Women's Lacrosse drops a tough one to Fitchburg State, 12-6
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Fitchburg St. (2-1, 0-0 MASCAC) | 8 | 4 | 12 |
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Rivier (1-5, 1-1 GNAC) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
(Nashua, N.H.) The Rivier Women's Lacrosse team fell this afternoon against the visiting Fitchburg State University Falcons by the score of 12-6. This game was a non-conference matchup for the Raiders. With the loss, the Raiders drop to 1-6 on the season. With the win, the Falcons improve their record to 2-1 on the year.
This was a very competitive game for the Raiders. Cold temperatures and blistering winds made playing this game a very daunting task. The game began with Jaimee Lutz (Walpole, Mass.) scoring an unassisted goal for the Falcons at the 29:07 mark. Another goal by Briana Dunn (Monson, Mass.) at the 27:05 mark gave the Falcons a two goal cushion over the Raiders. Less than a minute later, Corinne DeSimone (Dennis, Mass.) scored the 3rd unassisted goal for the Falcons to give them the 3 goal lead. Despite the quick start by Fitchburg State, the Raiders would fight back to make this game interesting.
Taylor Lirakis (Tewksbury, Mass.) put the Raiders on the board with an impressive unassisted goal at the 24:13 mark. Just when the Raiders were starting to get going on offense, the Falcons fought back with a few goals of their own. Down 5-1, the Raiders needed to find some offense and cut the Falcon lead. Shae O'Connell (Bridgewater, Mass.) did just that, scoring a much needed man-up goal at the 17 minute mark. 5 minutes later, the Raiders, with a free position shot, were able to trim the Falcon lead to just two when Taylor Lirakis (Tewksbury, Mass.) was able to score for Rivier. Unfortunately for the Raiders, the Falcons would answer right back with an impressive 3 goal run to re-establish their lead at 8-3 heading into halftime.
Rivier was able to score the first goal of the second half when Savannah Neuwirt (Newbury, N.H.) off of an excellent pass from Taylor Lirakis (Tewksbury, Mass.) was able to score for the Raiders at the 28:49 mark. Goals by Corinne DeSimone (Dennis, Mass.), Andrea Comeau (Watertown, Mass.), and Ali Laferriere (Tyngsboro, Mass.) gave the Falcons the 11-4 edge at the 21:43 mark. Despite the large deficit they faced, the Raiders fought hard up until the very end. A goal by Shae O'Connell (Bridgewater, Mass.) at the 16:24 mark, and another goal by Taylor Lirakis (Tewksbury, Mass.) at the 7:21 mark gave the Raiders a much needed spark. Unfortunately, their efforts were not enough, as Fitchburg State would eventually go on to seal the victory 12-6.
Rivier had some good performances turned in on the day by Taylor Lirakis (Tewksbury, Mass.) who was able to lead the Raiders with an impressive 3 goals and 1 assist on the afternoon. Shae O'Connell (Bridgewater, Mass.) was able to record an additional 2 goals for the Raiders while Savannah Neuwirt (Newbury, N.H.) was also able to add another goal. Daniel Moran (San Diego, Calif.) had a solid game in net for the Raiders as she was able to record 14 saves.
Fitchburg State had good performances turned in by Jaimee Lutz (Walpole, Mass.) who was able to score 2 goals for the Falcons. Andrea Comeau (Watertown, Mass.) also scored 2 goals while teammate Ali Laferriere (Tyngsboro, Mass.) tallied 2 goals and 1 assist. The Falcons were led by Corinne DeSimone (Dennis, Mass.) who was able to record 3 goals and 1 assist.
In their next contest, the Rivier Women's Lacrosse team will travel to play Johnson & Wales University on March 25th at 6:00pm in a GNAC conference matchup. As for the Falcons, they will next play host to Becker College on March 25th at 7:00pm.
