Women's Lacrosse Ousted by Wilmington in CACC First Round

WILMINGTON, Del. – Playing in the first round of the CACC Tournament for the third straight year, the sixth-seeded University of Bridgeport women's lacrosse team dropped a 23-16 contest at third-seeded Wilmington on Saturday afternoon.

A pair of 8-3 quarters in the first and third ultimately doomed UB against the higher-seeded Wildcats. After going down by five goals to end the first quarter, the Purple Knights trimmed to edge to just 11-9 at halftime.

Bridgeport closed the gap even further after Elizabeth Pitts scored the opening tally of the third quarter. Wilmington went on to score the next three goals while going on an 8-2 spurt that put them ahead 19-12 after 45 minutes.

Individually speaking, Tara Dimaio closed out her junior campaign in fabulous fashion. The Long Islander poured in six goals to go along with five ground balls and four caused turnovers—all of which served as team bests.

Dimaio finishes the season with team highs in goals (52), ground balls (54) and caused turnovers (42).

Graduate student Tereza Kreuzova was also superb in her final collegiate game. The Czech Republic native ranked second on the squad with four goals. She finishes the year with a career-high 45 tallies.

Max McDermott rounded out UB's top offensive performers. The senior midfielder tallied a hat trick for the eighth time this season. She caps off her sensational year with a team-high 70 points off 46 goals and 24 assists.

Samantha Targonski and Emily Stuart also found the back of the net for the road squad on Saturday. They ranked 1-2 on UB in draw controls as well, grabbing five and four respectively.

Another Purple Knight playing her final collegiate game was senior goalkeeper Jackie Mellia. She finished with 12 stops to signify her eighth double-digit performance of the season.

Mellia finishes her career with a program record 566 saves in 61 games played.