Pilgrims Sail Past Falcons

Henniker, NH. – The Fitchburg State women's lacrosse fell to the Pilgrims of New England College 11-8 in non-conference action on Saturday morning.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 8, New England College 11
Records: Fitchburg State (0-4) | New England College (4-5)

How It Happened

The Green and Gold raced out to a 2-1 lead with goals from freshman Sophia Yates (Woodstock, Vt.) and senior Cali Laakso (Fitchburg, Mass.). The Pilgrims answered with a pair to take a 3-2 lead.

Fitchburg State forged ahead (4-3) with an 8-meter shot from sophomore Delaney Ponder (East Bridgewater, Mass.) and a score from senior Eva Kozikowski (Portsmouth, NH). Four unanswered goals from NEC gave the hosts the 7-4 lead at intermission.

Sophomore Abaigeal Gilman (Clinton, Mass.) potted a pair in the third frame for the Falcons to cut the deficit to 8-6. New England would extend the lead to 11-6. Fitchburg State would add a man-advantage goal from Gilman and the second of the game for Laakso.

Inside the Numbers

• Ponder paced the Falcons with a goal, an assist, four ground balls, and a caused turnover.
• Jessica St. George (Dracut, Mass.) added 6 ground balls and a caused turnover.
• NEC held the advantage in shots (37-31) and caused turnovers (19-12)
• Netminder Alyson Cote (South Hadley, Mass.) made 10 saves in the setback.

Up Next

Falcons will travel to Mt. Holyoke on Wednesday for a non-conference game starting at 6:00 PM