Box Score MARCY, New York -- Five-goal performances from both Kaya Backman and Jade Petrie propelled the University of Maine at Farmington women's lacrosse team to a 17-6 victory over SUNY Poly, in a North Atlantic Conference contest on Saturday afternoon at Wildcat Field.
UMaine-Farmington (2-7, 2-1 NAC) jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the opening quarter, with six different players netting goals for the Beavers.
The Beavers added three unanswered goals in the second quarter, and went into the intermission with a 9-2 advantage. Backman scored three of the Beavers' second-quarter goals, completing the hat trick on UMaine-Farmington's final goal of the frame at the 2:52 mark off an assist from Petrie.
Petrie struck for her third goal of the game just 27 seconds into the third quarter, as the two teams traded two goals each in the period.
UMaine-Farmington capped the game with a six-goal uprising in the fourth quarter. Backman and Petrie each had two more goals, while Danielle Chadbourne and Emma Brown each added one goal in the fourth quarter. Brown's score with 2:49 showing on the game clock was her third goal of the game, completing her second career hat trick.
Kristina Moody, Azure Illiano, and Abby Trefsger all charted one goal apiece. Emily Stinson tallied three assists in the contest.
Molly Burdick paced SUNY Poly (0-7, 0-3 NAC) with four goals and one assist.
UMF outshot SUNY Poly, 43-20, with Maddy Ten Kate recording five saves in the UMaine-Farmington goal. Alycia Lugo was credited with 16 stops in the Wildcat goal.
UMaine-Farmington women's lacrosse completes its New York swing on Sunday, April 10, when it faces Cazenovia College in Cazenovia, New York. Game time is 12:00 p.m.