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Winner Westfield St. WSU 4-3
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Nichols NC 2-3
Winner
Westfield St. WSU
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Final
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Nichols NC
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Westfield St. WSU 11 3 14
Nichols NC 0 3 3

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Owls shut down Bison, 14-3

Westfield State 14, Nichols 3
Dudley, Mass. – Vendetti Field
Saturday, March 26, 2016

 
All-Time Series & Streaks
The Owls have now won all three of the all-time meetings with the Bison dating back to 2014.

Quick Synopsis
The Nichols College women's lacrosse team fell to Westfield State 14-3 in non-conference action at Vendetti Field. The Owls jumped out to an 11-0 lead after the first half and held off the Bison in the second half to secure the win.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Freshman Sydney Lambert (Hanover, Mass.) (Westfield) – two goals; two assists; game-high six shots; one ground ball; one caused turnover; one draw control
2 – Freshman Marissa Nimeskern (Hanover, Mass.) (Westfield) – three goals; three shots; one ground ball; one caused turnover
3 – Freshman Alexa Tonelli (Shrewsbury, Mass.) (Westfield) – three goals; four shots; one caused turnover

Key Stat of the Game
The Owls outshot the Bison 28-6 for the game including 22-1 in the first half. The Bison also turned the ball over 21 times while Westfield State turned it over 11 times.

Quick Hits
- The Owls rattled off the 13 unanswered goals to start the game including 11 goals in the first half followed by the first two goals of the second half.  
- Nichols senior captain Alexa Smith (Salem, N.H.), and sophomores Lindsay O'Connell (Danvers, Mass.), and Katherine MacNutt (New Milford, Conn.) scored the Bison's three goals for the game while junior Brooke Marion (South Hadley, Mass.) tallied an assist.
- Nine different student-athletes scored goals for the Owls. Sophomore Samantha Coyle (Weymouth, Mass.) as well as senior Roni Orcutt (Granville, Mass.) both scored a goal and tallied two assists.
- Junior Katherine Cotton (Kennebunk, Maine) stopped 8 shots through 45:58 of playing time in the loss while sophomore Jacqueline Hogue (North Grafton, Mass.) finished the game by making one save. Senior Mimi Khampaeng (Hampden, Mass.) earned the win after not allowing a goal through the first half and making no saves and freshman Maria Woodall (Norfolk, Mass.) allowed three goals and made two saves in the second half to close it out for the away team.

Next up
Nichols (2-4) – Tuesday, March 29 at Lasell, 4:00 p.m.
Westfield State (4-3) – Tuesday, March 29 vs Johnson & Wales, 7:00 p.m.
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