WENHAM, Mass. (March 31, 2026) – The Western New England women's lacrosse team buried ten goals in the opening quarter and never looked back, taking down the winless Fighting Scots with ease, coming away with a 24-3 victory in Conference of New England action on Tuesday evening. 

Records:

• Western New England: 6-5, 2-2 CNE
• Gordon College: 0-9, 0-5 CNE

How it Happened:

First Quarter:

• WNE scored early and often in the opening 15 minutes of play, coming away with the first five goals of the game against the Fighting Scots. Carlie Francis opened the scoring for the Golden Bears just 1:57 into the game, giving the Blue and Gold a 1-0 lead. Scoring continued with Ella Nish, Lyndsey Bunnell, and Ella Henry all picking up goals for the Golden Bears, as Western New England had a 4-0 lead just six minutes into the game. 
• After Francis netted her second of the game, Gordon got in the scoring column with their first of the afternoon, seeing Hannah Rose beat Emily Picolla following a timeout from the Fighting Scots. After the Gordon goal, Western New England dominated offensively for the final six minutes, seeing Bunnell, Francis, and Lian Eves score goals, while Francis and Eves scored before the end of the quarter, giving Western New England ten goals in the opening quarter to Gordon's one, giving the Golden Bears the early 10-1 lead. 
• The Golden Bears had 17 shots in the opening frame, 15 on goal, and picked up ten ground balls. 

Second Quarter:

• Western New England continued to control the pace of play in the second quarter, seeing Samantha Montecalvo notched her first of the evening, putting the Golden Bears ahead by ten. Gordon responded with their only goal at the 12:46 mark of the second quarter, another goal from Hannah Rose, while WNE had goals less than two minutes apart, seeing Elle Henry and Ella Nish score to raise the WNE lead to 11, 13-2. 
• The Gordon defense would tighten up and challenge the Golden Bears for the next nine minutes, not allowing the Golden Bears to score. Taylor Lampron saw action between the pipes for WNE and picked up a save in the quarter to keep the Fighting Scots from picking up another goal. Faith Ampuja picked up her first of the evening with just 26 seconds remaining in the quarter to give the Golden Bears a 12-goal lead, 14-2. 
• The Golden Bears had a 6-2 shots advantage, putting four on goal, all of which found twine. 

Third Quarter:

• Western New England added five more goals in the quarter, while holding Gordon to just a single shot on goal. Lyndsey Bunnell started the scoring at the 12:13 mark of the quarter, while Lina Eves, Gabby Sliwka, and Ella Henry (2) had goals in the quarter to give WNE a 19-2 lead after 45 minutes of play. 
• WNE had seven shots on goal in the quarter. Taylor Lampron made one save between the pipes.

Fourth Quarter:

• With the game well in hand, WNE added five more tallies in the fourth quarter to close out the game. Samantha Montecalvo, Alyssa Pereira, and Katie Garland all contributed to the offense to send the Golden Bears past Gordon by a final score of 24-3. 
• Brooke Darling and Lorelai England both saw action in goal to close out the game for the Golden Bears. 

Inside the Lines:

• Lina Eves led the WNE offense with eight points, scoring three goals and adding five assists. Eves also had five shots on goal, three caused turnovers, and seven draw control wins. 
• Carlie Francis picked up four goals and three assists for WNE, continuing her impressive first season. Francis had a pair of ground balls and two caused turnovers in the win. 
• Samantha Montecalvo had three goals and two assists, good for five points on the night. 
• Ella Nish, Ella Henry, Lyndsey Bunnell, Alyssa Pereira, Faith Ampuja, Katie Garland and Gabby Sliwka all had goals for the Golden Bears. 
• Western New England won 22 of 28 draw controls and caused 14 turnovers in the win. 

Up Next on the Schedule:

• The Golden Bears host the University of Hartford on Friday, April 3, at 4:00 PM at Golden Bear Stadium.