North Dartmouth, Mass.--Sophomore attacker Emily Marino (Cheshire, Conn.) finished with two goals and three assists for five points as Rhode Island College closed out the 2021 season with a 13-10 win at UMass Dartmouth in Little East women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 13, UMass Dartmouth 10
Rhode Island College (2-6, 1-6 LEC)
UMass Dartmouth (0-8, 0-7 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Rhode Island College opened the scoring at the 1:15 mark of the contest on a junior defender Amara Gibau (North Providence, R.I.)marker, but UMD junior attacker Bella Mancini (Bellingham, Mass.) responded with a pair of goals within 23 seconds to give the Corsairs a 2-1 lead.
 
• Junior midfielder Olivia Carpenito (Wilmington, Mass.) helped the Anchorwomen regain their advantage with her lone marker of the match and then set up Marino's man-down tally. 
 
• Both teams traded goals over the next nine minutes before junior attacker Kara McLaughlin (Hanover, Mass.) gave UMass Dartmouth a 6-5 lead on her first goal of the season. Rhode Island College finished strong down the stretch with a three-goal surge, with tallies by Gibau, Marino and sophomore attacker Jennie Fiano (Smithfield, R.I.) to carry an 8-6 advantage into the intermission.
 
• The Corsairs cracked the scoring column less than a minute into the second stanza, when senior attacker Emma DeLacy (New Bedford, Mass.) finished a feed from Mancini. 
 
• The Anchorwomen extended their lead back to two goals on two strikes by freshman attacker Maddie Kross (Peachtree City, Ga.), but UMass Dartmouth matched the mini run with consecutive scores from Mancini and freshman midfielder Melanny Sanchez Alvarez (Stamford, Conn.) to even the contest at nine. Kross put the visitors back on top, but Mancini forged the eighth and final tie at the 8:15 mark.
 
• Kross snapped a 10-all tie with 5:50 remaining in regulation and the Anchorwomen added a pair of insurance goals to close out the season with a win.
 
• Sophomore goalkeeper Shannon O'Connell (Narragansett, R.I.) reached double digits in saves with 11 to backstop the Anchorwomen to the win (2-6).
 
• UMD freshman Tahilia Amaral (Acushnet, Mass.) was credited with six stops in the loss (0-8).
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• Kross powered the Anchorwomen with four markers and an assist for five points, while Marino tallied two goals and three helpers for five points.  Gibau registered a hat trick and a team-high four draw controls. Sophomore attacker Ashley Rewers (Oakdale, Conn.) picked up five ground balls.
 
• Mancini led the hosts with a season-high six points, including five markers, and six draw controls, while sophomore midfielder Beatriz Tavares (New Bedford, Mass.) netted a pair of goals. 
 
• Freshman defender Widline Thomas (Stamford, Conn.) and Sanchez Alvarez each collected a team-best six ground balls.
 
• UMass Dartmouth held an advantage in shots (28-21), draw controls (14-11) and ground balls (37-33).