BALTIMORE, Md. – An explosive first quarter paved the way for UMBC lacrosse to take down Longwood 16-2 on Saturday afternoon in the season opener for both sides.
 
The Retrievers (1-0), who were picked to finish second in the America East conference, rode the hot hands of Kolby Weedon, Claire Bockstie and Dymin Gerow. The trio combined to tally 13 goals and three assists on the day. Gerow led the way with six goals, one shy of her career high, to go with an assist, while Weedon added four goals and an assist. Bockstie tallied three goals.
 
For Longwood (0-1), Haley Moomau, Lauren Cerretani and Riley McDonald all scored for the Lancers. Ainsley Rowlison and Emily Cate Smith each chipped in assists for a Longwood side that opens the season with back-to-back road contests.
 
UMBC jumped out to a quick lead after Weedon tallied a goal 10 seconds into the match, but it was a three minute stretch late in the first quarter that saw UMBC rip off four goals that proved to be the difference. Gerow scored twice in that stretch, and UMBC turned a two-goal game into a 6-0 lead.
 
Gerow and Bockstie extended the lead in the second quarter before the Lancers scored twice within a two minute span to trim the lead. Moomau scored first off a feed from Rowlison, and Cerretani tallied hers with 11:17 to play in the first half. UMBC again had a flurry of goals though and stretched the advantage to 14-2 at the break.
 
Longwood stays on the road with a trip to Delaware State next Saturday. The game will start at 2 p.m. The Lancers then come back home to host Old Dominion the following weekend on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m.
 
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