Worcester State College
Women's Lacrosse Game Story
April 19, 2008
Worcester State Gets By Westfield State, 15-11
Worcester, MA
– The Worcester State College women’s lacrosse team got six goals from junior
Shannon Feeley (West Springfield, MA) as they concluded their New England
Women’s Lacrosse Alliance regular season schedule Saturday afternoon with a,
15-11, win over the visiting Westfield State College Owls at Coughlin Field.
The win improves Worcester State to 7-3 (5-2 NEWLA) and drops Westfield State to
7-6 (4-3 NEWLA). Worcester State has clinched a playoff berth and currently
stands in third place in the NEWLA. Westfield State is still in the playoff
hunt and currently holding the fifth spot in the conference.
Feeley scored four of her six goals in the first half as Worcester State led,
7-6, at the break. Other goal scorer’s for the Lancers were Brittany
Jamieson (Foxboro, MA), Megan Rosborough (Uxbridge, MA) and Carley
MacIntyre (Townsend, MA). Westfield State was paced in the first half by
Alex Hudyka (East Longmeadow, MA) and Amanda Aborn (Waltham, MA) who
each tallied a pair of first half goals. Ally Brown (Andover, MA), and
Whitney Baugh (Wilbraham, MA) also found the back of the net for the
Owls.
Westfield State opened the second half with three straight goals to take a, 9-7,
lead after the first five minutes of action. Freshman Laura Chiricosta
(Lexington, MA) scored a pair and Baugh added her second of the day to give
the Owls the momentum. The Lancers responded strongly; however, as they put up
eight straight goals to put the game out of reach. Jamieson had three in the
second half to go along with two each from Angela Johnson (Ashby, MA) and
Feeley. Abby Cosenza (Shrewsbury, MA) rounded out the Lancer scoring.
Rachel Dionne (Feeding hills, MA) and Chiricosta scored late goals late
for Westfield State to account for the, 15-11, final.
Senior Lyndsey
Nunes (West Springfield, MA) made 10 saves in earning the victory. Kasey
Rogers (West Springfield, MA) stopped 7 shots for the Owls.
Along with Feeley’s six goals and one assist, Jamieson scored four and added an
assist. Feeley, who is the Lancers’ second all-time leading scorer, reached a
milestone on her third goal of the game as it was the 100th goal of
her career. Westfield State’s Chiricosta tallied the hat trick for the Owls.
Worcester State will travel to Rhode Island College on Tuesday. Westfield State
will visit Framingham State on Tuesday.
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