Merrimack Cruises Past 
Franklin Pierce, 20-6

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (April 16, 2005) – The Franklin Pierce women’s lacrosse team dropped a 20-6 decision to Merrimack College today in Northeast-10 action in North Andover, Mass. The Warriors jumped out to a 12-3 advantage at the intermission and outscored the Ravens 8-3 in the second half.

            Junior Alison Colarusso (North Andover, Mass./North Andover) exploded for seven goals, while freshman Allison Kownacki (Orange, Conn./Amity) totaled five points on a hat trick and two assists. Junior Erin Black (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) and freshman Lauryn Serratore (Worwood, Mass./Worwood) also tallied hat tricks for the Warriors.

            The Ravens got a pair of goals apiece from junior Courtney Boardman (Buxton, Maine/Bonny Eagle) and senior Amanda McIntosh (Madison, N.J./Madison). Boardman also added an assist, while classmates Alissa Silverman (Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich) and Kara LaSalle (Gilford, N.H./Gilford) recorded markers in a losing effort.

            Warriors freshman goalkeeper Lawana DaCosta (Framingham, Mass./Framingham) saved 13 shots en route to the win, while freshman Michaela Sullivan (Arlington, Mass./Arlington) stopped 11 shots for Franklin Pierce.

            The Ravens (0-13, 0-7 NE-10) return to action on Monday, when they host Bryant University for a Northeast-10 Conference contest beginning at 6:00 p.m. Merrimack (8-2, 6-0 NE-10) hosts top-ranked Stonehill College on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. The game will pit the leagues last two unbeaten teams.

Merrimack 20, Franklin Pierce 6

Franklin Pierce Scoring:
GOALS: Amanda McIntosh (2), Courtney Boardman (2), Alissa Silverman (1), Kara LaSalle (1)
ASSISTS: Courtney Boardman (1)

Merrimack Scoring:
GOALS: Alison Colarusso (7), Allison Kownacki (3), Erin Black (3), Lauryn Serratore (3), Jennifer Strachan (2), Ashley Daigle (1), Beth Arnold (1)
ASSISTS: Allison Kownacki (2), Ashley Daigle (1), Jennifer Strachan (1)

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