Women’s Lacrosse Bests Bryant, 12-7, in Season Opener

Saturday, February 15

Smithfield, RI

12:00 PM

Brown University

1-0

Bryant

1-1

Brown

Bryant

Women’s Lacrosse Bests Bryant, 12-7, in Season Opener

2/15/2020 5:46:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Brown women's lacrosse team defeated Bryant, 12-7, for the Ocean State Cup in its season opener on Saturday at Beirne Stadium. The Bulldogs scored the game's first goal but the Bears answered with four-straight and held the lead the rest of the way for their first win of the year.

Junior Risa Mosenthal (Campton, N.H.) led Brown (1-0) with five goals and an assist while six other Bears recorded a goal, including two from freshman Mia Mascone (Irvington, N.Y.). Sophomore Erin Tucker (Centerport, N.Y.) turned away six shots in net, three in each half, while junior Allison Lanzone (Wayne, Pa.) and sophomore Jordan Torres (Andover, Mass.) each caused two turnovers for the defense.

The Bulldogs were led by Natalie Langella who had a hat trick and Maggie Presseler who contributed two goals and an assist.

"It was a great team win," said head coach Keely McDonald. "I thought my staff and the team prepared well for our opener. We look forward to getting to work for our next game."

Bryant (1-1) scored the first goal of the afternoon with Alexa Weber (free position) recording the tally at 29:25 for a 1-0 lead. Brown then registered four unanswered goals with the final three coming from Mosenthal, two on free-position shots, to take a commanding 4-1 lead.

Pressler pulled the Bulldogs within two (4-2) at 20:05 before Mosenthal added her fourth of the day at 8:50 for a 5-2 Bear advantage. The two teams traded goals with Mosenthal finding the back of the net for the fifth time (free position) with six seconds remaining to give Brown a 7-4 lead going into the break.

Brown held the shot advantage in the first half, 11-8, and doubled up Bryant in draw controls, 8-4. The Bears were 3-for-4 on free positions while the Bulldogs were 1-for-1.

Sophomore Alaina Parisella (Chatham, N.J.) split up two goals from Bryant with a free-position tally at 18:32 to begin the second before sophomore Sophia DeRosa (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) and Mascone scored back-to-back (14:26, 13:37), Mascone's first collegiate score, giving the Bears a four-goal advantage (10-6).

The Bulldogs got within three (10-7) on Langella's free-position goal at 10:55 but that would be as close as the home team would get. Freshman Emmie Lau (Pittsburg, Pa.) added her first-career goal at 6:33 while Mascone capped the scoring off at 3:22.

Brown again outshot Bryant in the second, 12-7, for a 23-15 game margin while draw controls again doubled the Bulldogs, 6-3. Free positions stood at 1-for-2 for Brown and 1-for-4 for Bryant.

In addition to Mosenthal and Mascone, junior Maggie Fowler (Bethesda, Md.) (1G, 2A), sophomore Claire Jeschke (Syracuse, N.Y.) (1G, 1A) and Parisella (1G, 1A) added multi-point games for the Bears. Freshman Nathalie Ahn (Hopkinton, Mass.) also registered her first collegiate point of her career on an assist. Junior Mason Warble (Bronxville, N.Y.) led Brown with five draw controls while Jeschke and Lau contributed three apiece.

With her five goals today, Mosenthal now has 111 career scores and moves past Kaela McGilloway '12 and Allison Schettini '98 (106) for sole possession of third place all-time at Brown. Mosenthal is also tied with Kate Staley '06 (98-31-129) for ninth all-time in career points with 129 (111-18).

The Bears will next host Siena for its 2020 home opener on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday's contest will be the team's first at the newly constructed Center for Lacrosse and Soccer at Stevenson-Pincince Field. The men's team will play prior at 12:30 p.m. (vs. Sacred Heart) with free admission for both contests.

Video of all Brown women's lacrosse home contests and all Ivy League games, home and away, will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

Tickets for all Brown women's lacrosse games can be purchased online, calling the Brown Athletics Ticket Office at (401) 863-2773, or walking up to the Box Office located in the Pizzitola Sports Center, open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.