Box Score
MIDDLETOWN,CT––Williams
(8-4/4-3 NESCAC) defeated Wesleyan (3-9/0-7 NESCAC) 13-7 to win
their first Little Three title since 2000. The game was also a
marked response to last year's 9-8 loss, which was the
Cardinal's first victory over the Ephs since 1983. The Ephs
lead the all-time series 28-5.
Wesleyan came out flying, scoring the first goal of the
game three minutes into the first half. Senior Tracey Ferriter and
sophomore Katie Ellis combined to score two minutes after the
Cardinals, starting an avalanche of Eph goals. Senior co-captain
Whitney Thayer scored three more goals for the Ephs, and Ellis
assisted on two of them. Freshman Sam Weinstein, sophomore Margie
Fulton, and junior Anne Marie Burke each scored a goal to bring the
score to 6-1. Head Coach Chris Mason said “they scored the
first goal, but then we came right back and did a good job building
on the lead.”
The Williams offense was interrupted by another Wesleyan
goal at 5:59, but Ferriter once again responded in a timely
fashion. The Cardinals registered one more goal before the close of
the half, but Fulton and fellow sophomore Meera Sivalingam
collaborated to maintain the Ephs' momentum going into the
second half.
Williams came out of the half-time break ready to play.
Thayer, Weinstein, and Fulton registered three goals in quick
succession to make the score 12-3. Wesleyan and Williams exchanged
goals, with senior Tina Nawrocki scoring her first goal of the game
at 17:01. Wesleyan then went on the offensive scoring three goals
in the final eight minutes of the game. Mason said “Schreiber
played phenomenally. At the end they had a couple of breakaways and
Schreibs made some great saves. She made 13 saves and only gave up
5 goals, which is an outrageous save percentage in lacrosse. Kate
Foley also did a good job when she came in at the
end.”
Mason also liked that the “number of goals and
contributers were spread out,” remarking that the team
“did a good job moving the ball through the midfield and
played good team defense.”
The team will host Springfield College on April 20 at
4:30pm before returning to NESCAC play against Bowdoin on April 24
at 12pm.
