Williams woman’s lacrosse beat top seeded Tufts 11-10Williams Sports Info
11:17AM / Monday, May 04, 2009
MEDFORD, MA – Williams woman’s lacrosse (12-5, 4-5 NESCAC) beat top seeded Tufts (14-2, 8-1 NESCAC) 11-10 in overtime to advance to the NESCAC finals. The Jumbos tied the game at 8-8 with only three seconds left in regulation to take the game into overtime, but the Ephs held on a man down through the first half of overtime and came out on top in the second.
Chrissie Attura scored the first for Tufts at 28:36, but Eph senior Julia Nawrocki netted an unassisted goal at 25:30 to tie the score at one. Williams pulled ahead in the next five minutes with two goals from junior Tina Nawrocki.
After a free position goal for Tufts, junior Whitney Thayer, sophomore Ali Page, and freshman Margie Fulton all scored for the Ephs. Amanda Roberts put another point on the board for the Jumbos, and Williams entered the half with a 6-3 advantage.
Tufts was first on the board in the second half, but Thayer quickly answered back, netting a free position shot for the Ephs. Tufts pulled within one before Tina Nawrocki scored her third goal of the game to give Williams an 8-6 advantage with 9:08 left in the half.
Williams went into a stall, but Tufts capitalized on an Eph error and Roberts scored again at 5:47 to pull within one again. With three seconds left, Tufts’ Emily Johnson scored off a pass from Alyssa Kopp to tie the game and bring it to overtime.
Williams started the overtime a man down as a result of a yellow card that carried over from the second half. Tufts took advantage of their momentum, and scored two goals in the first half of overtime to take the lead 10-8.
However, the Ephs kept their poise and came out strong in the second OT. Junior Alice Nelson and Julia Nawrocki both capitalized on passes from senior Britt Spackman in a twelve second span to tie the game 10-10 with 1:33 left. At 0:15, Spackman netted an unassisted goal to take the advantage and win the game.
Sara Bloom made 6 saves for the Jumbos, and sophomore Julia Schreiber had turned aside 18 for the Ephs. Williams head coach Chris Mason noted that Schreiber was “the player of the game.”
Mason was also particularly pleased with her team’s poise. “I am really proud of how we stayed determined even when they had the momentum in the first overtime. We had great mental and emotional control throughout the game.” |
