Williams women’s lacrosse advances to the NESCAC semi-finals
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Trinity capitalized on Eph penalties early in the game, with two goals off of free position shots. Carrie Disa also added an unassisted goal for Trinity to give them a 3-0 lead only six minutes into the game. However, the Ephs picked it up in the next ten minutes, scoring five goals and giving up none. Julia Nawrocki scored three and freshman Margie Fulton hit the other two to give Williams a 5-3 advantage.
Williams sophomore Ali Page answered the Bantam’s next goal with one of her own off a pass from freshman Taylor Fleishhacker. Trinity fought back to tie the game at 6-6 with 2:24 to play in the half. However, Fulton netted an unassisted goal at 1:56 and the Ephs ended the half up 7-6.
Trinity once again took the lead less then two minutes into the second half as a result of two more free position goals. Julia Nawrocki scored another unassisted goal to tie the game, and Senior Britt Spackman tipped the advantage back to the Ephs at 24:11. The Ephs maintained the lead for the rest of the game.
The Bantams pulled within one again at 19:45, but Williams went on a four goal-scoring streak to secure the lead. Trinity managed to get shots off, but sophomore goalie Julia Schreiber came up some key saves.
Williams was up by four with five minutes to go, but the Bantams broke though the Eph stall to score twice more. However, the Trinity rally was not enough to catch the Ephs, and the game ended with 15-13 victory for Williams.
Schreiber made 13 saves for the Ephs, and Bantam goalie Gina Dinallo stopped 8.
Williams head coach Chris Mason noted that it was a hard fought battle. “It was a lot of back and forth, but even when Trinity took the lead, we didn’t gave up. They had great ball handling and draw controls.”
Mason noted that it was a team effort, with many players contributing at key moments. “Schreiber made some key saves, and the whole defense played well, particularly Antonia Clark. Julia Nawrocki, Margie Fulton, Lizzie Burns, and Ali Page all had key goals, and Britt Spackman worked incredibly hard throughout the game.”
The Ephs will travel to Tufts May 2nd to play the top-seeded Jumbos at noon in the semi-finals of the NESCAC tournament
