DUDLEY, Mass. – Freshman Lauren LeMay (Tyngsborough, Mass.) scored her first collegiate goal in Nichols College's 8-3 loss to Salve Regina University in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Wednesday night at Vendetti Field.
 
Freshman Erin Kelley (Dighton, Mass.) scored her team-leading fourth goal of the season for the Bison, who also saw sophomore Courteney White (Orange, Mass.) net her first of the season. Freshman Brooke Misbach (Guilford, Conn.) was credited with nine saves.
 
Junior Lindsey Venuto (Foxboro, Mass.) and freshman Ashley Cody (Pawling, N.Y.) each potted a pair of goals for the Seahawks while senior Erin Gendreau (Sandwich, Mass.) tallied a goal and two assists and junior Amber Cody (Pawling, N.Y.) collected a goal and three helpers.
 
The Seahawks led 4-0 at halftime behind two goals from Ashley Cody and two assists from Amber Cody. The Bison made it a 5-2 game behind goals from LeMay at 39:12 and Kelley at 48:12, but goals from Venuto and Gendreau 19 seconds apart pushed the SRU lead to 7-2 with 20 minutes to go in the second half.

All-Time Series
Tonight's contest marked the 33rd all-time meeting between Nichols College and Salve Regina University. The Seahawks now lead the series, 18-15, and have won the last five meetings.
 
Quotes
"We were much improved in the second half. Our offensive attack was more lively. We changed up our formation, which seemed to help a little bit. We'll keep building off of that." – Nichols head coach Kristan Mallet
 
"We definitely came out stronger in the second half. We started to communicate more. We connected on our passes better, something we struggled a little with in the first half. Lauren LeMay's first goal really fired up everyone on the team. The spirit she brought into the half really brought everyone else together. We continued it down the field and played better defense as well." – Nichols sophomore Courteney White
 
Next Games
Nichols (1-8, 0-4 CCC) – Friday, September 30 vs Gordon, 4:00 p.m.
Salve Regina (6-3, 2-2 CCC) – Saturday, October 1 @ Endicott, 1:00 p.m.