Chrissie Attura, Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team took home a solid win at Amherst over the weekend, taking down the Lord Jeffs 11-9 on the road to open the season. The Jumbos were led with five points from senior co-captain Chrissie Attura, who had one goal and four assists on the day.
Tied 3-3 in the first half, Attura assisted on three out of the next four goals — all scored by Tufts — then put one past the goalkeeper herself to give her team an 8-3 advantage. Amherst went on to outscore Tufts 6-3 in the second half, but it was not enough as the Brown and Blue pulled out the victory. Attura's final helper came on a goal from junior Emily Johnson with 14:58 remaining in the second half.
Attura is 30th on the Tufts all-time points list and is second only to classmate Courtney Thomas for most points among active team members. She was not the only one to have a big day for Tufts, as both junior Emily Johnson and freshman Lara Kozin had four points in the victory.
D.J. Hessler, Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team started off its season on the right foot Saturday, easily handling conference rival Amherst in a 15-6 victory. The Jumbos were led by sophomore attackman D.J. Hessler, who had four goals and six assists in the game. His total of 10 points was only three shy of the school record, while his six assists on the game were only one short of the all-time Tufts mark, set by Mike McConnell (A '65) all the way back in 1965.
With the game tied at two apiece in the second period, Hessler assisted classmate Ryan Molloy on a goal and then netted two of his own to bring it to 5-2. Tufts would see its lead improve to 10-2 in the third quarter — with Hessler assisting and scoring on two more goals — before Amherst recorded its first tally since the first period. After that, Hessler made an impact on four straight goals, scoring one and assisting on three, to bring the Jumbos' advantage to a dominating 14-3.
