Women’s Lacrosse Scoring Spree Continues in 18-9 Win vs. Colby-Sawyer

THE BASICS 

Score: 
Emmanuel 18 – Colby-Sawyer 9

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (6-5, 6-3 GNAC)
Colby-Sawyer College Chargers (9-2, 7-2 GNAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. – Clemente Field

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022

THE LEAD – Led by senior Chandra Franca (Woburn, Mass.) and her six-goal day, the Emmanuel Saints offense continued to shine as EC picked up a Great Northeast Athletic Conference victory, 18-9, over the Colby-Sawyer Chargers on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Chargers and Saints battled through the first quarter with the sides scoring nine goals between them, all by different players. Chargers junior Sydney Stevens (Laconia, N.H) opened the scoring just 13 seconds into the game while Saints first-year Alyssa Hogan (Westborough, Mass.) capped off the scoring in the first quarter as the horn sounded, seeing EC lead 5-4 after a quarter.
• After a high-scoring first, a defensive quarter broke out in the second. The goalies combined for 10 saves in the quarter, leading to just two goals, both scored by Emmanuel. Franca and senior Jessica Borduas (Woodbury, Conn.) scored 89 seconds apart, helping EC to a 7-4 halftime lead.
• Franca added to her afternoon in the third quarter, scoring four of the Saints seven goals in the frame. After trading goals through the middle of the quarter, EC found themselves up 10-7, until Franca struck three consecutive times in a span of 2:16, helping the Saints surge ahead to a 13-7 lead.
• Saints first-year Rachel Canedy (Woodstock, Conn.) scored a pair of man-up goals to finish the third and start the fourth, upping the EC lead to 15-7. Emmanuel would lead by as many as 10 before Chargers first-year Heather Hanson (Marston Mills, Mass.) finished off the scoring late in the game, as the Saints earned a critical 18-9 GNAC win on Saturday afternoon.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Franca finished the game with six goals and two assists, as she now sits at 96 career goals for the Saints.
• Canedy finished the afternoon with four goals, including the pair of man-up scores between the third and fourth quarter.
• Borduas added a hat trick to go along with two goals in the win. The five-point afternoon now gives her 15 goals and 15 assists this season.
• First-year Delaney Brown (Agawam, Mass.) added game-highs of seven draw controls and three caused turnovers.
• Senior Emma Crowley (Peterborough, Maine) made 12 saves on the day en route to her third straight win to improve to 6-5.
• Hanson ended the day with four goals and two assists for the Chargers. She added six draw controls to lead CSC.
• Junior Hannah Marquis (Weare, N.H.) finished with three goals and three draw controls.
• First-year goalie AJ Paton (Exeter, N.H.) made 13 stops in goal, but falls to 9-2 with the loss.

UP NEXT

• The Saints hit the road for three straight games, starting on April 12 with a trip to the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) for a GNAC faceoff with the Blue Jays at 6:00 p.m.
• The Chargers continue in conference play on April 13, as they travel to Norwich for a 7:00 p.m. game with the Cadets.