Box Score
MEDFORD, MA – Colby women's
lacrosse (16-1, 8-1 NESCAC) defeated the Ephs (12-6, 4-5 NESCAC)
12-10 in the finals of NESCAC tournament.
Williams had a two goal lead at the half, but the Mules rallied and
came out on top to win their second NESCAC championship in a row.
Colby opened the game with two quick goal
before junior Tracey Ferriter put the Ephs on the board with an
unassisted point at 23:28. The Mules responded
with two more goals to give Colby a 4-1
advantage. Freshman Margie Fulton scored off a
pass from senior Britt Spackman at 14:42, but Colby's Amy
Campbell answered with a goal of he own only eight seconds later.
Williams dominated the last ten minutes of the
first half, scoring six goals to Colby's one. Spackman and
senior Julia Nawrocki both scored, and junior Whitney Thayer
tallied three goals of her own in less than five
minutes. Junior Alice Nelson capitalized on a
free position shot with :06 seconds left in the half, giving the
Ephs an 8-6 lead.
Less than two minutes into the second half,
Colby tied the game at 8-8. Williams took a one
goal the lead twice more in the half off of goals from Spackman and
Ferriter, but Colby matched the Ephs both times.
With 5:27 to play, the Mules' Caroline
Atwater netted a pass from Kate Sheridan to pull ahead 11-10, and
the Ephs were unable to recover. The Mules
sealed the deal with another goal at 0:43, and went on to win
12-10.
Sophomore goaltender Julia Schreiber played
all 60 minutes for the Ephs and made eight saves while, Sarah
Warnke made one save for Colby during the first half and Keryn
Meierdierks blocked two in the second.
Britt Spackman led the Ephs in points with two
goals and two assists, followed by Whitney Thayer with three goals
and Margie Fulton with two goals and one assist.
Heather Nickerson had four goals for Colby and Kate Sheridan had
four assists.
Ephs head coach Chris Mason was proud of her
team despite the loss. “Colby is a strong,
fast, athletic team with great ball handling, but we played with
them the entire game and worked incredibly hard.
It is heartbreaking to lose in the finals, but it was close the
whole time and we really played well as a
team.”
Mason noted the strong leadership and
determination from seniors Julia Nawrocki, Britt Spackman, and
Lizzie Burns has been an asset for the Ephs throughout the NESCAC
tournament.
While the Ephs will not get an automatic bid
for the NCAA tournament, they are in the running for an at large
bit. The NCAA bracket
will be announced either Sunday night or Monday morning.
