Cronin Scores Seven Goals as Women’s Lacrosse Sinks Mitchell 11-5 for First Win of the Season

CHICOPEE, Mass. - The Elms College Women's Lacrosse team hosted Mitchell College for a conference game on Tuesday evening.

BASICS
Score: Elms College 11 | Mitchell College 5
Records: Blazers 1-9, 1-7 (GNAC) | Mariners 0-6, 0-6 (GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first quarter would begin by seeing Elms take the early offensive advantage, after sophomore attack Lily Sheridan (Ashby, Mass.) would win the opening draw control, that would lead to junior midfielder Rachel Dort (Chicopee, Mass.) scoring the first goal of the game. As the quarter would continue, senior midfielder Jackie Cronin (Smithtown, N.Y.) would take her first shot, but Mitchell would equalize the game 1-1. Shortly thereafter, Sheridan would win a second draw control, that would lead to a shot by Dort and then a goal from Cronin to take the lead. Through the remainder of the first quarter, the Mariners would score twice more, but the Blazers would see shots by Cronin, Dort, and senior attack Katherine Ingram (Chicopee, Mass.), until Cronin would score her second goal of the evening to tie the game, 3-3, in the final minute of the first quarter. The second quarter would see the two conference opponents battle offensive early, with Dort, Ingram, Cronin, and Sheridan taking a combined nine shots for Elms. While on the other end of the field, junior goalkeeper Marisa LaRocque (Agawam, Mass.) made three saves, but Mitchell would go into the halftime break with a 4-3 lead.

In the third quarter, the Blazers would not hesitate to bring the momentum in their favor, as Cronin would score an equalizing goal in the opening minutes of the half, followed by a goal from Dort soon thereafter. Mitchell would tie the game seconds later, but the Elms offense would continue to put pressure on their opposition, with Cronin and Dort continuing to put shots on target, until Dort would score with less than eight minutes left in the quarter. Then in the final minutes of the third quarter, Cronin would score a goal to give the Blazers a two-goal lead going into the final 15-minutes of play. In the fourth and final quarter, LaRocque would make two saves and the Elms offense would continue to put pressure on their conference rivals, with Cronin scoring three goals in a five-minute window. Then in the final minutes of play, first year attack Chloe Sullivan (Hampden, Mass.) would connect a pass to junior defender/attack Shea Barron (Wallingford, Conn.) for the final goal of the game, which would secure the 11-5 victory in the Blazers favor for their first win of the season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Cronin would score seven goals, with 12 shots, eight ground balls, four caused turnovers, and three draw controls, including recording her 200th career draw control.

• Dort would add three goals, with 11 shots, two caused turnovers, and a ground ball.

• Barron scored a goal, with a shot, three caused turnovers, and two ground balls.

• LaRocque would make five saves of the ten shots she faced, with two ground balls.

• Sheridan would record five draw controls, three shots, a ground ball, and a caused turnover.

• Sullivan would add an assist and three ground balls.

• Cellucci made six caused turnovers and five ground balls.

• Maffuccio recorded four ground balls and two caused turnovers.

• Ingram took four shots.

• Reed would cause two turnovers.

• Talavera would cause a turnover.

UP NEXT: The Elms College Women's Lacrosse team will travel to Castleton, Vt. to take on Vermont State University-Castleton in a non-conference game on Thursday, April 2nd at 6 pm.

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