CASTINE--Senior
Hazel Stoddard and sophomore
Bella Scolaro led all scorers with 11 points apiece, and sophomore
Lillian Diversi reached the 100-goal plateau in her collegiate career, to power the Maine Maritime Academy women's lacrosse team to a 24-13 victory over local rival Husson University to clinch the North Atlantic Conference title outright at Ritchie Field on Wednesday evening.
Maine Maritime (11-1) extended its school-record winning streak to 11 games and finished the NAC slate with a perfect 6-0 mark, while Husson falls to 6-7 overall and 4-2 in the conference.
Maine Maritime Highlights
- Diversi recorded a game-high nine goals among 10 points.
- Scolaro finished with four goals and seven assists, while Stoddard pumped in seven goals, four assists and seven draw controls.
- Senior Kirra Magana registered game highs of five ground balls and nine draw controls.
- Junior Ella Bowes collected nine saves to get credit for the win.
Husson Highlights
- Maddy Benoit led the offense with four goals and five points, plus she had six draw controls.
- Natalie Whitten had three goals among four points.
- Averi Baker scored a pair of goals to go with six draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
- Kate Boehmcke had two goals and an assist.
How it Happened
- Maine Maritime spotted the visitors a 3-1 lead before going on a 5-1 run to close the first quarter with a 6-4 advantage. The home team would not relinquish the lead after that.
- The Mariners doubled up the Eagles 8-4 in the second quarter to increase their lead to 14-8 at halftime.
- Maine Maritime also had statistical advantages in shots (31-26), shots on goal (24-16), saves (9-6), turnovers (16-22) and free-position goals (5-for-6/2-for-6).
Inside the Boxscore
- Diversi now has 101 goals in her 26-game MMA career.
- Husson leads the all-time series 9-6, but MMA sweeps the Eagles in the regular season for the first time since 2022.
- Maine Maritime also sets program records for first NAC (6-0) and home (7-0) unbeaten regular seasons.
Next Up
- Maine Maritime will travel this weekend to play Vermont State University-Castleton on Sunday (10:30 a.m.) in the regular-season finale.