Colby-Sawyer College Athletics

Newton, MA – The Chargers took on the Lasell Lasers on Saturday for a GNAC quarterfinal matchup in Massachusetts on Saturday. Rose Finlayson (Hopkinton, NH) scored five goals in the 12-8 win that sends the Chargers to the GNAC semifinals. 

Rapid Recap: 

• Mara Boldy assisted Brianna McNeil to give the Lasers a 1-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game. Finlayson scored three minutes later to tie the game up 1-1. 

• In the second quarter, Finlayson gave the Chargers a 2-1 lead after 33 seconds. McNeill assisted a Lasell goal from Ruby Cahill to tie the game at two goals apiece. The Lasers took a 3-2 lead about a minute later when Emily Watson scored. Down by a goal, sophomore Lauren Vignola (Ringwood, NJ) scored for the Chargers with 10:06, 3:45, and 0:36 left in the first half. Vignola's three goals gave the Chargers a 5-3 lead going into the halftime break. 

• Ashley Pelletier (Bridgton, ME) assisted Finlayson's third of the game about a minute into the second half. Watson, Cahill (assisted by Zoe Avery), and Boldy scored for Lasell to make it a 6-6 scoreline. With 8:39 to go in the third quarter, Madeline Knight (Pownal, ME) scored for the Chargers to make it a 7-6 ball game. Lily Hunt scored the equalizer for Lasell about four-and-a-half minutes later. With less than two minutes to go in the quarter, Elena Bronson (Monkton, VT) assisted Finlayson to give the Chargers a one-goal lead. 

• Bronson scored for the Chargers with less than 10 minutes in the game. Lily Hunt assisted Cahill for the Lasers with 5:18 to go. Vignola scored about a minute later to give the Chargers a 10-8 lead. Cecilia Ponzini (Windham, ME) and Finlayson (assisted by Knight) each scored a goal for the Chargers before the end of the game. The Chargers won the game 12-8. 

Inside the Numbers: 

• Finlayson ended the game on five goals for the Chargers. Vignola scored four goals for the Chargers and Ponzini scored one on the day. Knight and Bronson both scored one and assisted one on Saturday. Pelletier recorded an assist in the quarterfinal. 

• Addison Glavin (Andover, MA) picked up five ground balls and made seven saves. Ponzini and Luci Walden (Bellingham, MA) each caused four turnovers. 

• Cahill scored three goals for Lasell. 

• The Chargers combined for 21 ground balls. 

Up Next: 

The Chargers earned a spot in the GNAC semifinals on Tuesday. The Chargers will travel to play against Saint Joseph's College of Maine in Standish, Maine on Tuesday at 7pm.

WRITTEN BY ERIC DESCHNER