Lydia Dexter notched six goals and three assists to move closer to the career scoring record at St. Joseph’s and lead the Monks to a 19-1 win over Albertus Magnus in a women’s lacrosse match Saturday in Standish.
Dexter, a senior from Oakland, now has 175 goals and 140 assists in 55 career games. With 315 points, she’s four away from the school record held by Elyse Caiazzo.
Bridget Collins and Shauna Clark each scored three goals for the Monks (8-2, 6-0 GNAC), who have won five straight. St. Joseph’s goalie Morgan Wright made four saves.
SOUTHERN MAINE 17, CASTLETON 3: The Huskies (5-5, 1-0 Little East) raced out to a 9-0 lead after one quarter and easily handled the Spartans (2-7, 0-1) in Castleton, Vermont.
Rachel Shanks led USM with four goals, Emily Cloutier chipped in with three goals, and Jillian Nichols, Maddie Kinney and Kiaya Gatchell each scored twice.
COLBY 18, CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 6: The Mules (5-3, 3-2 NESCAC) leaped out to a 6-0 advantage after one quarter and cruised past the Camels (4-4, 0-4) in New London, Connecticut.
Ally Franz paced Colby with six goals. Annie Eddy added four goals, and Gianna Bruno and Paige Saudek chipped in with two apiece.
AMHERST 11, BOWDOIN 8: Colleen McAloon had three goals and an assist for Bowdoin (3-6, 1-4 NESCAC) in a loss to the Mammoths (7-1, 3-1) at Brunswick.
WILLIAMS 13, BATES 9: Caroline Taggart had two goals and three assists for Bates (4-6, 0-5 NESCAC) in a loss to the Ephs (8-1, 4-1) in Lewiston.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 16, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 9: Kelsey Hartigan scored three goals for UNE (7-3, 1-1 Commonwealth Coast) in a loss to the Golden Bears (5-4, 1-1) in Biddeford.
BASEBALL
MAINE 6, UMASS LOWELL 3: Jeremiah Jenkins and Dylan McNary each hit two-run homers, and Myles Sargent broke a 3-3 tie with an RBI double in the sixth inning as the Black Bears (12-11, 6-0 America East) beat the River Hawks (4-20, 0-6) in Orono.
Quinn McDaniel belted a solo home run in support of Noah Lewis, who allowed three hits over seven innings, with six strikeouts and two walks.
MEN’S LACROSSE
ST. JOSEPH’S 23, ALBERTUS MAGNUS 9: Tiger Hopkins totaled six goals and two assists, and Maxy Lacy had six goals and one assist as the Monks (4-6, 2-1 GNAC) cruised past the Falcons (7-2, 1-2) in New Haven, Connecticut.
Xavier Michaud added five goals. Brannon Gilbert made eight saves for the Monks.
AMHERST 13, BOWDOIN 12: Matt Adams scored his third goal of the game with nine seconds remaining as the Mammoths (7-1, 3-1 NESCAC) edged the Polar Bears (6-3, 2-3) in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Patrick Fitzgerald, Will Byrne, Sam Raye-Steiner and Jason Lach each scored twice for Bowdoin.
WILLIAMS 18, BATES 6: Connor Hartman led Bates (1-7, 0-5 NESCAC) with four goals in a loss to the Ephs (5-3, 4-1) at Williamstown, Massachusetts.
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 13, COLBY 8: Evan DeVita led Colby (1-6, 0-5 NESCAC) with four goals in a loss to the Camels (4-3, 2-2 NESCAC) at Waterville.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 18, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 9: Ryan Hazard had a goal and two assists for UNE (7-4, 1-1 Commonwealth Coast) in a loss to the Golden Bears (3-7, 2-0) at Biddeford.
Nine players scored a goal apiece for the Nor’easters.
SOFTBALL
BATES SPLITS: Delaney Rankin homered and pitched a three-hitter as Bates (7-5, 1-1 NESCAC) won 3-0 in a doubleheader opener against Middlebury (9-5, 1-1) in Lewiston.
Sarah Cooke drove in a run in each game, including an RBI double in a 4-3 loss in Game 2.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SOUTH CAROLINA: All-America forward Aliyah Boston is headed to the WNBA.
The 6-foot-5 Boston, long considered the No. 1 overall pick if she chose to go pro, released a post on social media where she thanked her family, coaches, teammates and South Carolina fans. Her announcement came a day after her team’s bid for an undefeated season and a second straight NCAA Tournament title ended with a 77-73 loss to Iowa in the national semifinals.
Boston, a senior, could have played an additional year because of COVID-19.
Gamecocks Coach Dawn Staley has long recommended Boston go pro, in large part because of the freedom she’d have around the basket due to the WNBA’s rules that limit packing the paint.
“She’s great. She’s ready. She’s ready to see single coverage,” Staley said after the Final Four loss. “She’s ready to make the next step to the league.”
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