Women’s Lacrosse Loses Season Finale to Blazers

CHICOPEE, Mass. - Regis College could not bounce back from two significant scoring runs by Elms College, as the Blazers defeated the Pride, 22-11, Wednesday night in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's lacrosse match at Leary Field.

Regis struck first less than two minutes into the match as Madeline Conover (West Newbury, Mass.) scored her 32^nd goal of the season off an assist from Maddey Strickland (Hopkinton, Mass.). However, Elms took control of the match with goals by Anna-Elise Pikul and Taylor Borla 25 seconds apart to start a stretch of eight straight goals for the Blazers.

Kylee Marley (Westerly, R.I.) stopped the Blazer scoring run with two goals early in the second period, and Morgan Pero (Hartford, Vt.) also scored to keep the Pride in the match. However, Elms put together another scoring run of eight consecutive goals spanning the final 6:44 of the second quarter and the first four minutes of the third quarter.

Marley again halted the Blazer scoring streak with a goal midway through the third period. Pikul scored consecutive goals for Elms in the final minute-and-a-half of the third quarter, but the Pride rattled off four straight goals in the fourth quarter, the first two scored by Marley before she assisted on a goal from Serenity Ayala (North Brookfield, Mass.).

Retta Hatin (Hooksett, N.H.) added her second goal of the match after racing down the field, and Abbie Doheny (Lunenburg, Mass.) took advantage of an extra-player opportunity for her 18^th goal of the season, with Pero picking up the assist.

Marley led the Pride with five goals and one assist, while Hatin notched her first career multiple-goal performance with two tallies. Pero finished with one goal, two assists, four groundballs, three draw controls, and three caused turnovers. Daniela Mazo (Bridgeport, Conn.) finished with nine saves for the Pride.

Pikul led the Blazers with seven goals, four assists, eight groundballs, and 16 draw controls. Elise Paier finished with six goals, while Jackie Cronin contributed four goals, two assists, and five groundballs. Gianna Liquori played 51 minutes in net for Elms and was credited with five saves.

Regis College sees its 2023 season conclude with a 6-10 overall record.