BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- Women's lacrosse hosted Bridgewater State on Tuesday in conference play at Clean Harbors Stadium. Despite a game-high four goals from Sarah Naar and an additional three from Karah Deveau the Bucs came up short, 14-7, against the Bears.

The Basics

Final: Bears 14, Buccaneers 7

Records: Maritime 0-10 (0-4)

               Bridgewater 4-10 (2-2)

Between The Pipes

Maritime: Christiane Rech (L, 0-9): 14 GA | 7 SV | 21 SOG | 60 Mins

Bridgewater: Sara Skaff (W, 4-9): 2 GA | 3 SV | 5 SOG | 30 Mins

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Sarah Naar led all scorers in the game with four goals. Karah Deveau was responsible for the other three Buccaneers goals.
• Taylor Barnett delivered two assists in the game, and Sabrina Andrews had one.
• Deveau and Rech led the Bucs with three ground balls in the loss. 
• Mackenzie Hawkins and Erin Cardinal led the team in draw controls with three each.
• Defensively, Hawkins and Grace Condinho had two caused turnovers each. 
• In total, Maritime picked up 17 ground balls, was successful on 16 of 20 clearances, won eight draw controls, and took 14 shots in the game.

Bridgewater

• Ashley Silva and Lizzy Deacon each scored three times in the win. Kate Fitzpatrick and Meredith Sylvia had two goals each. Four other Bears scored once.
• Erin Henn recorded two assists in the game. Four other Bridgewater players had one assist.
• Katie Lamothe and Hannah Bettencourt led the game with four ground balls each.
• Sophia Fleurent won a game-high four draw controls.
• Defensively, Taylor Carter had three caused turnovers.
• In total, Bridgewater picked up 25 ground balls, was successful on 14 of 15 clearances, won 14 draw controls, and took 27 shots in the game.

How It Happened

The Buccaneers scored first in the game with a goal from Deveau 2:25 into the game. Bridgewater went on to score four times in the first, and led 4-1 after one.

In the second, the Bears opened their lead to seven goals, 8-1, just past the midway point of the second quarter. Deveau scored her second at the 5:06 mark of the second to make the score 8-2. Fleurent scored for the Bears off the ensuing draw, and the Bears retook a seven-goal, 9-2, lead at the half. 

The Bears scored three of the five goals in the third quarter, all in the first six minutes, to go up by 10 goals, 12-2. The Bucs scored two in the quarter as Deveau scored her third and Naar scored her first, closing the gap to eight goals, 12-4, heading to the fourth.

In the fourth, the Bucs outscored the Bears, getting three goals from Naar at 9:25, 5:09, and with 51 seconds remaining. Bridgewater scored twice in the fourth to keep the Bucs at arm's length and to win the game, 14-7.

What's Next

The Bucs are back home on Friday, April 17th, to play Worcester State in conference play at 7 pm.