BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Jocelyn Davee
broke an 8-8 tie on a free-position goal with 2:03 remaining to cap a
rally from a four-goal deficit, and the University of New England held
off Western New England University in the closing moments to earn a 10-9
Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) women's lacrosse win Saturday
afternoon (April 16) at the Big Blue Turf.
UNE (9-4, 5-1 CCC) continued its hot streak, winning for the fourth
consecutive outing and eighth time in its last nine matches. Defending
CCC champion Western New England dropped to 9-5 overall, 3-3 in
conference play.
Davee scored a team-high three goals for the Nor'easters, while Korinne Bohunsky, Jolena Lampron
and Nicole Carvalho had two apiece.
Brooke Kumnick tallied a match-best five times to pace the Golden Bears.
Ashley Brunner and Taylor Scialdone each added a pair of markers. Jill
Traux was credited with six assists.
Trailing 8-4 with 20 minutes remaining, UNE scored six consecutive goals to rally for the win. Lampron and Kimberly Gosselin
scored 3:35 apart to cut the Nor'easters' deficit in half (8-6) with
16:17 on the clock. After a scoreless stretch of nearly eight minutes,
Bohunsky made it 8-7 before Carvalho notched the equalizer two minutes
later.
After Davee gave UNE the lead for good with 2:03 on the clock, Carvalho
would add an insurance goal a minute later. That marker proved to be the
game-winner, as Scialdone scored for Western New England with 0:12
left.
Courtney Kendall
played a strong goal between the pipes for the Nor'easters, totaling 13
saves. Lampron added five caused turnovers and three draw controls,
Bohunsky collected five draw controls, and Davee finished with five
ground balls.
The Golden Bears received 12 stops from Shannon McFadden and four draw controls from Kumnick.
Both teams return to action Wednesday. UNE hosts ninth-ranked Colby
College at 4:30 p.m., while Western New England entertains Curry College
in a CCC match starting at 4 p.m.

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