Women's Lacrosse Falls Short Against Bridgewater St., 10-9

Box Score

SCORE: Wheaton 9 - Bridgewater State 10

RECORDS: Wheaton (2-4, 0-0 NEWMAC) - Bridgewater St. (4-1)

LOCATION: Norton, Mass. (Diane C. Nordin Field)

THE RUNDOWN:

Wheaton was led by Lilly Callahan who scored a season-high four goals while Kyra Schwartzman tallied three goals.
Molly Covarrubias dished out four assists while Amy Livermore led the Lyons defense with 4 caused turnovers.
Meg Sharick and Danielle Trudeau each contributed one goal in the Lyons loss.
Bridgewater St. was led by Elizabeth Ettridge who scored four goals and an assist, while Victoria McDonough notched two goals and three assists in the Bears win.
Bridgewater St. was able to find four different goal scorers in the first half alone to help them take the lead 4-2 before the two sides headed into intermission.
The Bears continued to find the back of the net early in the second half to further their lead by four with 24:11 left in the game. Schwartzman helped cut the Lyons deficit by two (6-4) at the 16-minute mark, but the Bears managed to go on a 4-0 run just moments later.
Trailing 10-4, Wheaton found their momentum in the remaining minutes of the game, scoring five times over the course of 4:28 to set them just one goal apart (10-9). With two minutes left in regulation, the Lyons were able to win the draw control and press down the field for one remaining push. Covarrubias fired off a shot with 53 seconds left, but the Bears goalie, Hayley Barner, was able to parry the shot, eventually running out the clock and ending the game 10-9.
Jena Casman recorded 10 saves in the Lyons loss.