PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Castleton University women's lacrosse team got back in the win column on Saturday evening, taking down Rhode Island College in Little East Conference play by a final score of 13-9 on the road at a rain-soaked Alumni Field in Providence, R.I.
 
The Spartans (2-6, 1-3 LEC) jumped out to a fast lead, 4-0, but RIC stormed back to tie the score at 5-5. Castleton carried a 6-5 lead into halftime, and scored the first four goals of the second half to take a 10-5 advantage, enough to keep the Anchorwomen (1-4, 0-4 LEC) at bay and earn the Spartans their first LEC win of the season.
 
Castleton outshot Rhode Island College 38-26, with a 27-18 edge in shots on goal. The Anchorwomen turned the ball over 39 times to Castleton's 30, with the Spartans forcing 27 turnovers and Rhode Island College forcing 18. Castleton went 23-of-29 on the clear, while RIC went 24-of-35. Both sides collected 23 ground balls and 12 draw controls each with three free-position goals.
 
Aubra Linn had a career day, potting five goals and adding an assist for six points. Linn's previous career-best day scoring came on a three-goal effort a season ago. Kimberly McCarthy added four goals and three ground balls, while Lacey Greenamyre had two goals and an assist for a three-point day. Greenamyre also had nine draw controls and seven caused turnovers. Ryanne Mix had a three-point day of her own with a goal and two assists in addition to six ground balls, and Madelyn Cote added a goal and an assist for the Spartan offense. Calista Carl had five caused turnovers and three ground balls defensively for Castleton. Raven Payne earned the win in goal for the Spartans, stopping nine shots in the victory.
 
For Rhode Island College, Maddie Kross had a five-goal, one-assist day to match Linn's performance. Kross also snagged five draw controls to lead her team. Hannah Ambrosia had three points on two goals and an assist, with Ashley Rewers netting three points on one goal and two helpers. Jennie Fiano had six ground balls for RIC, while Natalie Kulacz had seven caused turnovers and five ground balls. In goal, Shannon O'Connell amassed 14 saves while allowing 13 goals in the loss.
 
Castleton came out of the gates firing, with Linn scoring unassisted twice in the first five-plus minutes of play to give Castleton a 2-0 lead. Linn then notched her lone assist in the game, finding Cote for the score to make it 3-0, before finishing off her hat trick in less than 10 minutes with her third goal of the game in just 8:16. Rhode Island College responded with three quick goals, striking three times in a three-minute span to make it a 4-3 game at the mid-way point of the half.
 
Greenamyre stopped the RIC run with an unassisted goal of her own, but two more goals from the Anchorwomen leveled the score at 5-5 with just 5:18 left before halftime. With time winding down in the half, Castleton struck once more to secure the halftime lead, 6-5. Cote scooped up a loose ball in traffic and found a wide-open McCarthy on the doorstep for an easy score and a one-goal edge.
 
Castleton continued to build momentum out of the break, scoring four times in the first 10 minutes of the second half to build a 10-5 lead. Mix got in on the scoring action, before McCarthy, Greenamyre and Linn added to the cushion for Castleton. A pair of goals by the Anchorwomen narrowed the lead back to three goals, 10-7, with 14:45 to play, but a three-goal run by Castleton featuring two goals from McCarthy—including one a player down—and one from Linn gave Castleton a comfortable lead, 13-7, with 4:38 to play. RIC notched a pair of late scores to cut into the gap, but it was too little, too late as the Spartans secured a 13-9 road win.
 
The Spartans are back in action at 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon at Dave Wolk Stadium when they host UMass Dartmouth for an LEC tilt.