All-Time Series & Streaks
Today's game marked the fourth all-time meeting between Nichols College and Wentworth Institute of Technology. The Bison have won all four meetings and lead the series, 4-0.
 
Quick Synopsis
Senior Alexa Smith (Salem, N.H.), junior Olivia Morawski (Fairfield, Conn.), and sophomore Lindsay O'Connell (Danvers, Mass.) each scored four goals to lead the Nichols College women's lacrosse team to a 20-9 win in the regular season finale for both Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) schools Tuesday afternoon at Vendetti Field.
 
Senior Meghan Dombkowski (Sagaponack, N.Y.) collected three points (2-1-3) in the final home game of her career while junior Reilly Flaherty (Bellingham, Mass.), sophomore Olivia Normandin (Clifton Park, N.Y.), and freshman Caitlynn Berube (Groton, Mass.) each notched their first point of the season.
 
 Freshman Brooke Paradis (Pelham, N.H.) potted six goals to pace the Leopards.
 
Inside the Game
-Nichols outshot the Leopards 45-28 and forced 28 turnovers – including 20 in the first half.
-The Bison scored 10 goals in half and their largest lead was 11, which came on a goal by junior Kelly Downey (Waltham, Mass.) with 47 seconds remaining in the second half.
 
On the Bison
-The win was the largest for the Bison since defeating Smith by 11 goals on March 10, 2015.
-Eleven different student-athletes registered at least one point.
-Sophomore Rachel Birmingham (Naples, Fla.) forced a game-high 10 turnovers and also led all student-athletes with 12 ground balls.
-Junior Katherine Cotton (Kennebunk, Maine) turned aside seven shots to earn her third win of the season.
 
About the Opponent
-Sophomore Sam Webb (Westminster, Md.) tallied a goal and an assist.
-Senior goalie Hayley Patton (Cranston, R.I.) was credited with 17 saves.
-Freshman Leah Cummins (Plymouth, Mass.) forced a team-high three caused turnovers.
 
Quotes
"It was a great way to end the season. It was a solid team effort. We were very young this season, so it was nice to have everybody get into the game. Hopefully, the minutes they played today allowed them to start to fix their mistakes on the field and figure out what they need to work on for next season." – Nichols head coach Kathryn Beall
 
On Tap
Nichols (3-13, 1-7 CCC) – Season complete
Wentworth (2-14, 0-8 CCC) – Season complete