NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Colby-Sawyer women's lacrosse skid continues as the Chargers have lost three of their last four Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) games falling to the Norwich University Cadets by a 18-13 final on Wednesday night.

Rapid Recap: 

• The Cadets used the home field advantage jumping ahead 2-0 before first year Heather Hanson (Marston Mills, Mass.) provided offense scoring her 35th goal of the year. Norwich continued the fast open tallying two more scores now leading 4-1. Sophomore Olivia Romo (Marlboro, Vt.) tried to spark the Chargers offense again throwing a shot into the back of the net. Senior Caroline Tompkins (Marblehead, Mass.) followed it up with a free position goal to get the Chargers within a single goal with 4:36 remaining in the first quarter. The Cadets closed strong registering two more goals giving the home team a three goal lead heading into the second.
• Two more quick goals for Norwich and the Chargers saw a four goal deficit, before Romo started a 3-0 run with a free position strike. Junior Sydney Stevens (Laconia, N.H.) and Hanson added the other scores to get the Chargers within 8-6. The Cadets extended the lead again with a pair more before Hanson finished her hat-trick to end first half scoring. 
• Reigning GNAC rookie of the week first year Sophia Kuhlthau (Cheshire, Conn.) got the Chargers first goal of the second half to trim the Cadets lead to 11-8, but Norwich responded with a pair of goals. Hanson scored again at the 3:28 mark of the third, but the lead stayed at five goals heading into the final frame. 
• The first five minutes of the fourth belonged to the home team pushing the lead to 16-9 as time continued to wind down. Kuhlthau and Romo each tallied scores, but an insurance goal from the Cadets kept the game out of reach for the visitors. Junior Hannah Marquis (Weare, N.H.) and Tompkins finished goals in the winding minutes as Norwich picked up the big conference win.

Notes & Notables:

• Romo had one of her best games at Colby-Sawyer with three goals and a career-high eight ground balls. Hanson kept up her GNAC rookie of the year campaign with four goals, one assist, seven ground balls, seven draw controls and a caused turnover. Kuhlthau and Tompkins each added two goals and six draw controls apiece. 
• Defensively the Chargers were led again by first year Hannah Himes (Williston, Vt.) as she collected seven ground balls and causing one turnover. 
• Paton stopped seven shots in the loss.
• The Chargers lost the ground ball battle for only the third time all year as the Cadets picked up 42 to Colby-Sawyer's 41. Norwich also out shot the Chargers by a 25-20 shot on goal margin in the victory.

Up next:
The Chargers conclude the three-game road trip at Johnson & Wales University on April 16th in Providence, Rhode Island.

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