The UMass women’s lacrosse team scored six of the final seven goals to beat No. 5 Boston College, 15-11, Saturday at Garber Field.
It was the program’s first-ever win over a top-five opponent.
“We came out ready to play,” UMass coach Angela McMahon said. “It could’ve been really easy to walk into this game being intimidated by BC, but I thought we took it to them. We were really aggressive, and I’m really proud of how we stepped up and took control of the game. I thought we were poised and confident, and so many people stepped up across the board.”
The Minutewomen (1-0) led 9-5 early in the second half, but the Eagles rallied to take a 10-9 with 13 minutes left to play. UMass scored six straight once BC took a 10-9 lead. Haley Connaughton and Stephanie Croke each scored twice. Kaitlyn Cerasi and Olivia Muscella had one apiece.
Connaughton and Cerasi each had four for UMass, while Croke and Emma Dotsikas both scored twice. Lauren Hiller made 13 saves against the Eagles (0-1).
Fordham 69, UMass 64 — The Rams (15-8, 7-3 Atlantic 10) outscored the Minutewomen (16-8, 6-5) 23-9 in the second quarter to take a 34-19 halftime lead. UMass mounted a second-half comeback but couldn’t close the deficit at the Mullins Center, Saturday.
Sam Breen had 21 points, while Bre Hampton-Bey and Destiney Philoxy each had 11. Fordham held Hailey Leidel and Maeve Donnelly to a combined 11 points.
Wellesley 64, Mount Holyoke 26 — Mikayla McEwen and Kyra Sanborn-Burch each had seven points for the host Lyons (1-20, 0-6 NEWMAC), Saturday.
Smith 56, WPI 39 — Dashelle Gleissner set a single-game program record with 12 assists, while Katelyn Pickunka (10 points, 12 boards) and Amelia Clairmont (15 points) reached double figures for the Pioneers (18-4, 4-3 NEWMAC), Saturday at home.
Amherst 53, Colby 36 — The Mammoths (19-3, 6-2 NESCAC) trailed by six after the first quarter, but outscored the visitors 22-4 in the second to pull away Saturday.
Hannah Fox had 16 points and seven rebounds, while Maggie Shipley (nine boards) and Cam Hendricks each had eight points.
Amherst 87, Colby 69 — Five players scored in double figures as the Mammoths (19-3, 6-2 NESCAC) won on the road, Saturday.
Garrett Day had 16 points, Eric Sellew finished with 15, Grant Robinson had 11 off the bench, while Josh Chery and Fru Che each had 10.
Amherst 5, Bowdoin 2 — Connor Merrill, Patrick Daly, Joey Verkerke, Matteo Mangiardi and Sean Wrenn each scored for the Mammoths (7-9-4, 5-6-3 NESCAC), Saturday.
Amherst 2, Bowdoin 1 — Angelina Wiater and Natalie Lima each scored for the visiting Mammoths (13-4-4, 8-3-3 NESCAC), Saturday.
Army 17, UMass 4 — Billy Philpott scored twice, while Jeff Trainor and Chris Connolly had one goal each for the No. 18 Minutemen (0-1), who fell to the No. 16 Black Knights (1-0), Saturday in West Point, New York.
Dartmouth Invitational — Caroline Schissel won the 60-meter dash (7.83) with the fifth-best time in UMass history, Saturday. Sarah Conant won the mile (5:06.24) as the Minutewomen placed third.
Panther Invitational — Yacine Fall (60 hurdles) and Katie O’Dean (mile) won for fifth-place Smith, Saturday.
Dartmouth Invitational — Michael Cuthbert won the 200 (22.07) as UMass placed fifth, Saturday.
Smith 184, Mount Holyoke 116 — Kristin Cirulli won the 100 butterfly, 200 fly and 200 individual medley, while Paula Torre-Nieto placed first in the 50 free and 100 free for the Pioneers, Saturday at home.
Anais Magner won the 100 backstroke and 200 back, while Samantha Nemivant won 1-meter and 3-meter diving for the Lyons.
Women’s tennis
ECAC Indoor Championships — UMass closed the tournament with 4-0 losses to Dartmouth on Saturday and Cornell on Sunday.
Amherst Regional graduate Allison McCann teamed with Jingyi Peng to win at No. 2 doubles for Dartmouth. McCann was leading Jasmin Tripathy 6-2, 1-2 at No. 5 singles when the match was called.