Women's Lacrosse Keeps Pace in GNAC With 18-14 Win at Norwich

THE BASICS 

Score: 
Emmanuel 18 – Norwich 14

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (10-4, 7-3 GNAC)
Norwich University Cadets (6-7, 5-5 GNAC)

Location: Northfield, Vt. – Sabine Field

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023

THE LEAD – The Emmanuel women's lacrosse team had 10 different goal scorers while netting nine goals in each half, as the Saints took home an 18-14 road win on Saturday afternoon against Norwich in Great Northeast Athletic Conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Saints were out to a quick lead, scoring the first three goals of Saturday's game in the opening 3:48 of the match. First-year Brianna Stephenson (Waterboro, Maine), sophomore Deja Srimouksavanh (Portsmouth, N.H.), and senior Ali Bergin (Newbury, Mass.) were the goal scorers responsible for the 3-0 EC lead. The Saints and Cadets traded goals in the final 10 minutes of the quarter, as Emmanuel led 5-3 after 15 minutes.
• The Saints lead evaporated quickly in the second quarter as Cadets goals by senior Valentina Drown (Acton, Maine) and graduate student Michaila Furchak (Nyack, N.Y.), in the opening 50 seconds of the second quarter, tied things at 5-5.
• Emmanuel quickly regained the momentum they had early in the match, rattling off four consecutive goals. First-year Avery Robillard (Rowley, Mass.) and sophomore Rachel Canedy (Woodstock, Conn.), along with Srimouksavanh and Stephenson, helped the Saints to a 9-5 edge. Norwich's Maddie Etherton (Johnstown, N.Y.) capped the scoring in the second quarter, as EC held a 9-6 lead at the half.
• Etherton was back to start the scoring in the second half, cutting the NU deficit to 9-7, but another Saints four-goal outburst quickly followed, helping EC to their largest lead at 13-7. The Cadets answered back with three straight tallies, but first-year Livia Fedele (Spencerport, N.Y.) had the last goal of the quarter that saw Emmanuel lead 14-10.
• Norwich could never get closer than three after Etherton opened the fourth quarter scoring, cutting the EC lead to 14-11. The Saints managed to keep pace with the Cadets over the final 15 minutes and despite a late comeback attempt by the Cadets with goals by Etherton and Furchak, the Saints came away victorious in Saturday's 18-14 win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Stephenson scored a career-high four goals on the day, leading the Saints in the goal-scoring column.
• Fedele and Srimouksavanh each finished with five points in the win. Fedele had three goals and two assists while Srimouksavanh came away with two goals and three helpers.
• Robillard netted her second hat trick of the season, scoring three goals for the Saints, to go along with four draw controls and three caused turnovers.
• In total, 11 Saints walked away with at least one point on the afternoon while five Saints enjoyed multi-point games.
• Sophomore Isabella Thomas (Miami, Fla.) made six saves in the EC net, improving to 8-4 with the win.
• Etherton and Furchak matched each other with four goals and one assist. Etherton matched the game-high with four ground balls.
• Drown had a five-point afternoon on two goals and three assists.
• Cadets junior goalie Maeve Noble-Lowe (Freedom, Maine) stopped a dozen shots but drops to 6-6 in the defeat.

UP NEXT

• The Saints return to action on Wednesday, April 19, as the GNAC schedule rolls on with Regis coming to Clemente Field for a 7:00 p.m. faceoff.
• The Cadets are back on Wednesday with a trip to Colby-Sawyer to take on the Chargers at 4:00 p.m.