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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA --Williams women's
lacrosse (4-6, 1-5 NESCAC) beat the Skidmore Thoroughbreds (2-11)
19-7 in a home contest Thursday night.
Williams came out hard, scoring five goals
before Skidmore put one past the Williams
keeper. The Ephs put two more points on the
board before Skidmore scored two of their own, the second one
coming at 12:36.
However, Williams responded Skidmore's surge and scored nine
goals in the next twelve and a half minutes to end the half up
16-3.
Skidmore fought back in the second half,
outscoring the Ephs 3-4. However, the Ephs
strong performance in the first half and their ability to play both
offense and defense for the remainder of the game, clinched the
win.
Much of the game was played in the Williams
offensive end, as the Ephs out shot the Thoroughbreds
14-25. Freshman keeper Julia Schreiber made five
saves for the Ephs, while Courtney Destefano rejected two Williams
shots for the Thoroughbreds.
Junior Britt Spackman led the Ephs offense
with five goals and three assists. Sophomore
Tina Nawrocki had three goals and two assists, and sophomore
Whitney Thayer had three goals and one assist.
Tracey Ferriter and Sara du Pont also netted two goals each, and
Lizzy Burns, Lauren Kennedy, Julia Nawrocki, and Stephanie Hsiung
also scored for the Ephs
Williams head coach Chris Mason was pleased
with her team's performance and credited Skidmore for a well
fought contest: “While there was a big goal differential,
Skidmore was a fast and intense team. We played with better speed
and intensity than we have all season and this is how we need to
continue to play.”
Mason commented that Spackman was a real asset
to the Ephs today: “Britt elevated the level of play, and
helped raise our level of intensity.”
The Ephs hope to continue their winning streak
this Saturday at 12:00pm against NESCAC rival Trinity College on
the Bantam's home field.
