NEW LONDON, N.H. – April 27, 2019 – The fifth seed Simmons University women's lacrosse team upset fourth seed Colby-Sawyer College, 10-9, in overtime of Saturday's Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament Quarterfinals.

Simmons improves to 10-6 and will go on to play at top seed Johnson & Wales on Wednesday in the GNAC semifinals. The Wildcats defeated eighth seed Norwich 25-5 in today's quarterfinal contest. Colby-Sawyer ends its season at 10-7.  

The other semifinal will feature second seed Regis, which defeated seventh seed Emmanuel 13-5, against third seed Lasell, which defeated sixth seed Saint Joseph's (Maine) 13-7.

The Sharks trailed 8-5 with 13:42 left to play and rattled off four-straight goals, three by senior Mallory Cottam (Hope, R.I.), to take a 9-8 lead with 1:18 on the clock.

Colby-Sawyer senior Sierra Schuster (Hopkinton, N.H.) was able to pull the Chargers even at 9-9 by converting a free position shot with 26 seconds left in regulation.

Simmons sophomore Molly Reinhold (Mystic, Conn.) won the overtime draw to set up a scoring chance for the Sharks. Cottam weaved through the Colby-Sawyer defense and deposited the ball in the back of the net for the game-winner.

Cottam finished the game with seven goals, seven ground balls, and three caused turnovers. Reinhold added a goal and game-highs of seven draw controls and five caused turnovers.

Colby-Sawyer was led by Schuster. She registered four goals, two assists and a couple of caused turnovers. Senior Brittany Ireland (Amherst, N.H.) finished with a goal, two assists and three caused turnovers.  

Simmons goalie Cat Cross (Beverly, Mass.) earned the win with five saves, while Colby-Sawyer junior goalie Kailyn Lapham (Medway, Mass.) finished with 13 saves in the loss.

Saturday, April 27 - Quarterfinals
Game 1: #1 JWU 25, #8 Norwich 5
Game 2: #5 Simmons 10, #4 Colby-Sawyer 9 (ot)
Game 3: #3 Lasell 13, #6 Saint Joseph's Maine 7 
Game 4: #2 Regis 13, #7 Emmanuel 5
 
Wednesday, May 1 - Semifinals (at higher seeds)
Game 5: #5 Simmons at #1 JWU
Game 6: #3 Lasell at #2 Regis
 
Saturday, May 4 - Championship
Game 7: at highest remaining seed

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