Falcons Race Past Lyons, Notch First Win of Season

South Hadley, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's lacrosse downed the Lyons of Mt. Holyoke 12-11 in non-conference action on Wednesday evening.

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 12, Mt Holyoke 11
Records: Fitchburg State (1-4) | Mt. Holyoke (3-5)

How It Happened

Trailing 1-0 Fitchburg State added goals from newcomer Jessica St. George (Dracut, Mass.) and Delaney Ponder (East Bridgewater, Mass.) to take a 2-1 advantage. The Lyons scored the equalizer with a goal from Hannah Bisson before the Falcons reeled off three straight with two goals from Cali Laakso (Fitchburg, Mass.) and the second of the night from St. George.

Ahead 6-4 the Green and Gold added a man-down goal from Nichole Orlowski (Ellington, Conn.) to extend the advantage to 7-4. Mount Holyoke responded with three unanswered goals to knot the game at 7-all.

The Falcons regained the lead with a tally from St. George, however, the Lyons potted a pair to go ahead 9-8 at the 9:41 mark of the third quarter.

The visitors battled back with a man-up score from Abaigeal Gilman (Clinton, Mass.) and back-to-back goals from senior Eva Kozikowski (Portsmouth, NH) and St. George to take a 11-9 lead.

Once again, the Lyons tied the game with a pair of goals from Emi Bissom with seven minutes to play in regulation. Fitchburg State notched the game-winner when Kozikowski tipped the twine off a pass from Alexis Raymond (Tewksbury, Mass.).

Inside the Numbers

• St. George paced the Falcons with four goals, an assist, two ground balls, and three draw controls.
• Laasdo finished with a stat line that read, two goals, an assist, 2 ground balls, and two caused turnovers.
• Kozikowski added two goals, three assists, 2 ground balls, and a caused turnover.
• Netminder Alyson Cote (South Hadley, Mass.) made 11 saves to earn her first victory of the season

Up Next

Falcons will start MASCAC conference play on Saturday when they host the Rams of Framingham State at 6:00 PM.