Champions once again.
The UMass women’s lacrosse team eased past Saint Joseph’s, 15-4, to claim the Atlantic 10 championship on Sunday.
The Minutewomen (15-3) broke the game open during the second half, scoring 10 goals over the final two quarters, after leading 5-2 at halftime.
Three UMass players recorded hat tricks (Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw, Tessa Shields and Ava Connaughton) to lead the team to its first A-10 title since 2021.
Catrina Tobin totaled six saves for the Minutewomen, who surrendered 20 shots to the Hawks.
UMass will receive an automatic bid into the Division 1 NCAA Championship tournament. This year’s title games will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.
