Boston, Mass. (March 4, 2026) --- UMass Boston women's lacrosse (0-2) saw a historic outing from Teresa Sheedy (Quincy, Mass.), who set a new program record with seven caused turnovers and set a new a career high with seven ground balls, but the Beacons' comeback bid fell just short in a 12-11 loss to Emerson (3-0).

HOW IT HAPPENED

Sheedy made her presence felt immediately, helping UMass Boston trade early goals with Emerson in a first quarter that ended tied, 3-3. The midfielder contributed both defensively and offensively, netting her first goal on a man-up, free position shot. Emerson capitalized in the second quarter, turning giveaways into transition goals and pulling ahead 7-4 at halftime despite another finish from Sheedy to keep the deficit manageable.

The Beacons regrouped at the break and stormed back in the third quarter with their strongest frame of the day. Sheedy fueled the rally, scoring twice and assisting on a goal by Ava Duffy (Boston, Mass.) as UMass Boston outscored Emerson 5-2 to erase the halftime gap. Key contributions from Emily Pearl (Orleans, Mass.) and Kheiara Vilus (Brockton, Mass.) helped the Beacons briefly go in front, but Emerson answered late to knot the score at 9-9 heading to the final period.

The fourth quarter saw Emerson regain the lead with a pair of late goals, including the eventual game-winner on a free position shot by Laina Gustafson. Despite a determined push and a fourth tally from Duffy, UMass Boston could not find the equalizer. Sheedy's relentless effort on both ends saw her finish with four goals, one assist, and a program-record seven caused turnovers, anchoring a defensive group that forced 14 total turnovers in the narrow loss.

BY THE NUMBERS

Sheedy set a new program mark with seven caused turnovers and matched her career high with seven ground balls, while adding four goals and an assist. Duffy recorded four goals on eight shots, all on goal. Pearl chipped in a goal and five ground balls, and Angelina Mazzone (Beverly, Mass.) contributed one goal and matched Sheedy with four draw controls. UMass Boston outshot Emerson 34-27, won the ground ball battle 35-27 and forced 14 turnovers, but was limited to just one assist and turned the ball over 19 times.

UP NEXT

The Beacons will look to collect their first win of the season when they travel to face Suffolk University on Saturday, March 7 at 12 p.m. in Boston, MAfrom the Wentworth Institute of Technology's Sweeney Field.

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