Greyhounds outscore Skyhawks 5-2 in fourth quarter to complete comeback from six goal deficit

Sullivan netted a career-high matching five goals for the second-straight game and fourth time this season overall (PHOTO BY Mary Gettens)

EASTON, Mass. (March 30, 2022) – Assumption University, ranked No. 19 in this week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division II poll, outscored Stonehill College, ranked No. 14 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine poll and No. 18 in the IWLCA Division II poll, 5-2 in the fourth quarter to claim an 18-17 comeback triumph in Northeast-10 Conference women's lacrosse action on Timothy J. Coughlin, '80 Memorial Field at W.B. Mason Stadium tonight.

Scoring

Stonehill
Goals: Emma Sullivan 5, Kayla Conway 3, Molly Mae Hughes 3, Kendall Fressle 3, Lilly Leach 3.
Assists: Lydia Rudden 3, Kayla Conway 2, Emma Sullivan.

Assumption
Goals: Jill Good 5, Alison Foley 3, Lauren Jakobs 3, Ella Tenney 3, Isabelle Edwards 2, Jenna Joseph, Grace Chicko.
Assists: Alison Foley 2, Jill Good 2, Lauren Jakobs 2, Jenna Joseph, Ella Tenney.

Goalkeeping
Stonehill: Sarah Faley – 10 saves (60:00).
Assumption: Allie Collins – 10 saves (60:00).

More Leaders

Stonehill
Caused Turnovers: Emma Sullivan 2.
Draw Controls: Lilly Leach 11.
Ground Balls: Molly Mae Hughes 4, Lydia Rudden 4, Emma Sullivan 4. 

Assumption
Caused Turnovers: Kaylee Hubbard 2, Jenna Joseph 2, Haley Rose 2.
Draw Controls: Jenna Joseph 5.
Ground Balls: Alison Foley 3, Lauren Jakobs 3. 

How it Happened

• Conway (right) posted five points with three goals and two assists (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes)

  Assumption overcame a trio of six goal deficits in the first half, outscoring Stonehill 5-2 in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback win.
• Stonehill scored the first five goals of the game, including a pair from sophomore Molly Mae Hughes, to jump out to a quick lead less than seven minutes into the game on its way to grabbing an 8-2 advantage after a quarter of play.
• Hughes scored all three of her career-high matching three goals in the opening frame, while senior preseason All-American Emma Sullivan also netted three and junior Kayla Conway dished out both of her career-high matching two assists.
• After the two teams traded goals over the first five minutes of the second quarter, Assumption reeled off a six-goal run, sparked by two goals each from seniors Jill Good and Lauren Jakobs, who also both dished assists, to pull even (9-9) after Jakobs set up sophomore Isabelle Edwards for her first of two goals, with 53-seconds left in the first half.
• Conway's first of three goals on the day with 27-seconds left in the second quarter, sent Stonehill into halftime with the lead, but postgrad Alison Foley pulled Assumption even two minutes into the second half.
• Conway and senior Kendall Fressle restored a two-goal lead for Stonehill just over five minutes into the third quarter and the Skyhawks stretched that advantage to three (14-11) after Fressle and sophomore Lilly Leach scored back-to-back goals ten seconds apart midway through the quarter.
• Conway gave Stonehill a three-goal cushion (15-12) with 3:59 to play in the third, but Assumption followed with a four-goal run, sparked by a marker by sophomore Ella Tenney with seven seconds left in the third, before Good, Jakobs and Foley struck over the first five minutes of the fourth to give the Greyhounds their first lead of the game (16-15) with 9:51 to play.
• Leach's third goal of the night equalized for Stonehill with 8:54-remaining, but Assumption followed with goals from Foley and Edwards over a two-minute span for a two-goal Assumption margin (18-16) with 5:44 remaining.
• Stonehill pulled back within one with four minutes still to play after Sullivan's fifth goal of the night, but was unable to secure another equalizer down the stretch.
• The Skyhawks couldn't get another shot, turning the ball over twice in the last three minutes to stunt the late comeback.

Noteworthy

• Assumption held the lead for just 8:30 on the night, digging itself out from three six goal deficits.
• Both goalkeepers, Assumption senior Allie Collins and Stonehill freshman Sarah Faley, finished with ten saves on the night. Faley notches double-digit saves for the second-straight game and third time this season overall.
• Sullivan matched her career-high with five goals for the second-straight game and fourth time this season overall, having netted multiple goals in all eight games this spring. After notching her 100^th career point at American International College last week, Sullivan has now scored 91 goals in 39 career games, adding 25 assists for 116 points. She also collected double-digit draw controls for the second time this season, adding four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Sullivan's team-high 58 draw controls this spring ranks ninth on the program's single-season list, while her 143 career draws rank fifth all-time.
• Rudden dished out three assists, marking her fifth game this spring with three or more assists, and she has now totaled 96 points with 35 goals and 61 assists in 21 career games.
• Rudden's NE10-leading 32 assists this spring is tied for ninth on Stonehill's all-time single-season list.
• Leach contributed three goals for the second-straight game, marking her third multi-goal game of the season. She also collected a team and career-high 11 draw controls.
• Five Skyhawks finished with three-plus goals, with Conway finishing with five points on three goals and two assists.
• Good led Assumption with a game-high seven points with five goals and two assists.
• Stonehill saw its first five-game win streak since April 2017 halted, dropping its first NE10 game of the spring and is off to a 4-1 start in NE10 play for the first time since winning the first nine in the Conference in 2015.
• Stonehill moved up six spots to No. 18 in this week's IWLCA Division II poll after returning to the national poll for the first time since 2018 last week. The Skyhawks moved up two spots to No. 14 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine poll.
• Stonehill is now 2-1 this spring against teams ranked inside the IWLCA Division II Top 25.

Up Next

Stonehill (6-2, 4-1 NE10) closes out the week against another team in the IWLCA Top 25 when it visits No. 21-ranked University of New Haven on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Skyhawks are back at W.B. Mason Stadium, where they will play five of their last seven, next Tuesday, April 5, to host The College of Saint Rose in the first ever meeting between the two programs, at 7 p.m. Assumption (4-4, 2-2 NE10) hosts American International College on Saturday at noon.

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