Posted: Apr 11, 2021
Women's Lacrosse Downs Fitchburg State 18-9
Framingham, Mass. – The Framingham State University women's lacrosse team received a combined 10 goals from the duo of senior Hanna McMahon (Watertown, Mass.) and junior Tara Palermo (Mashpee, Mass.) as the Rams defeated Fitchburg State University 18-9 this morning at Maple Street Field.
THE BASICS:
- Score: Framingham State 18, Fitchburg State 9
- Records: Framingham State (6-0), Fitchburg State (1-4)
- Location: Maple Street Field – Framingham, Mass.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- McMahon paced the Rams on the attack with five goals and two assists, while Palermo chipped in five goals and a helper.
- Sophomore Nicole Berry (New Fairfield, Conn.) added three goals, while freshman Hannah Guerin (Cumberland, RI) chipped in with a pair of goals and four assists.
- Senior Mikayla Seavey (Bridgewater, Mass.) earned her second straight victory in net, while Francesca Reyes took the loss for the Falcons and made 10 stops.
- The Falcons were paced by three goals from Madison Alves, while Nicole Kopacz chipped in with two.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Rams led 3-1 just over seven minutes into the game with McMahon finding the back of the net twice for the Rams and Alves converting a free position opportunity for the Falcons.
- Fitchburg State closed the gap to 3-2 on a free position goal by Kopacz, but the Rams closed the half with a 6-2 run taking a 9-4 lead into the half. McMahon found the back of net four times in the opening stanza and handed out two helpers.
- The two teams traded goals to start the second half and the Rams led 11-6 with just over 25 minutes remaining.
- The Rams rattled off a 5-0 run over the next 10 minutes to open up a 16-6 lead. Palermo tallied three on the spurt.
- The Falcons cut the gap to eight on a Brooke Johnson tally with 9:03 remaining, but that was as close as they would get.
UP NEXT:
The Rams are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Mass. Maritime at 5 p.m., while the Falcons travel to Worcester on Thursday at 7 p.m.