NEWTON, Mass. – The Lasell College women's soccer team defeated Norwich University 8-0 in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) match-up on Monday afternoon at Lasell's Taylor Field.

Lasell College junior Bridget Lynch continued her record-breaking career, tying the school record for goals in a game with five, setting a new single game record for points with 12 and becoming the program's all-time leading goal scorer as she pushed her career total to 54 goals. Lasell remained undefeated in GNAC play improving to 7-0-1 in conference matches and 10-2-1 overall, while Norwich slipped to 1-7 in GNAC contests and 1-12 on the year.

Bridget Lynch (Dover, N.H) scored five times while adding a pair of assists on the day, Molly Lauver (Cambridge, N.Y.) chipped in with two goals and an assist and Arianna DiOrio (Revere, Mass.) added a goal and an assist in the victory. Caitlin Greco (Higganum, Conn.) earned the victory in goal for the Lasers, stopping one shot in her first collegiate start.

Allison Hull (South Royalton, Vt.) made six saves in the opening half for the Cadets, and Molly Miller (Raymond, Maine) made seven stops in 45 minutes of action for Norwich.

Bridget Lynch opened the scoring in the seventh minute on a cross from Lauver. Lauver took a ball just across midfield, and drove the end-line pushing the ball beyond a Norwich defender. Her cross found Lynch in space at the top of the six-yard box and the junior's shot glanced off the diving Hull before finding its way into the net for a 1-0 Lasers lead. Bridget Lynch was again the beneficiary of some nice service, this time from freshmen Erin Smith (Gorham, Maine) in the 13th minute when she knocked home the ball just inside the left post for a 2-0 lead.

Lynch then repaid the favor to Lauver, finding the sophomore with a service that Lauver tapped in to put Lasell in front 3-0. Lasell made it 4-0 when Arianna DiOrio scored her first goal of the season when she redirected a ball into the net following a Lasell corner. Bridget Lynch notched her third goal of the game in the 25th minute when she beat a pair of Norwich defenders and headed into space against Hull, scoring on the breakaway to make if 5-0 heading into the break.

Lynch wasted no time, scoring her record-breaking goal just 13 seconds into the second half when her twin sister Kayla won a fifty-fifty ball in the midfield and led Bridget with a perfectly placed thru ball which she finished for her 53rd career goal. Bridget set up Lauver in the 50th minute for a 7-0 lead, and knocked home a DiOrio cross in the 55th minute for her fifth goal in the match before departing.

Norwich will host Rivier University on Friday October 18th at 6:00 p.m.in their next contest before tangling with Mount Ida College at home on Wednesday October 23rd at 7:15 p.m.

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