Women's Lacrosse Clipped By Roos At Spring Fling Tournament
Ponder paces Green & Gold with six goals
Panama City, FL. – The Fitchburg State Women's Lacrosse team dropped a 13-11 decision to the Roos of SUNY Canton yesterday afternoon in non-conference action at the 2025 Spring Fling Tournament at Publix Park.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 10, SUNY Canton 13
Records: Fitchburg State (0-4, 0-0 MASCAC) | SUNY Canton (2-3, 0-0 SUNYAC)
How It Happened
Fitchburg State jumped out to a 5-2 advantage in the first quarter as senior Delaney Ponder (East Bridgewater, MA) tallied a pair of markers, while senior Alexis Raymond (Tewksbury, MA), classmate Abaigeal Doheny (Lunenburg, MA) and sophomore Samantha Azzari (Haverhill, MA) added one score each.
In the second quarter of play, the Falcons pushed the lead to 6-2 with Ponder finding the net for her third score of the contest before SUNY Canton answered back when senior Lindsey Wunder (Walwoth, NY) found the back of the net to make the score 6-3 going into the break.
Following the intermission, Fitchburg State extended the margin to 8-4 as Ponder connected on a pair of goals, but the Roos cut the deficit to 8-7 with freshman Olivia McCormick Oreland, PA), Wunder and junior Caroline Nappi (Syracuse, NY) registering markers.
In the final period of play, the two teams traded goals to start the stanza with Ponder and junior Jessica St. George (Dracut, MA) scoring for the Falcons, while senior Maddy Caron (Marcellus, NY) had both tallies for SUNY Canton (10-9).
The Roos rallied to take a 13-10 edge as Caron notched another two markers, while Wunder and newcomer Ava Dupee (Dexter, NY) added on score each. The Green and Gold capped the scoring late in the fourth quarter when senior Breanna White (Peabody, MA) netted the final goal of the contest, resulting in the 13-11 final.
Inside the Numbers
- Third meeting between the Falcons and the Roos with Fitchburg State 1-2 all-time when taking on SUNY Canton
- Ponder led the way for the Falcons with six goals, two ground balls and six draw controls
- St. George finished with one goal, one ground ball and three draw controls for the Green & Gold
- For the Roos, Caron netted a team best five goals and two draw controls
- Freshman Dakin Kovatch (White River Junction, VT) made five saves for Fitchburg State
- Sophomore Laura Falandys (Leominster, MA) stopped three shots for SUNY Canton
Up Next
Falcons return to action today as they take on the Brewers of Vassar College on day two action of the 2025 Spring Fling Tournament at Publix Park, starting at 2:00PM.
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