WOMEN'S LAX BLANKS HOSTING ELMS 16-0 FOR THIRD STRAIGHT

The Mount Ida College women’s lacrosse team notched their third straight victory of the season over hosting Elms College Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at Leary Field in Chicopee, Massachusetts.  Mount Ida junior Danielle Chuba (Wrightstown, NJ/N. Burlington Regional) netted seven goals and scooped up five groundballs to help lift the Mustangs to a 16-0 win.  The Mustangs improve to 3-0 on the season, 1-0 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).  With the loss, Elms falls to 0-2 on the season.

Chuba scored all seven of her goals in the first 30 minutes of play, including the first three and final three of the period to help Mount Ida stake a 10-0 lead at intermission.

The Mustangs’ Jen Thompson (Easton, MD/Easton), who registered two goals in the opening frame, added two more in the second stanza. Stephanie Hill (Madison, CT) and Becky Tisbert (Cambridge, VT/Lamoille Union) each found the back of the net twice in the second half to cap the scoring for Mount Ida.

Alexandra Sarno (East Patchogue, NY) scored a goal and assisted on another, while Hill finished with an assist and a game-high 10 draw controls to highlight the winning effort.

Elms’ freshman attacker Chelsey Grabowski (South Hadley, Mass.) earned four ground balls, while junior attacker Jen Lough (Feeding Hills, Mass.) fired two shots on net for the Blazers in the loss.  Elms senior goalkeeper Krystyna Gagne (Methuen, Mass.) notched 13 saves in the loss.

Mount Ida will host their first home game of the inaugural season Monday afternoon against visiting non-conference Regis College starting at 3:00 p.m.