KEENE, N.H. – Coming into the contest 6-1 the Keene State College women's lacrosse team was overwhelmed by the Framingham State Rams on Wednesday night, 18-6.
Records
- Keene State: 6-2 (1-0 LEC)
- Framingham State: 3-4 (0-0 MASCAC)
Postgame Interview (Coach Wyant)
How it Happened
Framingham State came out of the gates and dominated the first quarter of the contest, scoring the first three goals in the opening 10:55. After Leah Green scored the opening goal of the contest, 53 seconds into the game, FSU's second and third goals came from man-up opportunities as they jumped to a 3-0 lead. Following a KSC timeout and a save by Owls' goalkeeper
Mabelle Bessette,
Lola Varricchione netted a free position goal for the Owls to gain some momentum heading into the second quarter, as FSU held onto their 3-1 lead into the second.
KSC continued their momentum into the second quarter after
Chase Gengras scored a free position goal and Bessette saved another shot,
Tess Brown scored her 100th career goal for KSC with 12:15 left in the opening half to tie the game up at three apiece. Brown's milestone mark made her the 20th Owl in program history to reach the milestone. After Bessette made another save in goal, FSU tallied a pair of goals, with another being a man-up goal, Green scored her second of the game and FSU jumped back ahead by two with 7:54 remaining in the half. Brown scored a man-up goal herself shortly after to try to help the Owls regain momentum 50 seconds later, but the rest of the half, KSC scored four consecutive goals with three from Green, to take a 9-4 lead into the second half.
FSU converted on another man-up goal, this time coming from Molly Lanier, to open the scoring in the second half, 24 seconds into the action.
Katelyn Nicotera entered as goalkeeper for the Owls to open the second half and saved the next shot from the Rams, which led to KSC scoring a pair of goals on the other side of the field shortly after, with
Lola Smith assisting
Anna Maccarini and then scoring a goal herself to cut the Rams' lead to 10-6. Following Smith's goal 4:07 into the third, Nicotera saved three shots from the Rams the rest of the quarter, but FSU was able to score four more goals by the end of the third. Green and Lanier each tallied two goals apiece to give FSU a 14-6 lead heading into the final 15 minutes of play.
Nicotera saved two of the first four shots from the Rams to open the quarter as FSU tacked on two more early goals in the fourth. The rest of the fourth, Nicotera saved four more shots against the Rams while Green scored two more goals, with another man-up goal, to give FSU the 18-6 win at the end of the day.
Inside the Crease
- With the loss, KSC falls to 0-3 in the all-time series between the two programs.
- Smith and Varricchione each tallied a goal and assist while Brown tallied a pair of goal with all three finishing with two points.
- Green dominated the night with nine goals on 10 shots (all on goal), while Lanier finished with six points from four goals and a pair of assists for the Rams, with her game-high seven draw control wins.
- Each team finished with 13 draw controls, with Brown and Varricchione each recording a team-high of four apiece.
- KSC caused nine turnovers on the day with Payton Guntulis leading the way with three caused turnovers for the Owls.
- FSU's starting goalkeeper, Isabella DiMare saved six shots and allowed six goals over 45 minutes in goal, while Allison Wurms saved all three shots that she saw for the Rams in her final 15 minutes in net.
Up Next
Keene State will next play on the road in Little East Conference play for their next game against Vermont State Castleton University on Friday, March 28, at 5:00 PM.
Framingham State returns to action on Saturday, March 29, 12:00 PM as the Rams travel to take on Fitchburg State University for conference play.
