Box Score LOWELL, Mass. – UMass had three players recorded hat tricks in a 23-7 victory over the Bryant women's lacrosse team on Wednesday afternoon at Garber Field.
With the loss, Bryant falls to 7-5 overall. Wednesday marked Bryant's final non-conference game of the season .
Gabriella Constant recorded a hat trick, while
Ashling Marshall and
Riley O'Mara each added a pair of goals for the Bulldogs.
Game Information
UMass 23, Bryant 7
Records: Bryant 7-5 | UMass 9-2
Location: Garber Field, Amherst, Mass.
Key Moments
- UMass scored the final three goals of the first quarter to build a 5-1 lead after one.
How it Happened
- UMass scored twice in the first two minutes of the game to get things going.
- Ashling Marshall potted her first of the game at the 7:32 mark to get the Bulldogs on the board.
- The Minutewomen, however, scored the final three goals of the quarter (5-1).
- Bryant battled back in the second as Constant scored twice in the first 2:30 of the quarter to make it 5-3.
- Riley O'Mara ended a string of three-straight UMass goals as she cut across the front of the cage and buried it with 1:16 left in the half.
- Marshall's second goal of the game came at the 12:14 mark of the third quarter.
- Dylan Lyons then scored three of UMass' next five goals to make it a 14-5 game with 5:52 left in the third quarter.
- Constant completed her hat trick with a goal at the 5:16 mark of the third.
- O'Mara closed Bryant's scoring of the game in the fourth quarter.
Stats
- UMass outshot Bryant, 41-20.
- The Minutewomen also held the edge in draw controls (23-9) and ground balls (21-13).
- Constant recorded three goals on five shots.
- Marshall and O'Mara finished with a pair of goals.
- Kelly Ford had four ground balls, while Julia Girard grabbed three draw controls.
Game Notes
- Bryant falls to 0-2 all-time vs UMass.
- Constant has 39 goals over the last 10 games. She recorded her seventh hat trick of the season.
- Marshall now has three multi-goal games this season. She's scored in each of the last six games.
- O'Mara recorded her seventh multi-goal game of the season.
- Charlotte Pithie made her collegiate debut coming on in relief between the pipes.
Up Next
The Bulldogs return to Beirne Stadium on Saturday as they host UNH in the second game of men's and women's lacrosse doubleheader on Saturday, April 4. First draw is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
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