1; Kaitlyn
Pettengill 1.
SHOTS - Farmingdale State 15; Babson College 39.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Farmingdale State 14; Babson College 31.
TURNOVERS - Farmingdale State 23; Babson College 15.
FACEOFFS - Farmingdale State 10-26; Babson College 16-26.
GOALIES - FSCW: Cook, Courtney 9-4 (60:00 minutes, 31 shots-12
saves, 19 GA); BAB: Sarah Macary 15-2 (60:00, 14-7, 7).
Start time: 7:00 pm Finish time: 8:40 pm Length of game: 1:40
Officials: Linda Thayer; Donna Arcudi; Kathy Gibbons; Mory Lou
Thimas.
A-300 T-1:40
(Story by Babson Sports Info. Dept.)
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