PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Third-seeded University of Southern Maine and fifth-seeded Eastern Connecticut State University were victorious in the First Round of the 2025 Little East Conference (LEC) Women’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament Tuesday night. The Huskies downed sixth-seeded University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, while the Warriors upset fourth-seeded Keene State College.
 
No. 3 Southern Maine 17, No. 6 UMass Dartmouth 7
 
A huge second half and a pair of dominant individual scoring efforts led Southern Maine past UMass Dartmouth.
 
The Corsairs held a 4-3 lead midway through the second quarter following a string of three consecutive goals from Maddy Allen, but would not score again until the fourth quarter. That was in large part due to a 12-0 scoring run for USM that started with Anna Byers’ first tally with seven minutes left in the second and was capped by Katelyn D'Appolonia when she scored her fourth goal of the contest 47 seconds into the fourth. 
 
D'Appolonia tallied a game nine points on four goals and five assists, while Cierra Hill had six points on three goals and three assists. Byers finished with three goals, while Maddie Kinney added two goals and one assist for three points. Lydia Laslavic earned the win in goal, totaling nine saves in the contest.
 
Allen finished with a game-high five goals for the Corsairs, while Claire Altshuler and Adella Mabee added one goal each. Kerira Bushy totaled 12 saves in goal.
 
USM outshot UMass Dartmouth 36-23 in the contest, which included a 29-16 advantage in shots on goal.
 
No. 5 Eastern Connecticut 15, No. 4 Keene State 9
 
The two teams traded goals in the opening minutes before Kaylee Drobish’s first score of the game five minutes into the contest sparked a 9-1 run for the Warriors that was capped by Hannah Seltzer’s only goal of the game 1:46 into the third quarter, putting Eastern Connecticut ahead 10-2. The Owls outscored the Warriors 7-5 down the stretch, but that was not enough to rally from the eight-goal deficit.
 
The Warriors had a balanced attack seven goal scorers. Avonlea LeBeau led the way with four goals and one assist, while Drobish finished the contest with two goals and two assists. Alexa Vizzini also had a four-point night with three goals and one helper, while Sydney Goyette and Abby Parisi had two goals each.
 
Anna Maccarini led Keene State with a four-goal game, while Tess Brown finished with three goals, three ground balls and three caused turnovers.
 
The Warriors outshot the Owls 29-16 in the game, which included a 26-10 advantage in shots on goal.