Pride Outlast Falcons In Lacrosse Action

Weston, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's lacrosse suffered a 10-8 setback to the Pride of Regis College in non-conference action on Friday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 8, Regis 10
Records: Fitchburg State (0-3) | Regis (4-2)

How It Happened

Regis grabbed a 3-0 advantage with a pair of scores from junior Kylee Marley (Westerly, RI).

The Falcons answered with back-to-back goals from senior Eva Kozikowski (Portsmouth, NH), but the Pride scored late in the second frame to hold a 4-2 advantage at intermission.

Fitchburg State came out on the attack in the third period. Kozikowski finished the natural hat trick to make it 4-3 at the 12:10 mark. Senior Grace Wetherbee (Marblehead, Mass.) knotted the game (4-4) and classmate Cali Laakso (Fitchburg, Mass.) notched an unassisted tally to give the Falcons the 5-4 lead.

Regis forged ahead 6-5 but sophomore Delaney Ponder (East Bridgewater, Mass.) converted a pass from Kozikowski with 11 seconds left in the quarter to tie the match.

The Pride potted three straight goals to open the fourth quarter. Wetherbee answered with a shorthanded score for the Green and Gold to cut the deficit to 9-7. The teams would trade goals down the stretch resulting in the 10-8 final.

Inside the Numbers

• Kozikowski paced the Falcons with three goals, an assist, two ground balls, and a caused turnover.
• Ponder finished with a stat line that read, goal, 2 ground balls, 3 draw controls, and a caused turnover.
• Wetherbee added two goals, 4 ground balls, and 4 caused turnovers.
• Netminder Alyson Cote (South Hadley, Mass.) made 6 saves in the setback.

Up Next

The Falcons will travel to New England College tomorrow for a non-conference game starting at 11:00 AM.