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Date: March 11, 2006
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Third-ranked Middlebury women's lacrosse tops 11th-ranked Colby

WATERVILLE, Maine ---- Despite seven points from junior attacker Allie Libby (Needham, Mass.), the 11th-ranked Colby College women's lacrosse team fell 18-11 to third-ranked Middlebury College in a New England Small College Athletic Conference season-opening game for both teams Saturday at Bill Alfond Field.

Schuyler Winstead (Chevy Chase, Md.) had two goals and three assists for Middlebury.

The Panthers (1-0) scored the final three goals of the first half to break a 5-5 tie and take an 8-5 lead into halftime. Junior attacker Liza Humes (Littleton, Colo.) scored back-to-back goals in a span of 30 seconds to put the Panthers up 7-5. Elizabeth Renehan (St. Davids, Pa.) tallied with 12.8 seconds left in the half for an 8-5 lead.

Middlebury outscored the Mules by a 5-1 margin in the opening 10:36 of the second half to pull away.

Libby (Needham, Mass.) had one goal and six assists to lead all scorers with seven points. Carrie Lovejoy (Old Greenwich, Conn.) finished with two goals and one assist, while Kate Sheridan (Hingham, Mass.), Lauren Barrett (Fairfield, Conn.) and Elizabeth Ghilardi (Norwell, Mass.) all had two goals.

The Mules (0-1) will play host to ninth-ranked Williams College next Saturday at noon.

Middlebury 18, Colby 11

Middlebury 8#10-----18

Colby 5#6------11

Goals-Assists: Middlebury: Schuyler Winstead 2-3, Michele Bergofsky 3-1, Alison Perencevich 3-0, Elizabeth Renehan 3-0, Channing Weymouth 2-1, Claire Edelen 1-1, Liza Humes 2-0, Kim Walker 1-0, Reid Berrien 1-0, Katherine Entwisle 0-1. Colby: Allie Libby 1-6, Carrie Lovejoy 2-1, Kate Sheridan 2-0, Elizabeth Ghilardi 2-0, Lauren Barrett 2-0, Becky Julian 1-0, Lauren Strazzula 1-0.

Shots: Middlebury 39, Colby 31. Goalies: Blair Bowie (Middlebury, 57 minutes, 11 GA, 11 saves) and Whitney Wildrick (Middlebury, 3 minutes, 0 GA, 2 saves); Catharine O'Brien (Colby, 60 minutes, 12 saves).