Gorham, Maine—Sophomore attacker Emily Marino (Cheshire, Conn.) had a goal and two draw controls as Rhode Island College fell, 20-3, at Southern Maine's Hannaford Field in Little East women's lacrosse action on Thursday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Southern Maine 20, Rhode Island College 3
Southern Maine (5-2, 4-2 LEC)
Rhode Island College (1-6, 0-6 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• USM ripped off three goals to jump out to a 3-0 lead before the Anchorwomen were able to capitalize off a Husky turnover for junior midfielder Olivia Carpenito's (Wilmington, Mass.) team-leading 11^th goal of the season.
 
• USM controlled the tempo of the half and took a 14-1 lead into the halftime intermission, which was highlighted by four goals from senior attacker Megan Violette (Portland, ME) and four more from junior attacker Rachel Shanks (Naples, ME).  
 
• RIC was able to stop the 11-0 run by the Huskies when sophomore midfielder Alyssa Silvestre (Warwick, R.I.) scored the first goal of the second half.
 
• The Anchorwomen added another goal when Marino netted her ninth goal of the season.
 
• USM kept the pace from the first half and cruised to a 20-3 victory.
 
• Shanks finished with a game-high seven goals. Violette registered six goals for the Huskies.
 
• Senior midfielder Alex Farley (Buxton, ME) added five goals and a pair of assists for seven points on the day.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• RIC sophomore goalkeeper Shannon O'Connell (Narragansett, R.I.) made nine saves in a losing effort (1-6).
 
• RIC junior defender Amara Gibau (North Providence, R.I.) finished with a team-best four draw controls.
 
• USM senior goalkeeper Mariah Vaillancourt (Lewiston, ME) made one save in the victory (5-2).
 
• USM held the advantage in shots, 35-7, draw controls, 17-7, and ground balls, 17-5.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will continue Little East play at UMass Dartmouth on Saturday, April 24 (noon).