Women's Lacrosse Falls To Bridgewater State On Senior Night

Worcester, MA --- Senior Jenny Jones (Framingham, MA) and junior Kristen White (Pelham, MA) both finished with four goals and two assists apiece to help lead Bridgewater State to a 21-9 victory over Worcester State in NEWLA action this evening at Coughlin Field.

Senior Bethany Bush (Littleton, MA) propelled the defensive effort for BSU (13-1, 5-0 NEWLA) with seven ground balls and three caused turnovers while freshman Taylor Clancy (Braintree, MA) finished with three ground balls, a trio of draw controls and two forced miscues.

On offense, fourth-year Courtney Lennon (Medfield, MA) added four points with two goals and two helpers as sophomore Michelle Navoni (Mansfield, MA) and freshman Nicki Giordano (Huntington Station, NY) each potted a pair of markers.

First-year Shawna Strazzere (Canton, MA) led Worcester State (2-8, 2-3 NEWLA) with a hat-trick that included two free position goals while senior Karla Rotondi (Tewksbury, MA) and junior Meaghan Sheehan (Dunstable, MA) both recorded two tallies each. Third-year Danielle Clifford (Attleboro, MA) was all over the field this evening as she doled out two assists, corralled four draws and caused a pair of turnovers.

Senior Katie Weber (Arlington, MA) earned the win for Bridgewater State as she was not called upon to make a save. Weber gave way to freshman Victoria Moore (Duxbury, MA) who stopped two shots for the visitors. Junior Haley Erickson (Saugus, MA) collected 12 saves for the Lancers in the setback.

After Sheehan knotted the score 1-1 on a dish from senior Carley MacIntyre (Townsend, MA) at 24:17, Bridgewater State would close out the opening frame with a 14-0 run as Jones and White combined for seven markers in the outburst.

The Lancers rattled off the first three tallies of the second to make the score 15-4 before the Bears put the lead back into double-digits with a trio of goals five minutes apart.

With 18:15 left in regulation, Worcester State would go on a 4-1 spurt – with a pair from Strazzere – to trail 19-8 with 6:32 remaining. Bears would net two of the final three goals to end the contest and remain unbeaten in conference play.

BSU outshot the hosts by a commanding 24-4 margin in first period as the Blue and Gold outshot the visitors 15-14 in the final stanza. Both squads were an even 15-15 in draws while Bridgewater State led in ground balls 28-10.

This evening Rotondi, MacIntyre, Colleen Manning (Plainville, MA) and Karen Feeley (W. Springfield, MA) were each honored in a brief pre-game ceremony on "Senior Night" for their contributions to the program.

The two squads will return to NEWLA play on Saturday. Worcester State looks to upset Fitchburg State on the road at 11 AM while Bridgewater State will entertain Elms at 1 o'clock in their final home contest.