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16
Winner Western New Eng. WNE 7-6, 3-2
6
Gordon GC 3-10, 2-4
Winner
Western New Eng. WNE
7-6, 3-2
16
Final
6
Gordon GC
3-10, 2-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Western New Eng. WNE 8 8 16
Gordon GC 2 4 6

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Golden Bears Best Scots, 16-6

Gordon College Women's Lacrosse hosted Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) foe Western New England (WNE) this afternoon. The Golden Bears' offense heated up en route to a 16-6 victory over the Fighting Scots. 

The Fighting Scots were led by the always reliable senior attack, Olivia McCarrick who scored three goals, dished out one assist, and maintained possession of seven draw controls. Brenna Otte and Lena Larson chipped in with two goals and one goal, respectively. Defensively, Melanie Dwyer caused a game-high six turnovers. Freshman goalkeeper Annabel Christenson made 11 saves in the loss. 

The Golden Bears saw production from Kristen Breen (Sr./Ellington, Conn.) and Ariella Ruggiero (Jr./Valhalla, N.Y.) who scored four goals apiece with Breen also finding her teammates to tally three assists. Reilly Miller (So./Goshen, N.Y.) and Eileen Ruby (Jr./New Fairfield, Conn.) each found the back of the net twice on the afternoon. Golden Bears' netminder Kaitlyn Marchant (So./Londonderry, N.H.) had nine saves in the win. 

The Scots are back in CCC action at home Tuesday, April 16, as they welcome The University of New England Nor'easters at 4 p.m. 

How It Happened

  • The Golden Bears found their way on the board first after Breen netted two of the first three WNE goals to give them the three goal advantage before McCarrick found the back of the net off an Emma Hryzan pass, bringing the score 3-1 with 20 minutes to play in the half. 
  • The remainder of the half was controlled by Golden Bears as they scored five more goals only to be broken up by another lone McCarrick goal, to give them the 8-2 lead going into halftime. 
  • The second half started in similar fashion, as the Golden Bears netted three goals before Gordon's Otte converted on a McCarrick pass for Gordon's third tally of the day. WNE was able to score two more times before the Scots saw back-to-back goals from Otte and Larson to bring the score to 14-5. 
  • The Golden Bears' offense stayed hot, while McCarrick put in the Scots' final goal of the game with under two minutes remaining, before the Golden Bears took the 16-6 victory. 

Beyond The Box Score

  • Junior Melanie Dwyer caused a season-high six ground balls this afternoon.
  • Tonight's three goal performance made it Olivia McCarrick's fourth hat trick this season.
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