All-Time Series & Streaks
The Lyons moved to 9-2 all-time against the Bison and have won the last six meetings.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Charlotte Wagner (MHC) (West Chester, Pa.) – four goals
2 – Julia Bell (MHC) (Longmeadow, Mass.) – two goals
3 – Kristina Ramsden (MHC) (Florence, Mass.) – two assists

Key Stat of the Game
The Lyons held a 14-3 edge in penalty corners and finished the evening with a 35-7 edge in shots.

Turning Point
The Lions scored three goals in the opening 4:30 of the contest to build an early lead. Julia Bell (Longmeadow, Mass.) scored off a rebound at 2:10 to make it 1-0 before senior Sarah LaQuerre (Old Orchard Beach, Maine) doubled the lead 54 seconds later. Wagner's first of the evening off a rebound at 4:30 pushed the lead to 3-0.

Quick Hits
-Junior goalie Liz DeCesare (Westford, Mass.) got the start in goal for the Lyons and made two saves before leaving the game at halftime.
-Sophomore Brianna Kilborn (North Brookfield, Mass.) led the Bison with four shots.
-Junior goalie Ariana Beauregard (Coventry, R.I.) came on in relief of junior starter Katherine Cotton (Kennebunk, Maine) after the Lyons took a 3-0 lead and finished the evening with 14 saves.

Quote(s):
"That was a challenging opening game for us and we knew it would be. I had six freshmen and sophomores on the field tonight, which gave us a very young team playing an experienced Mount Holyoke squad. Ariana went into the game after not having played more than a half of field hockey in her career and stepped up. I was happy to see that. We have a great little team that is very coachable. We have a long way to go, but I saw a lot of promising things tonight." – Nichols head coach Kristan Mallet

"This was a very tough game. They're a very tough team that has a little bit more skill than we do. As a returning senior, this was one of the better feelings I've had on the field in the last 20 or so games. We worked well together, not only for ourselves but together as a whole. It felt really good." Senior Victoria Utter

Next up
Nichols – Thursday, Sept. 3 @ Mount Ida, 4:00 p.m.
Mount Holyoke – Saturday, Sept. 5 vs RPI, 1:00 p.m.