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Women’s Lacrosse Travels to First-Place UMass Lowell

| By: Anna Harris (aharris19@binghamton.edu)

Bearcats begin two-game America East road trip in New England Saturday

LOWELL, Mass. (binghamtonbearcats.com) - Binghamton Women's Lacrosse (4-8, 1-2) begins a two-game America East road stand at UMass Lowell (10-2, 4-0), Saturday, April 12. First draw is slated for 11 a.m. at Cushing Field and on ESPN+. 

LAST TIME OUT 
Binghamton used a fourth quarter rally to earn its first America East victory of the season over Vermont, 12-8, Saturday, April 5 at the Bearcats Sports Complex. Binghamton and Vermont traded scores to start the afternoon before Emma Blloshmi went back-to-back to give the Bearcats a 3-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. 

The Catamounts recorded another to open the second quarter down by one until Olivia Muscolino put up her own back-to-back goals for Binghamton. Vermont scored once more to end the first half 5-3 in favor of the Bearcats. 

Vermont netted two quick scores coming out of the locker room to tie up the contest at five apiece. Binghamton then reclaimed a 8-6 edge with two scores from Abigail Carroll and Muscolino before the Catamounts leveled the playing field once again in the final minutes of the third quarter with two goals. 

Tied 8-8 heading into the fourth quarter, Binghamton rallied to score four unanswered goals from Blloshmi, Mia Forte and Marisa Tancredi to claim a 12-8 victory. 

GAME NOTES vs. VERMONT
  • Emma Blloshmi led the Bearcats with five goals and a career-best nine draw controls against Vermont. Blloshmi went 3-6 from the eight-meter mark this afternoon to bring her season total to a team-best 24 free position goals.
  • Olivia Muscolino notched her sixth hat trick this spring with three goals and one assist vs. the Catamounts. Muscolino's four points this afternoon bring her all-time total to 201, making her the only Bearcat in program history to eclipse 200 career points. The senior attacker has recorded at least four points in Binghamton's last six contests.
  • Marisa Tancredi tacked on her second consecutive two-piece against Vermont, her third two-goal performance this season. 
  • Carla Curth posted a season-high three assists vs. the Catamounts, her second straight three-point game after she netted a hat trick against UMBC, March 29. 
UNSTOPPABLE FROM 8
Emma Blloshmi rose to first place in the NCAA Division I rankings with 2.00 free position goals per game after she netted three goals from the eight-meter mark vs. Vermont, April 5. The senior is tied for the top spot nationally with No. 3 Northwestern's Madison Taylor. 

Blloshmi recorded at least two goals in 11 of Binghamton's 12 games this spring after she scored five times against Vermont, April 5. The junior registered a hat-trick or better in 10 contests this season, including a season-high six points in straight three games vs. Marist, March 1, Campbell, March 5, and Brown, March 9.

She ranks second in the America East with 4.17 points, 3.75 goals and 7.17 shots per game. 

Blloshmi has scored in the Bearcats last 14 contests with four goals in Binghamton's 12-11 America East Championship win over UAlbany, May 3, 2024, and one in the team's first-ever NCAA appearance at Yale, May 10, 2024. 

Blloshmi picked up her first career America East Offensive Player of the Week honor, Feb. 17. The nod was a career-first for the attacker who was selected as Rookie of the Week twice in 2024.

SAVE WITH SALGADO
Sofia Salgado earned her first America East Goalie of the Week honor of the season, the league announced Monday, April 7.  

Salgado recorded eight saves in Binghamton's 12-8 win over Vermont, Saturday, April 5. The graduate goalie blanked the Catamount offense in the fourth quarter, aiding a 4-0 Binghamton run that secured the Bearcats' first America East victory of the season. 

The nod is the second of Salgado's Binghamton career after she was named America East Defensive Player of the Week, April 29, 2024. The distinction is also the fourth for the Bearcats this spring since Emma Blloshmi notched an offensive honor, Feb. 17, and Angelina Suau took home two defensive awards, March 31, and March 3. 

MUSCOLINO MAKING HISTORY 
Olivia Muscolino recorded her sixth straight game with at least four points after she posted three goals and one assist against Vermont, April 5. The attacker registered hat tricks in seven of Binghmton's 12 games this spring. 

Muscolino eclipsed 200 career points with a second quarter goal over the Catamounts, making her the only Bearcat in Binghamton history to reach the milestone. The senior continues to add to her program-best 201 points and 143 goals. 

Muscolino rose to first-place in Bearcat history after she scored twice against St. Bonaventure, Feb. 25, passing Rebecca Golderman's (2016-19) previous mark of 124. Muscolino became the Bearcats' all-time points leader just 13 days earlier with two goals and two assists against Colgate, Feb. 12, breaking Ali Castiglie's (2008-11) previous total of 160. 

The attacker set a Bearcat single-season record last spring with 72 points, 52 goals and 120 shots.  

ALL HAIL ANGE
Angelina Suau earned her second America East Defensive Player of the Week nod this season, Monday, March 31. Suau rose to first place in Binghamton program history with 81 career turnovers after she notched five against UMBC, Saturday, March 29. The senior defender surpassed Jacqueline Kennedy's (2016-18) previous mark of 77. 

Suau ranks second in the America East with 2.92 ground balls per game and third with 1.83 caused turnovers per contest. 

Suau matched Binghamton's single-game record with nine ground balls vs. the Retrievers, a career-best mark for the senior defender, and the third-most by any Division I player in a single game this season. Lauren Wetherell (2003-06) and Lauren Gabbamonte (2002-05) collected nine ground balls in games against UAlbany, April 29, 2005, and Niagara, April 5, 2005, respectively. Suau ranks ninth in Bearcats history with 113 career ground balls. 

The honor is the fourth career nod for the senior after she was named Defensive Player of the Week, March 3, and twice in 2023.

WELCOME BACK BEARCATS
Abigail Carroll found the back of the net in her first game back from injury against UMBC, March 29, marking 388 days since her last Bearcat goal at Coastal Carolina, March 6, 2024. In her second contest vs. Vermont, April 5, the senior midfielder tallied two points on one goal and one assist. Carroll ranks eighth in program history with 125 points and 96 goals in her Bearcat career. 

Sofia Salgado made her first appearance in goal for Binghamton this spring with nine saves vs. Brown, March 9. The 2024 America East Championships' Most Outstanding Player, Salgado missed the Bearcats first six games due to a preseason injury. 

Marisa Tancredi scored her first goal in 668 days for the Bearcats against Campbell, March 5, after she was sidelined with an injury before the 2024 season. The senior found the back of the net off an assist from Olivia Muscolino in the third quarter.

SERIES vs. UMASS LOWELL
Binghamton leads the all-time series over UMass Lowell, 8-1. The Bearcats collected victories in their last two match-ups over the River Hawks by a 30-17 margin. Binghamton defeated UML, 14-9, in the teams last meeting, March 23, 2024, at the Bearcats Sports Complex. 

UMass Lowell sits first in the America East standings with a 10-2, 4-0 record. Last time out, the River Hawks ousted UMBC on the road, 16-12, for sole possession of first place. UMass Lowell leads the conference with 6.42 assists per game and is second with 20.33 points and 13.92 goals per game. The River Hawk defense also owns a league-best .483 saves percentage. 

UP NEXT
Binghamton heads to New Hampshire for its final road game of the season, Saturday, April 19. Start time is scheduled for 1 p.m. 

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