No. 18 Dartmouth Doubles Up BU, 16-8, in 2020 Home Opener

Saturday, February 22

Hanover, N.H.

3 PM

Dartmouth College

2-0

Boston University

2-2

Dartmouth

Katie Bourque powered her way to a career day vs. BU.

Photo by: John Risley

No. 18 Dartmouth Doubles Up BU, 16-8, in 2020 Home Opener

2/22/2020 5:42:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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Bourque records career highs with 5 goals and 7 points to spark offense.

By: Pat Salvas

HANOVER, N.H. – The No. 18 Dartmouth women's lacrosse team is not lacking scoring early on in the season as demonstrated by another potent offensive outburst on Saturday.

This time, it was a 16-8 win in the 2020 home opener against visiting Boston University at Scully-Fahey Field.

Leading the way for the Big Green (2-0) was senior Katie Bourque as she had career highs with five goals and seven points in the win. Bourque added a game-high seven draw controls as well, two shy of her single-game best mark.

Fellow senior Sophia Turchetta notched a hat trick, while three others found the back of the net twice. Classmate Tori Chanenchuk had four points on a goal and a game-high three assists.

The Big Green jumped out to a 4-0 lead just over 10 minutes into the game. The Terriers (2-2) chipped away at the deficit, cutting it to a 4-3 game and then 6-5 with 4:55 remaining in the opening half. But the home team scored the final two goals of the frame and then the first four out of intermission to make it a 12-5 game.

The way the Dartmouth defense played on Saturday a seven-goal second half deficit seemed all but insurmountable. The home team caused 11 turnovers and held BU to just four free-position shots, of which it only scored once.

Lexi Lewis was the top player for the visitors, scoring three times, while Kailey Conry had three assists. Dartmouth held the Terriers to just eight goals in the game, 14 fewer than they had in their most recent outing.

Claire Marshall, Ellie Carson and Veta Mayer were the trio who pounded the net twice in the game for the Green and White, while rookie Mimi Lazore notched the first goal of her career just before halftime.

Senior goalkeeper Kiera Vrindten needed to make just four saves in the win as the home team held a 35-18 edge in total shot attempts.

"It was a very back-and-forth first half. BU is a very scrappy team who doesn't back down and did a great job of capitalizing on our mistakes," head coach Alex Frank said. "We responded well to the halftime adjustments and started to execute on both ends of the field. The attackers did an incredible job wreaking havoc in the ride and really taking advantage of their opportunities on the offensive end. Our defenders came up with some crucial ground balls that really allowed the momentum to swing in our favor.

"We were able to give opportunities to some of our younger players and they rose to occasion," Frank added. "I'm proud of how our team responded and we look forward to preparing for our first Ivy League game."

Dartmouth starts league play next Saturday when it travels to Brown to take on the Bears at 1 p.m. The game will be carried live on ESPN+.