WORCESTER, Mass. - March 14, 2015 - The Colby-Sawyer women's lacrosse team fell at Worcester State, 13-7 in non-conference women's lacrosse action this afternoon at Coughlin Field.
BOX SCOREWith the win the Lancers improve to 3-0 overall while the Chargers (0-1) dropped their season opening match-up.
Junior Kalia Chase (Northbridge, MA) and classmate Jackie Connors (Ashland, MA) combined for nine goals to help pace Lancers. Chase led the charge with a six career-best goals while Connors netted four goals with two assists. Sophomore Alaina Martin (E. Longmeadow, MA) added one goal and two helpers, offensively.
Sophomore Angelina Sutherland (Tyngsboro, MA) paced the hosts on the back line with six ground balls, four draw controls and three forced miscues as Connors picked up a trifecta of ground balls and she recorded a pair of draws.
Colby-Sawyer was propelled by freshman
Nicole Lavigne (Berlin, VT) who registered two goals and she added a game-best seven draws. Senior
Alyssia Janak (Bourne, MA) notched one marker and two assists.
Four different players found the back of the cage as senior
Carly Baker (Beverly, MA) ended the run to help the visitors open up a 4-1 advantage with 21:36 left in the opening frame.
But the Lancers answered with a 6-1 spurt of their own to close out the frame. Chase ignited the surge and potted a second goal at the 6:01 mark before senior Angela Grassetti (Feeding Hills, MA) put the Lancers up 7-5 at the intermission.
Connors notched three consecutive tallies and assisted Chase on a fourth to put the Blue and Gold up 11-5 over the first 13 minutes of the second stanza.
Chase had two more goals down the stretch which sealed up the win for the hosts.
The Lancers led in shots (32-16), ground balls (20-11) while the Chargers controlled the draw (12-10 – 8-5 in first half).
Worcester State will start a two game stretch in Clearwater, Florida starting with Hope on Tuesday at 11 AM. Colby-Sawyer plays another MASCAC opponent this Thursday in Fitchburg State on the road.
---Courtesy of WSU
