THE BASICS 

Score: Emerson 14, Wentworth 12 

Records: Emerson Lions (1-0) ; Wentworth (0-2) 

Location: Boston, Mass. (Rotch Field)

Date: February 24, 2022

The Lead: With the help of a combined nine goals from senior Ainsley Basic and sophomore Lauren Longstreet, the Emerson women's lacrosse team was able to hold on to the 14-12 season-opening victory over Wentworth on Thursday night. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON 

Basic: five goals & three ground balls
Longstreet: four goals & two assists 
Samantha Duggan & Julia Burns: three caused turnovers 

GOALIE: Nina Khosla (1-0): 12 goals allowed on 26 shots with 14 saves through 60 minutes 

WENTWORTH 

Sarah Galan: seven goals & four ground balls
Olivia Murray: five goals
Allie Lauren: three caused turnovers
Helen Hamblett: three assists 

GOALIE: Lily Kuhns (0-2): 14 goals allowed on 21 shots with seven saves through 60 minutes 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Basic tallied her first pair of goals within the opening 15 minutes and knocked in her first at 11:45 to get Emerson on the board for the early 1-0 lead. Freshman Callie Krosin followed Basic with the second Lions tally five minutes later to push the hosts lead to 2-0. 
• 17 seconds after Emerson pushed its lead two a pair, Wentworth cut the lead down to one on Galen's assisted goal from Hamblett. With four seconds left in the first, Basic potted her second net to up Emerson's lead to 3-1 going into the second.
• Emerson's offense commanded the second quarter and outscored Wentworth, 6-3. After Murray slimmed Emerson's lead down to one after a marker at 13:53, Longstreet and Basic went to work with the next three Lions' goals and moved the scored to 6-2. 
• Galan snuck in a pair of goals to break up Emerson's scoring, but Burns, Basic and Longstreet fired in three more goals past Kuhns as the Lions held a 9-4 lead at the half. 
• Emerson maintained a comfortable lead over Wentworth within the third and outscore the Leopards, 5-4, while also outshot the visitors, 11-7. Basic, Krosin, Rein & Longstreet helped Emerson hold the seven-point cushion at 14-7 before Murray wrapped the frame's scoring with 51 seconds for the eighth Leopards goal. (14-8)
• Emerson was held scoreless within the final 15 minutes, which allowed Wentworth to chisel away at the Lions' six-point advantage. The duo of Murray and Galan powered out all four of the Leopards' goals and were within a two-point reach at 14-12 with 5:34 on the clock. 
• Khosla was clutch in between the pipes and was there to stop any threat from Wentworth as the junior made three key stops to keep the Leopards off the board. At 1:45, Galan had one last free-position opportunity, but Khosla got her stick on the shot and knocked it wide as the Lions held on to the 14-12 win.

UP NEXT

• Emerson takes the field on Thursday, March 3rd to host Nichols at 6:00 p.m.