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Senior Amanda Gable was named the America East Player of the Game after scoring five goals.

BALTIMORE—The UMBC women’s lacrosse team scored five goals within the first minutes and never looked back as it defeated Fresno State, 18-3, to snap a three-game losing streak Friday at UMBC Stadium. With the win, the Retrievers improve to 3-3 on the season, while the Bulldogs fall to 0-3.

Senior Amanda Gable (Mount Airy, Md./Glenelg) was named the America East Player of the Game after scoring the first two goals of the contest and added three in a row minutes later to bring the score to 9-0 with just less than eight minutes gone in the first half.

Junior Erika Braerman (Fallston, Md./Fallston) and sophomore Bria Phillips (Davidsonville, Md./Coronado (Calif.)) each earned hat tricks while adding three assists and junior Ashley Stodter (Silver Spring, Md./Good Counsel) tailed two goals.

Sophomore Emily Coady (Westminster, Md./Westminster) added three points (1 goal, 2 assists), while juniors Meagan Linkous (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) and Kristen Milligan (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake), sophomore Alicia Krause (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron/Duquesne) and freshman Lindsay Cox (High Bridge, N.J./Voorhees) also tickled the twine for the Retrievers. Junior Carrie Paris (Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley) and freshman Kerianne Allen (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) each added an assist.

UMBC outshot the Bulldogs, 33-6, and earned 18 draw controls to Fresno State’s five. In addition, UMBC 20-11 in ground balls.

Senior Kate Quick (Phoenix, Md./Maryvale Prep) earned the win, making one save and allowing no goals in 23:34 of action. Katie Wilbur made nine saves for the Bulldogs.

The Retrievers return to action Wednesday when they host Monmouth at 4 p.m. at UMBC Stadium