Wheaton totaled five points with four goals and an assist to lead a balanced attack (PHOTO BY Jan Volk/SportsPix)

Hughes and Wheaton lead Skyhawks with four goals each

RINDGE, N.H. (March 4, 2020) – Stonehill College wrapped a 13-goal run around halftime on its way to a 17-5 victory over Franklin Pierce University in Northeast-10 Conference women's lacrosse action at Sodexo Field this afternoon. 

Scoring

Stonehill
Goals: Jennifer Wheaton 4, Shannon Hughes 4, Kaity Healey 3, Kendall Fressle 2, Kayla Conway 2, Emma Sullivan, Olivia Pino
Assists: Lydia Rudden 5, Julia D'Agostino, Kaity Healey, Emma Sullivan, Jennifer Wheaton. 

Franklin Pierce
Goals: Caroline Lounsbury 2, Savannah Ernst, Bella Lima, Sarah Waldrep.
Assists: Zoe Totland 

Goalkeeping
Stonehill: Bailey Grant – 7 saves (54:04); Kaleigh Wright – 2 saves (5:56)
Franklin Pierce: Megan Bacik – 0 saves (7:31); Casey Butera – 6 saves (22:29); Erin Blake – 4 saves (30:00). 

More Leaders
Stonehill
Caused Turnovers: Shannon Hughes 2, Kayla Conway 2
Draw Controls: Emily Sharretts 4
Ground Balls: Shannon Hughes 3, Lydia Rudden 3, Abigail Moynihan 3 

Franklin Pierce
Caused Turnovers: Four with 1
Draw Controls: Riley Lynch 3
Ground Balls: Savannah Ernst 3 

Hughes scored all four of her goals to close out the first half run for the Skyhawks and added three ground balls and two caused turnovers (PHOTO BY Jan Volk/SportsPix)

How it Happened

• Stonehill answered Franklin Pierce's lone goal of the first half to draw within one (2-1) five minutes into the game with a run of ten-straight goals to close out the opening frame and take a 12-1 lead.
• Junior Shannon Hughes scored all four of her goals consecutively over the final 20 minutes of the first half to finish off Stonehill's first half scoring.
• Seniors Jennifer Wheaton and Kaity Healey each netted three goals for Stonehill in the first half, while Healey added an assist.
• Healey scored three-straight goals after sophomore Savannah Ernst scored Franklin Pierce's lone goal of the first half that cut Stonehill's lead in half after Wheaton struck twice in the opening five minutes.
• Stonehill extended its run to 13-straight goals by netting the first three scores of the second half. Rudden assisted on two of the goals as Wheaton, junior Olivia Pino and freshman Kayla Conway all scored within a four-minute span to give the Skyhawks a 15-1 lead.
• Senior Sarah Waldrep broke up the run with a goal for Franklin Pierce with 18:42 to play, before Stonehill tacked on goals from sophomore Kendall Fressle and Conway three minutes apart for a 17-2 cushion.

Noteworthy

• Hughes's four-goal game is a season-high to follow up her three-goal output at Adelphi in Saturday's season-opener. She also added three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Wheaton added a season-best five points with four goals and an assist.
• Conway netted the first two goals of her collegiate career, while Rudden dished out her first five collegiate assists.
• Senior Bailey Grant posted seven saves, while conceding three goals over the first 54:04 in goal for Stonehill, before giving way to junior Kaleigh Wright for two stops over the final 5:56.

Up Next

Stonehill (1-1, 1-1 NE10) returns to action next Monday, March 9, when it heads to Florida for a spring break matchup with Saint Thomas Aquinas College in Davenport, Florida, at 10 a.m. The Skyhawks open their home schedule on Tuesday, March 17, when they host Southern New Hampshire University for an NE10 contest at W.B. Mason Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Franklin Pierce (2-2, 0-1 NE10) is off until Monday, March 16, when it visits No. 3 Adelphi University at 5 p.m.

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