In a re-match of last year's NCAA Division III first-round match won by Montclair State, the Warriors led 7-0 and 10-3 with 18 minutes left. Montclair scored the final six goals of the match, with its final one coming with 5:01 left. Jennifer Tanis (Oak Ridge, NJ) scored three of her team's final six goals and team scoring leader Marykate DiBenedetto's (Cinnaminson, NJ) only goal of the match with 5:01 left made it 10-9.

Eastern goalie Joslin Wells (Marstons Mills, MA) stopped eight of ten shots in the first half but the Red Hawks scored on seven of their 11 shots in the second half. Jackie Bivona (Middlebury, CT) and Taylor MacDonald (Oak Bluffs, MA) each had four ground balls for Eastern, with MacDonald also causing four turnovers and winning four draws. Natalie Sims (Carle Place, NY) also won four draws for Eastern. Kate Barrie (Marlton, NJ) won four draws for Montclair and Tanis caused three turnovers.

2008-03-28