Leicester, MA - Becker  College sophomore midfielder Tammy Mullen (Pottstown, PA) netted a game-high seven goals, including a pair of key late goals to help spark the Hawks to a hard-fought 14-12 win over Green Mountain College in Saturday afternoon's non-conference women's lacrosse game at Alumni Field.

Becker College picks up its first win of the season and improved to 1-1 overall. Green Mountain drops to 0-1.

Green Mountain scored the first three goals of the second half cutting the lead to 11-9, freshman forward Amanda Posey (Columbus, GA) scored twice and Celie Dagesse (St. Petersburg, FL) also tallied.

With the Hawks holding a slim 12-11 lead midway through the second half, Mullen tallied her 9th and 10^th goals of the year in a span of 2:59 to extend Becker College's lead to 14-11.

Green Mountain freshman goalkeeper Kelsy Allan (Jupiter, FL) had 21 saves and Becker College sophomore goalkeeper Alena Phongsa (Putnam, CT) had 10 saves. Both were outstanding between the pipes.

Freshman midfielder Morgan Hazen (Woodstock, VT) and attack Morgan Lijana (Moorestown, NJ) both notched their first collegiate goals. Hazen finished with four goals and Lijana three goals and an assist to bolster the Hawks' winning effort.

Freshman midfielder Erin Burch (Lebanon, CT) and sophomore attack Amanda Malkin (Barrylakes, NJ) netted three goals apiece for Green Mountain, who trailed 11-6 at intermission.

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                         Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
                      2009 Becker College Women's Lacrosse
                GMCWLX09 vs BCWL (Mar 14, 2009 at Leicester, MA)
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                         GMCWLX09 (0-1) vs. BCWL (1-1)
Date: Mar 14, 2009  Location: Leicester, MA         Stadium: Alumni Field       
Attendance:59   Start time:4:30      End time:6:30      Total time:2:00   
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SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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GMCWLX09............  6  6 - 12
BCWL................ 11  3 - 14

GMCWLX09 SCORING: GOALS: Amanda Posey 4; Amanda Malkin 3; Erin Burch
3; Amanda Jeffers 1; Celie Dagesse 1.
ASSISTS: None.

BCWL SCORING: GOALS: Tammy Mullen 7; Morgan Hazen 4; Nicole Lijana 3.
ASSISTS: Nicole Lijana 1; Tammy Mullen 1; Keiry Nunez 1.

GMCWLX09 GROUND BALLS: Carley Williams 5; Erin Burch 4; Celie Dagesse
4; Corey Gilbert 3; Kelsy Allan 2; Anastasia Gaszynski 2; Amanda Posey
2; Ashley Adams 1; Natalie Clark 1; Amanda Jeffers 1; Amanda Malkin 1;
Cedar Potts 1; Amanda Vogler 1.

BCWL GROUND BALLS: Tammy Mullen 12; Morgan Hazen 10; Jennifer
Ouellette 8; Renee Landry 5; Nicole Lijana 5; Nicole Kosinski 4;
Nakita Gosselin 3; Kristina Leeman 2; Danielle Duffy 1; Keiry Nunez 1;
Samantha Surner 1.

GMCWLX09 TURNOVERS CAUSED: Erin Burch 2; Celie Dagesse 2; Taylor
Boucher 1; Amanda Jeffers 1.
BCWL TURNOVERS CAUSED: Jennifer Ouellette 4; Morgan Hazen 2; Renee
Landry 2; Danielle Duffy 1.

SHOTS - GMCWLX09 28; BCWL 40.
SHOTS ON GOAL - GMCWLX09 22; BCWL 35.

PENALTIES - GMCWLX09 2/2:00; BCWL 3/3:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - GMCWLX09 3-3; BCWL 3-2.

TURNOVERS - GMCWLX09 26; BCWL 29.

FACEOFFS - GMCWLX09 6-28; BCWL 22-28.

CLEARS - GMCWLX09 20-22; BCWL 11-12.

GOALIES - GMCWLX09: Kelsy Allan 0-1 (60:00 minutes, 35 shots-21 saves,
14 GA); BCWL: Alena Phongsa 1-1 (60:00, 22-10, 12).

Start time: 4:30      Finish time: 6:30      Length of game: 2:00
Officials:. Scorer: Bettiann Michalik.

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