MEDFORD, MA (March 21, 2026) -- The No. 3 Tufts University women's lacrosse team used an 8-2 second quarter to pull away from visiting and No. 21 Trinity College for a 15-5 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) on Bello Field.
The win was the fourth straight for the Jumbos overall, while Tufts has now defeated Trinity nine straight times dating back to 2019.
Tufts got on the board first with a score from senior
Allie Zorn off of a nice feed from junior
Schuyler Lloyd at the 10:09 mark of the opening frame, but Trinity (4-3, 2-3 NESCAC) netted the next two to give the Bantams a 2-1 lead. First-year
Eleanor Helm scored her 15th goal of the season to tie the game at two heading into the second quarter.
The Jumbos dominated the second frame, as Zorn scored to regain the lead for the Jumbos just 20 seconds into the period. Following a Bantams goal to tie the game, Tufts got two goals in 1:32 from juniors
Grace Hammond and
Sophia Claps to take a 5-3 advantage.
Trinity scored at the 7:03 mark of the second quarter on a Grace Denious tally, but the next eight goals would be for the hosts Saturday as a woman-up goal from Zorn started a 5-0 run to end the half with Tufts up 10-4 at the break. Claps scored three goals over that run, including one right before the halftime buzzer after a great play by Lloyd to cause a turnover near midfield.
After halftime, Lloyd saw the hard work pay off with her second of the day followed by goals from first-year
Marlo Stuart and Zorn to make it 13-4. Tufts outscored Trinity 3-0 in the third quarter.
The scoring drought would finally come to an end for Trinity after 24:33 of game action, as Denious scored unassisted to stop the stretch and make it 13-5 Tufts. Sophomore
Ava Olender scored her first of the game and
Anna Mollahan netted her sixth of the game with a second remaining to put the exclamation point on the win.
Zorn had a team-high five points for the Jumbos on four goals and an assist, adding three ground balls while scoring both of her free-position shots.
Claps netted a career-high four goals on five shots on goal, while Lloyd had two goals and an assist. Helm also added three points on a goal and two helpers, while Olender had a goal and assist late in the game.
Senior Ella Schutt was dominant on the draw Saturday, posting nine draw controls and a caused turnover, while first-year
Sophie Haas added four caused turnovers and four ground balls.
Annie Bergeron and
Nicola Donlan each had two ground balls as well.
Sophomore
Devon Chipman made five stops in cage for the Jumbos to get her sixth win of the season, allowing just four goals in 45 minutes of action, and
Sophie Powless had five saves in fourth quarter for Tufts.
Denious finished with three points on a goal and an assist, posting two ground balls as well, and Sydney Aitkenhead had two caused turnovers and three ground balls.
Tufts finished with edges in shots 36-21, as well as on ground balls 23-16 and draw controls 15-5. Tufts also scored on six of its 13 free-position attempts Saturday, and were a near-perfect 19-of-20 on clear attempts.
The Jumbos (6-1, 2-1 NESCAC) will take on Colorado College Sunday at 11:30 a.m. on Bello Field in non-conference action.
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