Sunday, February 11
Fairfield, CT
12:00 PM
Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics
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University of Massachusetts Lowell
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Photo by: Josh Gee
Women’s Lacrosse Opens Spring with Home Setback to UMass Lowell
2/11/2024 3:13:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Emma Kittredge and Maggie Araneo tallied a team-high two goals apiece.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University women's lacrosse team opened the 2024 campaign on Sunday afternoon at Campus Field with a 15-7 home setback against the UMass Lowell River Hawks in non-conference play.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 0-1
UMass Lowell: 1-0
Top Performers:
Emma Kittredge: 2 goals
Maggie Araneo: 2 goals
Kelly Nolan: 1 goal, 2 assists
Goalkeepers:
SHU - Lisa Martin (0-1): 13 goals-against | 5 saves
SHU – Juliana Henry: 2 goals-against | 2 saves
UML – Hannah Shaddock (1-0): 6 goals-against | 4 saves
UML – Kendall Whalen: 2 goal-against | 4 saves
How it Happened:
The River Hawks jumped out to an early 2-0 lead three minutes in, but an unassisted tally from Emma Kittredge cut the deficit in half, 2-1.
Shortly after, UMass Lowell responded with a 3-0 run to extend its lead to 4-1, but Maggie Araneo managed to find the back of the net at the 5:05 mark to trim the lead to two, 4-2. However, the Pioneers trailed 5-2 at the end of one, following a River Hawks' goal from Jade Catlin.
The visitors controlled the second period, outshooting the Pioneers by a 4-2 margin. Maci Black highlighted the period for the Pioneers with a man-up goal at 13:44, while Emi Waldron netted her first of the year with 4:25 remaining.
Trailing 9-4, SHU came out of the halftime break with the hot hand as Kelly Nolan and Kittredge scored less than two minutes apart, bringing the Pioneers to within three, 9-6. Unfortunately, the River Hawks went on a scoring spree and led 13-6 heading into the final 15 minutes of regulation.
The fourth quarter saw a defensive battle between the Pioneers and River Hawks, with the visitors coming up on top, 15-7.
Up Next:
SHU is back in action against Bryant on Saturday, Feb. 17. The first draw control is set for noon in Smithfield, R.I.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 0-1
UMass Lowell: 1-0
Top Performers:
Emma Kittredge: 2 goals
Maggie Araneo: 2 goals
Kelly Nolan: 1 goal, 2 assists
Goalkeepers:
SHU - Lisa Martin (0-1): 13 goals-against | 5 saves
SHU – Juliana Henry: 2 goals-against | 2 saves
UML – Hannah Shaddock (1-0): 6 goals-against | 4 saves
UML – Kendall Whalen: 2 goal-against | 4 saves
How it Happened:
The River Hawks jumped out to an early 2-0 lead three minutes in, but an unassisted tally from Emma Kittredge cut the deficit in half, 2-1.
Shortly after, UMass Lowell responded with a 3-0 run to extend its lead to 4-1, but Maggie Araneo managed to find the back of the net at the 5:05 mark to trim the lead to two, 4-2. However, the Pioneers trailed 5-2 at the end of one, following a River Hawks' goal from Jade Catlin.
The visitors controlled the second period, outshooting the Pioneers by a 4-2 margin. Maci Black highlighted the period for the Pioneers with a man-up goal at 13:44, while Emi Waldron netted her first of the year with 4:25 remaining.
Trailing 9-4, SHU came out of the halftime break with the hot hand as Kelly Nolan and Kittredge scored less than two minutes apart, bringing the Pioneers to within three, 9-6. Unfortunately, the River Hawks went on a scoring spree and led 13-6 heading into the final 15 minutes of regulation.
The fourth quarter saw a defensive battle between the Pioneers and River Hawks, with the visitors coming up on top, 15-7.
Up Next:
SHU is back in action against Bryant on Saturday, Feb. 17. The first draw control is set for noon in Smithfield, R.I.
Team Stats
SACREDH
UMLW
Shots
26
33
Turnovers
13
13
Caused Turnovers
8
8
Draw Controls
11
15
Free-Position Shots
9
6
Ground Balls
9
12
Game Leaders
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2
A
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Pen
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CT
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A
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Pen
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GB
1
CT
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1
A
2
FO
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Pen
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GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
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Pen
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GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Lacrosse
GK
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