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LOWELL, Ma. – Despite a sluggish start, the UMBC women's lacrosse team ramped up to a 16-5 victory over America East conference foe UMass Lowell at Cushing Field today. Sophomore attacker Carolyn Jamison (Westminster, Md./Westminster) scored three goals and added an assist on her way to reaching the 30-goal and 40-point benchmarks for the season. Sophomore midfielder Marissa Davey (Ellicott City, Md./Marriotts Ridge) had a career day, scoring six goals and surpassing the 20-goal mark for the second consecutive season.
The Retrievers went into the break with a three-point lead despite some sloppy play in the midfield. The River Hawks were able to capitalize on two unforced errors by UMBC in the first few minutes to string together a long possession that resulted in a goal. During that long possession junior goalkeeper Ashley Peacock (Crofton, Md./Elizabeth Seton/Louisville) made two big saves, including one on a free-position attempt that kept the River Hawks' lead to just one.
UMBC cleaned up their play in the midfield after the first few minutes and would have success in transition for the rest of the contest. Freshman attacker Payton Van Kirk netted the Retrievers' first goal on a hard cut to the net and a strong shot that went in just under the crossbar.
Jamison followed up Van Kirk's goal with one of her own nearly three minutes later. The tally put Jamison past the 30-goal mark and made her the first Retriever to score 30 or more goals in a season since 2013. Her hat trick in the first half brings her season total to 32 goals.
The Retrievers found themselves on the power-play with 7:24 left in the first half, but could not convert despite getting a handful of good looks on goal.
Shortly after the penalty was released, Davey scored the first of her five goals in the game by juking her defender and sneaking a shot in between the near pipe and the keeper. The goal gave UMBC a 6-3 advantage on their hosts headed into the break, after the River Hawks had scored twice on free-position attempts.
When the teams resumed play, Davey picked up right where she had left off and scored four consecutive goals throughout the first 7:43 of the second half. Shortly after her fifth goal, Davey found an open Lauren McDonald (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) on the fast break who beat the keeper to increase their lead to eight goals.
Van Kirk tallied her second of three goals in the game before the River Hawks could stop the run. UMass Lowell's first goal of the second half came 29:10 after they had last scored. The Retrievers controlled possession by winning the ground ball and draw control battles, and tying their season high in caused turnovers (9).
Junior attacker Sam Nolan (Fallston, Md./Fallston) scored twice added two helpers, and freshman midfielder Brittany Levine (Middletown, Md./Middletown) notched her first collegiate goal.
UMBC continues America East play with a trip to the 14th ranked Stony Brook University this coming Wednesday, April 6, at 7 p.m.
