SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 27, 2022) – The Western New England women's lacrosse team scored the opening goal of the contest just 25 seconds into the game, though saw the Hawks of Roger Williams University rip off the next 17 goals in the contest, taking down the Golden Bears 19-6 in the regular season finale from Golden Bear Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

Records:

• Western New England: 12-5, 6-2 CCC
• Roger Williams University: 14-1, 8-0 CCC

How it Happened:

The Golden Bears were looking to become the first team in the CCC to defeat the Hawks of Roger Williams University, who came into action with a 13-1 record, winning 13 straight after dropping their season opener to Springfield College in overtime. WNE got off to a quick start as Madisyn Crotta opened the scoring for Western New England just 25 seconds into the game on an assist from Hannah Jarvis to give the Golden Bears a 1-0 lead. From there, Roger Williams would take control and shut down any offensive opportunities for the Golden Bears and cashing in on all their chances, taking a quick lead after surrendering the first goal. RWU would take the lead just four minutes after the Golden Bears would score as Brooke McErian and Ryleigh Cavanaugh would score two quick Hawk goals to give RWU the 2-1 lead. Roger Williams would take over much of the offense for the game as the Hawks scored seven straight goals to end the first quarter, leading by six after 15 minutes of play. RWU came away with 17 shots while WNE collected just five in the opening quarter. 

More of the game energy and offense from the Hawks carried over into the second quarter as Roger Williams stuffed an extra six goals into the back of the net to take a big 13-1 lead after two quarters of play. WNE made nine turnovers in the second quarter and 12 in the opening half while the Hawks made just three turnovers in the half. The Hawks outshot Western New England 30-6 through 30 minutes of play. Faith Graveline made eight saves for the Golden Bears in the first half. 

Western New England's offensive game was silenced by Roger Williams as the Hawks came away with four goals in the third quarter, scoring 17 straight in the contest. Western New England would break the Hawks streak of 17 straight with a man-up goal with 1:30 to play in the third quarter when Liz Mazza buried a free-position shot, giving Western New England their second goal of the afternoon. The Golden Bears managed three shots in the third quarter. 

Samantha Vitka and Kylie Buchanan would collect goals for the Golden Bears to open the fourth quarter of play with WNE trailing by 13 after the two tallies. Ally Ferraro would grab an assist on the Buchanan goal. Hannah Jarvis would tally the final two goals on the afternoon for the Golden Bears as Western New England would come up short in their 19-6 loss to the Roger Williams Hawks on Wednesday afternoon. 

Inside the Lines:

• Hannah Jarvis led all WNE scorers, collecting three points, two goals and one assist on the afternoon. 
• Faith Graveline made ten saves for the Golden Bears in the loss. 
• Roger Williams outshot Western New England 42-16 on the afternoon, though WNE would only we outshot 12-10 in the second half of play. 
• Five different Hawks registered three goals in the contest while Nikki Norton picked up three assists to collect a game high six points, leading all scorers. 
• Both teams were perfect in clear attempts with Roger Williams scooping 21 groundballs and WNE 16. 

Up Next on the Schedule:

• Western New England moves into the CCC Women's Lacrosse tournament as the #3 seed and will play host to the Nor'easters of the University of New England on Saturday, April 30 at 1:00 pm from Golden Bear Stadium.
• Roger Williams earned a first round bye after finishing 8-0 in conference play this season and will play host to the 4/5 seeded winner on Wednesday, May 4.