THE BASICS:

- Score: Mercy 11, Assumption 9

- Record: Mercy (2-0), Assumption (0-1)

- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Multi-Sport Stadium)

The Lead: Assumption and Mercy were knotted 4-4 at the half, but the Mavericks outscored the Hounds 4-1 over the first 12 minutes of the second to pull away and eventually earn an 11-9 victory in Assumption's season-opener on Tuesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Quincy Wilkins (Wilbraham, Mass. / Minnechaug) opened the scoring for Assumption just 26 seconds into the contest off a feed from Sarah Reilly (Fairfield, Conn. / Fairfield-Warde). The lead was short lived as Mercy countered with three goals over the next ten minutes for a 3-1 advantage.

- Jenny Bush (Kennebunk, Maine / Kennebunk) ended the run with a goal at 17:02, but Hunter Isnardi scored her second of the game four minutes later for a 4-2 lead. Reilly cut the deficit in half with 11:04 left in the half and the Bush drew a free position attempt with just 9.5 seconds remaining. She burst past the defense and fired it into the back of the cage to knot the game 4-4 going into the break.

- Mercy scored twice in the opening nine minutes of the second, before Jen McDonald (Walpole, Mass. / Walpole) trimmed the deficit to 6-5 on a free position goal at 20:20. However, the Mavericks responded with four consecutive goals over the next 12 minutes to stretch their lead to 10-5.

- Caitlin Graves (Ashland, Mass. / Ashland) ended the run and Kaitlin Hart (Cohoes, N.Y. / Shaker) followed with a goal at 6:58 to trail by three. Mercy answered with a goal at 5:21 for the 11-7 advantage. The Hounds cut the gap to 11-9 with a pair of Amanda Burns (Billerica, Mass. / Billerica Memorial) goals in the last four minutes but couldn't get any closer as they fell by two.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Mercy outshot Assumption 22-15 in the contest and forced 27 Hound turnovers while committing just 18. The Mavericks were also 12 of 13 on the clear while Assumption was 11-for-22.

- Bush and Burns led the team with two goals apiece while combining for eight draw controls. Reilly chipped in one goal and three assists while Gabrielle Morris (Londonderry, N.H. / Londonderry) led the defense with four caused turnovers.

- Jaclyn Chiro (Hopkinton, Mass. / Hopkinton) took the loss in net as she recorded nine saves while allowing 11 goals. Jillian Rocco earned the win for Mercy.

- Isnardi led the Mavericks with three goals, nine draw controls, five ground balls and four caused turnovers, while Emily Jehle had five assists and two goals.

UP NEXT:

- Assumption returns to action on Saturday when the team hosts Bridgeport at 11:00 am in Multi-Sport Stadium.

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