Women's Lacrosse Clipped By Corsairs In Non-Conference Action

Orlowski paces Falcons with four goals

Fitchburg, MA. – The Fitchburg State Women's Lacrosse team suffered a tough, 18-12 setback to the Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth this evening in non-conference action from Elliot Field.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 12, UMass Dartmouth 18

Records: Fitchburg State (5-5, 0-0 MASCAC) | UMass Dartmouth (6-3, 0-1 LEC)

How It Happened

In the opening quarter, UMass Dartmouth opened with a 6-0 advantage on two goals each from senior Melanny Sanchez Alvarez (Stamford, CT) and freshman Maddy Allen (Whitman, MA) as well as tallies by newcomer Lily Nees (Rehoboth, MA) and senior Widline Thomas (Stamford, CT) before Fitchburg State answered on a marker by junior Alexis Raymond (Tewksbury, MA) to make the score 6-1.

The Corsairs pushed the lead to 10-1 with Thomas leading the way with a pair of markers, but the Falcons countered as sophomore Autumn Tibbetts (Lunenburg, MA) found the back of the net to make the score 11-2 going into the break.

Following the intermission, the Green and Gold trimmed the deficit to 12-5 as junior Nicole Orlowski (Ellington, CT) netted a pair of goals, while classmate Delaney Ponder (E. Bridgewater, MA) added a score. Sanchez Alvarez upped the Corsairs advantage to 13-5, but sophomore Jessica St. George (Dracut, MA) connected on back-to-back tallies for Fitchburg State to reduce the lead to 13-7.

In the final quarter of play, the Green and Gold continued to rally as Raymond and Tibbetts buried goals to make the score 13-9, but UMass Dartmouth answered back with Sanchez Alvarez and Thomas netting goals (15-9). The Falcons responded with markers from Raymond and Orlowski before the Corsairs secured the victory with Nees and Sanchez Alvarez potting goals, resulting in the 18-12 final.

Inside the Numbers

• This evening's contest marked the 15th meeting between Fitchburg State and UMass Dartmouth in the sport of lacrosse with the Falcons 7-8 all-time when taking on the Corsairs
• Orlowski paced the Falcons with a team-best four goals, two assists, three groundballs and two draw controls
• Raymond added three tallies and two groundballs
• Freshman Elizabeth Smith (Plymouth, MA) made a season best seven saves for Fitchburg State
• For the Corsairs, Sanchez Alvarez finished with a game-leading seven goals, seven groundballs and seven draw controls
• Thomas chipped in with four goals, two helpers, five groundballs and two draw controls
• Sophomore Kelsie Couto (Assonet, MA) stopped six shots for UMass Dartmouth in the victory

The Falcons return to action on Monday as they host the Buccaneers of Mass. Maritime Academy for at conference clash, starting at 6:00PM.

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