Women's Lacrosse Falls To Boston College, 18-8

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WESTWOOD, Mass. (April 9, 2008) - Katy Ryan (Hamburg, N.Y.) scored three goals and Robyn Pastuch (Merrick, N.Y.) added one goal and two assists, but Boston College used an eight-goal run in the first half to defeat the University of Connecticut women's lacrosse team, 18-8, Wednesday night at Flahive Field on the campus of Westwood High School. The Huskies are now 1-12 on the season, while the Eagles improve to 4-7 overall.

Boston College jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but UConn battled back with three straight tallies to pull within one at the 16:38 mark. Lauren Sparks (West Chester, Pa.) scored her third goal of the year off an assist from Pastuch to start the run with freshman Jillian Cerar (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) and Ryan rounding out the scoring.

The Eagles then closed out the half with their eight-goal run that included three tallies by Lauren Costello, who finished the night with four. The second half opened with three more goals for Boston College, stretching its lead to 15-3 with 21:24 to play.

Ryan then started a 4-1 run for the Huskies that closed the gap to 16-7. Kim McGinty (Huntington, N.Y.) scored both her goals in that stretch, sandwiching another tally from Ryan within a four-minute span. The Eagles then scored two of the final three goals of the day to finalize the 18-8 advantage.

Costello and Lauren Fitzpatrick led Boston College with four goals apiece. Whitney Michele (East Rochester, N.Y.), UConn's leading scorer, was held without a point for just the third time this season.

The Huskies return to action Saturday at Louisville in the Cardinals' first year as a varsity program. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.