Bay Path beats Mitchell 12-11 on late goal

Bay Path scores last to pull out win over Mitchell 

NEW LONDON, Conn. – A goal in the final minute was the difference as Bay Path University topped Mitchell College, 12-11, Mondayafternoon in a New England Collegiate Conference women's lacrosse showdown at Alumni Field.

Nicole Mitchell (Hopkinton, N.H./Hopkinton) netted her seventh goal of the afternoon with 42 seconds remaining in regulation to propel the Wildcats to their first victory of the season. Kaylee Herring (Worcester, Vt./Union 32) added three goals for Bay Path (1-2 overall, 1-0 NECC) while Megan Tancredi (Newington, Conn./Newington) contributed a pair.

Ashley Murtha (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor) and Tiana Fillmore (Norwich, Conn./Norwich Free Academy) each finished with four goals to pace the Mariners (0-6 overall, 0-2 NECC).Amanda Rowan (Sandy Hook, Conn./Newtown) added a pair of scores while Emily Winnett (Hull, Mass./Hull) chipped in with her first career tally.

Nicole Mitchell scored four goals in the opening half—including the first two of the game—to stake Bay Path to a 7-5 lead at the break. Tancredi potted both of her goals in the first 30 minutes as well, and goalie Nicole Gousey (Enfield, Conn./Enrico Fermi) made eight of her 11 saves to keep the Mariners in check.

Trailing 8-5 in the second half, the Mariners slowly chipped away at the deficit as Murtha and Fillmore led the offensive charge. Fillmore scored three goals in a five-minute span, the last of which tied the game at 11-11 with 9:23 to play.

Goalie Taylor Dansereau (Griswold, Conn./Griswold) did her best to keep the Mariners close, making 11 of her 14 saves in the second half. However, after a near nine-minute stretch in which neither team could pull ahead, Nicole Mitchell finally broke through for the game-winning score with under a minute to play. 

 Mitchell will next host Wheelock College on Saturday, April 11 at 10 a.m. Bay Path returns to action at Elms College on Wednesday, April 8 at 7 p.m.

Story provided by;

David Longolucco

Sports Information Director

Mitchell College