Pingree Hat-Trick Not Enough; Mass. Maritime Laxwomen Fall to Coast Guard

NEW LONDON, CT — Senior Ruby Surgent (Huntingtown) scored five goals to lead Coast Guard to a 16-6 non-conference women’s lacrosse victory over Massachusetts Maritime Thursday evening at Cadet Memorial Field.

The host Bears (3-4) snapped a 5-5 tie by netting five tallies, including a pair from junior Kaitlin Dickson (Huntington Station, N.Y.), over the final 10:56 of the opening half to take a 10-5

Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s Janine Prokscha.
Photo courtesy of MMA Athletics

advantage at the break, and Coast Guard collected six of the seven goals scored after intermission to post the triumph in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Dickson and freshman Daria McKenna (Mystic, CT) each added hat tricks and an assist to finish with four points in the win for the hosts, who also received a pair of markers from senior Holly Moore (Pittsfield). Sophomore Niki Kruger (Coronado, CA) chipped in with a marker and helper on the night for the Bears, who also received single tallies off the sticks of senior Anne Schneider (Boise, ID) and freshman Niki Kirchner-Hope (Plantation, FL).

Freshman Brianna Pingree (Mashpee, MA) notched a hat trick in the setback for the visiting Buccaneers (1-2), who also received single goals from junior Janine Prokscha (Washington, CT) and sophomores Dahlia Seggelin (Sharon) and Christina Murphy (Forestdale) as well as an assist from freshman Stephanie Hunt (Brookfield, CT). Freshman Angel Fay (Culver, IN) picked up the win in goal for Coast Guard with an 11-save effort, while senior Deb Langley (Abington) made seven stops in net for Massachusetts Maritime as the Bears outshot the Buccaneers by a 29-21 margin (23-17 on goal) for the contest.

Massachusetts Maritime hosts Simmons in a non-league match on Saturday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium beginning at 1:00 pm, while Coast Guard will be idle until Saturday, March 28th when the Bears entertain Wheaton in a New England Women’s & Men’s Athletic Conference outing at Cadet Memorial Field that begins at Noon.

FINAL: COAST GUARD 16, MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME 6

SCORING SUMMARY

MMA GOALS: Brianna Pingree (3), Dahlia Seggelin, Janine Prokscha, Christina Murphy

MMA ASSIST: Stephanie Hunt

CGA GOALS: Ruby Surgent (5), Daria McKenna (3), Kaitlin Dickson (3), Holly Moore (2),

Anne Schneider, Niki Kruger, Niki Kirchner-Hope

CGA ASSISTS: Kruger, McKenna, Dickson

GOALIE SAVES

MMA: Deb Langley—7

CGA: Angel Fay—11

— Massachusetts Maritime Academy Director of Sports Information Jim Seavey provided this report. Edited by Sean Walsh, Capecod.com sports editor