THE BASICS 

Score: Coast Guard 16, Emerson 4

Records: Emerson Lions (1-4, 0-1 NEWMAC) ; Coast Guard Bears (4-2, 1-0 NEWMAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. (Rotch Field)

Date: March 18, 2023

The Lead: Junior Lauren Longstreet tallied two goals for the Emerson women's lacrosse team in a 16-4 setback to Coast Guard in their home and NEWMAC opener on Saturday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Longstreet: two goals 

Ava Selby: one goal

Grace Danehy: one goal

Five with three ground balls

Samantha Bowen: three caused turnovers

Jules Rein & Hannah Beck: two draw controls 

GOALIES

Nina Khosla (L, 1-4): seven goals allowed on 12 shots with five saves through 17 minutes

Ellie Spotts: five goals allowed on five shots through 14 minutes

Lindsey Wettstein: five goals allowed on seven shots with two saves through 30 minutes

COAST GUARD

Addy Bass: two goals

Brenda Anderson: two goals

Gianna Cascio: two goals

Abby McAllister: two goals 

Mia Becker: nine draw controls

Rowan Walsh: three ground balls

GOALIES

Maici Mintchwarner (W, 1-0): one goal allowed on six shots with five saves through 30 minutes

Devon McCue: three goals allowed on nine shots with six stops through 30 minutes

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• 15 minutes were gone in the first quarter as Emerson faced an early 5-0 deficit. Henry began Coast Guard's scoring at 11:23 and was followed by a pair of goals from Bass and McAllister through the final 9:59 of the frame.
• Four more goals from the Bears found the back of the net in the opening six minutes of the second before Selby capitalized on a free-position opportunity for Emerson's first goal at 3:45 with the score at 10-1. 
• Before the quarter's end, Coast Guard tallied two more goals and Emerson now trailed 12-1 at the break.
• The third quarter was quieter on the scoring front and saw Coast Guard tack two more goals on the board from Anderson and Caitlyn Coates to put their margin at 14-1 at 10:53. 
• With three minutes left in the frame, Emerson cashed in on another free position chance as Longstreet got the Lions' second goal past McCue with the score at 14-2 at the end of the quarter.
• A goal from Shannon Schmidt at 13:56 of the fourth pushed the visitor's lead to 13 before Danehy and Longstreet tallied back-to-back goals and inched Emerson back within 11 at 15-4 with 9:50 remaining. 
• Emerson could not find the back of the net within the final nine minutes of regulation, which allowed Coast Guard to put in their last two goals as the Lions were upended, 17-4. 

UP NEXT 

• Emerson stays home for the second game of a three game home stand when they host Gordon on Wednesday, March 22nd at 6:00 p.m.