Box Score
WILLLIAMSTOWN, MA –Williams
women's lacrosse (8-4, 4-4 NESCAC) recovered from a slow
start to beat NESCAC and Little Three rival Wesleyan (5-8, 2-6
NESCAC) 17-9. This
win means Williams, Amherst, and Wesleyan tie for the 2009 Little
Three Title.
Wesleyan dominated the first 15 minutes of the
game, largely based on their successful draw
controls. Charlotte Hastings and Laura Sticklor
both scored unassisted goals for the Cardinals before Ephs junior
Tina Nawrocki capitalized on a pass from freshman Margie Fulton to
put Williams on the board. After a period of
settled Wesleyan offense, the Cardinal scored two more goals to
give Wesleyan a 4-1 advantage.
Fulton broke through the Wesleyan defense and
scored two goals at 15:21 and 13:38 which began to build momentum
for the Ephs.
Wesleyan's Maggie Lile put one in the net, but senior Britt
Spackman scored on a free position at
tempt at 7:35 to bring the Ephs within one.
Spackman converted a pass from junior Tracey
Ferriter at 6:04 to tie the game. Ferriter then netted one of her
own at 4:56 to give the Ephs the lead for the first time. The half
ended with a 6-5 advantage to the Ephs.
Williams came out strong in the second half,
capitalizing on the momentum they built at the end of the first
half. Fulton,
Spackman, and Tina Nawrocki scored the first three goals of the
half to give the Ephs a four-goal lead.
Wesleyan's Charlotte Hastings broke through the Ephs defense
to score at 22:14, before Fulton answered with one of her own for
Williams.
Wesleyan's Clare Smith scored at 20:56,
but Williams then went on another three goals scoring
streak. Sarah Orkin scored for the Cardinals at
13:41 before Williams started a stall. Williams
scored another three goals before Wesleyan's Smith was able
to break the Ephs stall and score the Cardinals last goal of the
game. Spackman rounded out the game's
points at 2:30. The Ephs successfully stalled
for the remainder of the game to win 17-9.
Margie Fulton lead the Ephs in points with
four goals and four assists, followed by Britt Spackman with five
goals and Tina Nawrocki with three goals and two assists.
Williams sophomore goaltender Julia Schreiber
made 10 saves, while Wesleyan's Abby Sedney stopped 6 and
Maggie Drowica turned 1 aside.
Williams head coach Chris Mason noted that the
Ephs got off to a slow start but was pleased with the team's
turn around.
“We played the first quarter of the game in our defensive
end. Our defense did
a great job holding them, but we did not capitalize on the
turnovers the D created. When we started
winning draw controls and transitioning successfully, we scored
every time.”
Mason also noted that her team played well
together: “It really was a team effort on both offense and
defense today.”
Senior Lizzie Burns was an asset on defense, while both Spackman
and Ferriter played well in both directions.
Williams' next game is at Springfield
Wednesday April 21st at 7 pm.
