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A. Lapia
13
Fitchburg St. FSU 2-4, 0-0
18
Winner Gordon GORDON 3-1, 0-0
Fitchburg St. FSU
2-4, 0-0
13
Final
18
Gordon GORDON
3-1, 0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fitchburg St. FSU 6 3 3 1 13
Gordon GORDON 4 5 6 3 18

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

LaPia, Mansfield Lead Scots Past Falcons In High Scoring Affair, 18-13

In their first return since their spring break trip, Gordon College Women's Lacrosse squared off against the Fitchburg State (FSU) Falcons at the Brigham Athletic Complex this afternoon where the Fighting Scots pulled ahead in the second half to clench their third win of the season, 18-13.

For the Scots, Abigail Mansfield and Alexis LaPia led their squad to victory with five goals each, meanwhile Kaitlyn Mini was not far behind, adding four goals to Gordon's total. Additionally, Annabel Christenson held down the fort with nine saves. 

The visitors were paced by Julia Miele who found the back of the net four times as well as Cali Laakso, Brooke Johnson, and Nicole Orlowski who booked two goals each. Also, Eva Kozikowski dished out four assists in the Falcons' effort. 

How It Happened
  • FSU rattled off a pair of quick shots in the opening two and a half minutes to lead the Fighting Scots, 2-0. However, not to be outdone, Gordon's Mini registered two straight tallies to lock it up at 2-2 with just under eight to go in the first quarter. The visitors fired back with three of their own before Mansfield tacked on one more goal before the end of the first to cut the deficit to 4-6 after one.
  • The Scots flipped the script in the opening minutes of the next quarter, as the blue and white took their turn scoring two goals in the opening two and a half minutes. Throughout the remaining minutes of the second, both sides scored three times to even out the score at 9-9 going into the break.
  • Continuing to hit two consecutive shots per team, the Falcons and Scots each hit the back of the net twice in the first six minutes to knot up the score yet again 11-all. With just over four minutes remaining in the third, Gordon began to pull away taking the biggest margin of the game, 15-12 heading into the final 15 minutes of regulation. 
  • With 6:59 on the clock, the Falcons scored the first goal of the fourth to come within two (13-15), however, the Fighting Scots went off in the remaining minutes to take the eventual 18-13 win. 
Beyond The Box Score
  • Abigail Mansfield and Kaitlyn Mini each tied their previous season-high goals with five and four, respectively, while Alexis LaPia booked a career-high four goals.
  • The Scots return to the turf on Saturday, March 19 when they host Rhode Island College at 1 p.m.
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