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SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS

Lyons hand Seahawks first loss

Kiley Anderson scored once in the loss for the Seahawks.
Kiley Anderson scored once in the loss for the Seahawks.

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. - Rookies Caroline Flynn and Abby Baldwin combined for 15 points to lead the Mount Holyoke College lacrosse team to a 19-7 win over Salve Regina University in non-conference action on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Lyons move to 4-2, while the Seahawks are now 2-1 on the young season.

Flynn (Williamstown, Mass./Mount Greylock Regional) paced all players with nine points on four goals and five assists. She also had four ground balls, a draw control and two caused turnovers. Baldwin (Florence, Mass./Northampton) had two tallies with four assists for six points, adding a game-best seven ground balls with six draw controls and two caused turnovers. Junior captain Julianna Rankin (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) chipped in with two goals and an assist to go along with a game-high seven draw controls, while senior attackDeyscha Smith (Boston, Mass./Academy of the Pacific Rim) had three goals with a helper. Rookie Allie Brown (Burlington, Vt./Burlington) also notched a hat trick with three goals.

For the visiting Seahawks, sophomore attack Kaity Doherty (Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth Abbey) had a game-high four goals. First year midfielder Nicole Smith (North Attleboro, Mass./Bishop Feehan) added two goals, five ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers, while junior captain Kiley Anderson (East Greewich, R.I./East Greenwich) had a goal.

The Lyons got off to a fast start, jumping out to a 6-1 lead through the first 10 minutes of the contest. Smith led the charge for MHC with a pair of goals, while Flynn grabbed her first of the game at the 19:29 mark to make it a five-goal advantage (6-1). Salve Regina edged back in as Smith recorded her second free position tally of the frame, but back-to-back goals from Brown saw the home team go up by an 8-2 margin. The Seahawks found momentum in the final 4:31 with goals from Doherty and Anderson just over a minute apart, but the Lyons still took an 8-4 advantage into halftime.

Out of the break, the Lyons continued to dominate as scores from Rankin - off a fantastic feed from Baldwin - and Smith made it a 10-4 game at 27:28. Doherty notched her second of the contest to pull the visitors back to within five (10-5), but a four-goal run, including two goals and an assist by Flynn, pushed the lead to 14-5 with 19:41 on the clock. Following another Doherty tally, sophomore attack Julia Klein (West Hartford, Conn./Northwest Catholic) scored her first of the season, but Doherty answered a few minutes later with her fourth of the contest to make it 15-7.

Despite the mometum for the Seahawks, Doherty's goal would be their last of the contest as MHC posted a 4-0 run with goals from Rankin, Brown, sophomore attack Meryl Phair(Stockbridge, Mass./Monument Mountain Regional) and Flynn (also added two assists in the stretch) to close out the game.

In goal, Lyons junior Mia Wysocki (Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow) moved to 3-2 on the season as she earned the win with six saves in the first half. Sophomore Sophia Brooks-Randall(Providence, R.I./St. Mary Academy - Bay View) came on in relief in the second half and recorded three stops. For Salve Regina, sophomore Christina Myers (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional) shouldered the loss in 39:33 with six stops. Junior Zoe Fava (Mahwah, N.J./Saddle River Day) came on for the final 20:27 of relief and made two saves.

Mount Holyoke returns to the field on Saturday when it opens conference play on the road at Wheaton. Tip-off in the Battle of the Lyons begins at 1pm in Norton, Mass. Salve Regina also opens conference action on Saturday, traveling to Gordon for a 12pm contest.