Women's Lacrosse | 3/18/2017 3:29:00 PM

WORCESTER, Mass. – Freshman Hailey Rattigan (Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity) continued her multi-goal streak with a career-high three against Northeast-10 rival Assumption, leading the New Haven women's lacrosse team (4-0 overall, 2-0 NE10) to a 14-6 win over the Greyhounds. Rattigan was one of two Chargers to score a hat-trick, joined by senior Nicole Belanger (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon).

Rattigan and Belanger were part of eight total Chargers who finished with at least one goal, including senior Caitlin O'Brien (Branford, Conn./Branford) and graduate student Kendall Cietek (Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland) who finished with two goals apiece. Junior Jessica Mazliah (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North), sophomores Mackenzie Reh (Medford, N.Y./Patchogue Medford) and Samantha Galler (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) and freshman Julia Jette (Franklin, Mass./Franklin) rounded out the Blue and Gold scorers. The goal for Jette, which came with 88 seconds remaining in the game, was the first of her career.

Belanger and Mazliah closed out the contest tied with four points overall as Belanger added one assist and Mazliah led all players in the game with three helpers, all of which came in the first half. O'Brien and Galler also added one assist apiece.

Freshman Gianna Guerra (Thiells, N.Y./North Rockland) closed out her second start of the season with a complete game victory, both of which have come in NE10 action. For the afternoon, Guerra finished with a season-high nine saves, more than doubling her saves total for the season.

Overall, Guerra faced 22 shots from the Greyhounds, while the Chargers closed out the contest with a 30-22 shot advantage, forcing Greyhounds keeper Jaclyn Chiro to make 16 saves. The two squads each finished with 11 draw controls while New Haven forced Assumption into 18 total turnovers, directly causing nine of them.

SCORING

·         26:52 1st – UNH :: Samantha Galler (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) (1) unassisted

·         25:41 1st – ASM :: Sarah Reilly unassisted

·         25:02 1st  – UNH :: Hailey Rattigan (Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity) (1) from Jessica Mazliah (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North) (1)

·         24:18 1st – UNH :: Mackenzie Reh (Medford, N.Y./Patchogue Medford) (1) unassisted

·         19:27 1st – UNH :: Nicole Belanger (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon) (1)

·         16:23 1st – UNH :: Caitlin O'Brien (Branford, Conn./Branford) (1) from Jessica Mazliah (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North) (2)

·         13:50 1st – UNH :: Hailey Rattigan (Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity) (2) unassisted

·         10:48 1st – ASM :: Amanda Burns unassisted

·         9:15 1st – UNH :: Kendall Cietek (Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland) (1) from Jessica Mazliah (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North) (3)

·         8:24 1st – UNH :: Hailey Rattigan (Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity) (3) from Nicole Belanger (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon) (1)

·         5:54 1st – UNH :: Kendall Cietek (Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland) (2) unassisted

·         3:05 1st – ASM :: Quincy Wilkins from Sarah Reilly

·         29:11 2nd – UNH :: Nicole Belanger (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon) (2) from Caitlin O'Brien (Branford, Conn./Branford) (2)

·         26:22 2nd – ASM :: Sarah Reilly unassisted

·         21:43 2nd – UNH :: Jessica Mazliah (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North) (1) unassisted

·         17:27 2nd – ASM :: Quincy Wilkins unassisted

·         12:56 2nd – ASM :: Caitlin Graves from Tianna Habosian

·         8:43 2nd – UNH :: Nicole Belanger (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon) (3) unassisted

·         5:52 2nd – UNH :: Caitlin O'Brien (Branford, Conn./Branford) (2) unassisted

·         1:28 2nd – UNH :: Julia Jette (Franklin, Mass./Franklin) (1) from Samantha Galler (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield)

HIGHLIGHTS

·         New Haven opened up the game scoring six of the first seven goals, taking a lead for good just over halfway into the contest. Overall, five different players scored in that stretch with Rattigan adding two. Mazliah also finished with a pair of assists in that opening rally.

·         The Chargers took a 9-3 advantage into the locker room at the intermission as Rattigan completed her hat trick with 8:24 remaining thanks to an assist from Belanger. Cietek rounded out the first half scoring with a pair of goals in the final 10 minutes.

·         After allowing back-to-back goals from the Greyhounds, New Haven closed out the game scoring the final three goals and keeping Assumption off the scoreboard for the final 12:56. Included in that final rally was the first collegiate goal from Jette as she connected with Galler for her initial score.

NEXT ON TAP
The Chargers return to West Haven for a single game when they continue NE10 action hosting the Merrimack Warriors on Saturday, March 25. Opening draw from Kayo Field is slated for 1:00 p.m.