WL: Hunt, Panthers advance to semis after win over USM

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior Maddie Hunt (Littleton, Mass.) matched a career-high with six goals to power fourth-seeded Plymouth State University past fifth-seeded University of Southern Maine, 16-6, in the first round of the Little East Conference (LEC) Women’s Lacrosse Tournament at Panther Field on Tuesday night. The score was deadlocked at 1-1 after the opening five minutes, but junior Julia Donovan (Antrim, N.H.) converted a woman-up goal and senior Megan Gaspa (Laconia, N.H.) added a tally 15 seconds later to give the Panthers a lead they would not relinquish. PSU extended the margin to 6-1 late in the second, though…