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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA -- Williams women's
lacrosse (2-6, 1-5 NESCAC) lost 14 – 6 to archrival Amherst
(9-1, 5-1 NESCAC) in a home contest on Lamb Field
.
Sophomore Alice Nelson and junior Julia
Nawrocki led the Ephs offense with two goals apiece, while Mary
Noonan, Christina Hopkins, Amy Craig, and Robyn Lightner netted two
each the Lord Jeffs.
Amherst came out strong, scoring two goals in
the first five minutes of the contest. The Ephs
first goal came unassisted from junior Britt Spackman at 21:05 to
make the sore 2-1.
However Amherst responded, netting a goal 5 minutes
later. Junior Julia Nawrocki scored the Ephs
second goal off a free position shot at 9:32.
The Lord Jeffs' offence put pressure on the Ephs in the last
ten minutes of the half, scoring 5 more goals to gain an 8-2
advantage.
Amherst scored two goals to start the second
half before Ephs sophomore Alice Nelson netted a goal off a pass
from fellow sophomore Tina Nawrocki at 22:36.
Nelson scored her second goal off a free position shot ten minutes
later, but not before Amherst had scored three more unassisted
goals. Tina Nawrocki scored off a pass from
senior Sarah du Pont at 10:15 to close out the Ephs
scoring. The lord Jeffs sealed the victory with
two more goals in the last ten minutes of play to bring the final
score to 14-6.
Ephs head coach, Chris Mason, commended
Amherst for “their good pressure and hustle,” but also
commented, “We went into the game nervous and tentative, and
needed to bring some of the intensity from our practices into the
game.”
Williams out shot the Lord Jeffs, 27-25, but
keeper Linda McEvoy made a season-high 15 saves for the Lord
Jeffs. Ephs goalie, freshman Julia Schreiber
made 5 saves.
Coach Mason also applauded junior Lizzy Burns
for her play in the midfield remarking that, “she forced many
turnovers and was great on draw control.”
Williams will next host Endicott, Monday April
14th at 4:15pm.
