Spiders Narrowly Fall to UMass on Senior Day, Clinch No. 2 Seed in Atlantic 10 Championships

Saturday, April 27

Richmond, Va.

Noon

University of Richmond

11-5

UMass

12-4

UMass

Richmond

Caroline Murphy running down the sideline with the ball in her stick as she is holding it low

Spiders Narrowly Fall to UMass on Senior Day, Clinch No. 2 Seed in Atlantic 10 Championships

04/27/2024 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score Highlights

Richmond, Va. – The University of Richmond women's lacrosse program dropped its Saturday afternoon matchup against UMass 13-12 after a back-and-forth fight at Robins Stadium on Senior Day. As the regular season comes to an end, the Spiders move to the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Championships. UMass claimed the regular season conference title and the No. 1 seed in the tournament.

Richmond kept margins close through the entirety of the game, allowing only the first quarter to not end in a tie (2-1). An electric second quarter for the Spiders pulled hope closer as Grace Muldoon notched two scores, Juliana Stanley pushed through a free position goal and Caroline Murphy scored her first goal of the season directly from her own draw control. Richmond trailed at the half 6-5. Competition remained even through the final thirty minutes as each program found seven scores. The Spiders were never able to make up ground from the first quarter one-point deficit, putting the final score to 13-12.

Despite the loss, Grace Muldoon ended her day with impressive statistics in both defensive and offensive areas of the game. She contributed on offense with 6 points from 4 goals and 2 assists, shooting for .571. Her defensive success is backed up by 5 draw controls, 4 ground balls and 1 caused turnover.

Five other Spiders were able to find the back of the net for individual goals through the game, aiding in other stat categories as well:

Marymargaret Quinn – 2 goals, .666 shooting percentage, 100% shooting percentage from shots on cage, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
Colleen Quinn – 2 goals, 1 ground ball
Alexis Morton – 4 points, 2 goals, 2 assists, 1-1 from the free position
Caroline Murphy – 1 goal, 100% shooting percentage, 3 ground balls, 3 draw controls, 2 caused turnovers
Juliana Stanley – 1 goal, 100% shooting percentage, 1-1 from the free position

Hannah Custer ended the game with strong defensive numbers, collecting 4 ground balls and forcing 2 caused turnovers.

Abby Francioli represented the Spiders between the pipes in this one, netting 7 saves against UMass.

Up next, the Spiders will make the journey to Pittsburgh, Pa. to compete in the Atlantic 10 Championships. They will face the winner of the first-round matchup of No. 3 Davidson and No.6 George Mason on Friday, May 3 at 3:30 p.m in the semi-finals. Duquesne will host the tournament at Rooney Field.