PRIDE TALLY FOUR GOALS IN LOSS TO MUSTANGS

By Greg Antonelli, Mt. Ida College

March 22, 2010 (Newton Centre, MA) – Junior attacker Jen Thompson (Easton, MD) powered the Mount Ida College attack with eight goals and two assists for 10 points to lead the Mustangs to the program’s first home victory this afternoon, defeating Regis College 17-4.

Regis' Teresa Crevier posted three goals, while Alisha Grasso added one more. Crevier also scored the Pride's only goal in its first game of the season against Curry College.

Crevier led the team with seven shots, and collected six ground balls. Grasso was perfect, scoring on her only shot of the contest. Evonne Orzoco snagged five ground balls in the game, while teammate Ashley Hibbard grabbed four of her own.

As a team Regis maintained fairly close in the ground ball category, collecting 22 with the Mustangs picking up 28.

Mount Ida (4-0) featured a potent offensive attack with six student-athletes registering at least one point. Junior midfielder Danielle Chuba (Wrightstown, NJ/Northern Burlington) was just a single point off Thompson’s furious pace, scoring seven markers and handing out a pair of helpers. Classmate Kira Feeter (Keene, NH) also penned multiple points in her ledger with one goal and two assists. Junior Alexandra Sarno (East Patchogue, NY/Bellport Senior) and freshman midfielder Stephanie Hill (Madison, CT/Daniel Hand) also cracked the scoring column with an assist a piece.

The Mustangs took control of the contest in the opening 10 minutes of action, finding the back of the net eight times. Chuba started the scoring surge by sandwiching a pair of markers between a junior midfielder Becky Tisbert (Cambridge, VT/Lamoille Union) score to give the hosts an early 3-0 advantage. Chuba completed her hat trick just three minutes, 53 seconds in the contest and turned the scoring show over to Thompson. The junior attacker netted her first marker 21 seconds after Chuba, then scored six straight markers in the stretch of seven minutes to give Mount Ida a commanding 10-0 lead.

The Mustangs sandwiched a pair of goals between sophomore midfielder Teresa Crevier (Milford, MA/Montrose) marker to enter the intermission leading,12-1. 

Mount Ida continued its momentum into the second stanza, notching the first three goals of the half to balloon its lead to 15-1. The Pride (0-2) strung together back-to-back markers, but the hosts quickly responded with a pair of their own to seal the non-conference victory.

Crevier led the Pride both offensively and defensively, netting a hat trick and scooping up six ground balls.

In between the posts, freshman goalie Devyn Frank (Mystic, CT/Fitch) stopped five shots to earn her fourth victory of the campaign, while her counterpart, freshman Jillian DeFransesco (Peabody, MA), reached double digits in saves with 11.

Mount Ida returns to action at 3 p.m. on March 24, when the Mustangs host UMass Dartmouth in non-conference action.