Box Score
MIDDLETOWN, CT – Williams women's lacrosse (2-5,1-4
NESCAC) lost 9-8 to NESCAC and Little Three rival Wesleyan (5-3,
2-2 NESCAC) on the Cardinals home field.
The Ephs came out strong, with juniors Julia Nawrocki and Britt
Spackman scoring a goal each in the first three minutes of play.
Wesleyan quickly responded with a pair of goals to tie the game,
and the Ephs pulled back to lead 4-3 at the half with goals from
sophomore Whitney Thayer and Tina Nawrocki.
A second goal from Spackman at 28:28 boosted the Ephs lead to
5-3. Wesleyan freshman Jess Chukwu's second goal of the game tied
the contest at 5-5.
Williams took the lead again with a goal from Tina Nawrocki, but
two more goals from Chukwu gave the Cardinals the advantage
for the first time at 17:10. The Ephs then went ahead 8-7 with
goals from first year Anne Marie Burke and Julia Nawrocki.
With goals from Sarah Orkin and Allie Lynch in the last 10
minutes of play, the Cardinals sealed the victory. Williams fought
back in the last minute of play after junior Lizzie Burns caused
Wesleyan to turn the ball over, but the Ephs two shots went
wide.
Eph head coach Chris Mason commented that the Ephs "needed to
play more dynamically on and off the ball. Our defense played
alright but we needed to score more."
Williams freshman goaltender Julia Schreiber made 5 saves in the
contest, and Wesleyan goalie Rachel Stemerman turned aside 8 shots
by the Ephs to collect the win.
Julia Nawrocki, Tina Nawrocki, and Britt Spackman led the Eph
attack with two goals each, and Spackman added two assists.
Wesleyan's Jess Chukwu led the Cardinals with four goals and one
assist.
The Ephs will next host archrival Amherst College at 1:00pm
Saturday April, 12th.
