EASTON, Mass. (April 6, 2019) – Stonehill scored the first 10 goals of the game on Saturday afternoon and never looked back at W.B. Mason Stadium. Sophomore attack Olivia Pino (5-1-6) and sophomore midfielder Shannon Hughes (5-1-6) finished with six points apiece, as the Skyhawks rolled to a 17-3 victory over the Franklin Pierce University women's lacrosse team in Northeast-10 Conference play at W.B. Mason Stadium. Sophomore attack Caroline Lounsbury (Franklin, Mass.) had a pair of points for the Ravens, with a goal and an assist.

With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 6-5 (3-5 NE10), while Stonehill improves to 7-4 (4-3 NE10).

Stonehill seized control of the game immediately on Saturday afternoon. The Skyhawks scored three times in the opening five minutes and piled up the game's first 10 goals, over the first 20 minutes of the contest. Hughes scored four of her five goals in the game-opening run, and added an assist for good measure, while Pino and junior midfielder Kaity Healey scored twice each. Lounsbury set up junior attack Sarah Heckman (Atkinson, N.H.) with 8:11 remaining in the half to make it 10-1, but Stonehill scored the final three goals of the period to take a 13-1 lead into the intermission.

Stonehill also put home the first four goals of the second half, to push the lead as high as 17-1. Junior attack Bella Lima (Hudson, Mass.) and Lounsbury scored for the Ravens in the final nine minutes to create the 17-3 final.

For Franklin Pierce, Lounsbury (1-1-2), Heckman (1-0-1) and Lima (1-0-1) represented the entirety of the team's point production on Saturday. Freshman midfielder Jenna Cimbron (Bristol, R.I.) snagged four ground balls, while freshman attack Savannah Ernst (American Fork, Utah.) corralled a trio of draw controls. Sophomore midfielder Zoe Totland (Salt Lake City, Utah) caused a pair of turnovers. Ernst was held without a point for just the second time on the season.

As mentioned above, Pino and Hughes led the way for Stonehill with six points apiece, while junior attack Jennifer Wheaton (1-3-4) chipped in four points of her own and Healey and freshman midfielder Kendall Fressle each scored twice. Junior defender Jill McIntire matched Cimbron with four ground balls, and also caused a game-high three turnovers. Sophomore midfielder Emily Sharretts led all players with six draw controls.

Freshman goalkeeper Megan Bacik (Huntington Station, N.Y.) logged a total of 41 minutes in the Franklin Pierce net and suffered the loss (6-4) after finishing with five saves against 14 shots on goal. Junior Casey Butera (West Milford, N.J.) played the final 19 minutes of the first half and made three saves against 11 shots.

Stonehill split its goalkeeper time right down the middle. Junior netminder Bailey Grant (7-3) played the first half and notched the win with two saves against three shots. Sophomore Kaleigh Wright made five saves against seven shots in the second half.

The Ravens return to the field on Wednesday, April 10, when they travel to Saint Michael's for an NE10 contest. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. at Duffy Field in Colchester, Vt. 

For more information on Franklin Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin Pierce Athletics (https://www.fpuravens.com). Also be sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics' official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens), its YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/FPUathletics). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce lacrosse apparel can do so at the Department of Athletics' online store (https://www.fpuravens.com/store).