Endicott Defeats Framingham State 15-12

By Framingham State athletics

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FRAMINGHAM – The Framingham State University women’s lacrosse team was defeated 15-12 by Endicott College in a tightly contested non-conference contest Saturday afternoon at Maple Street Field in Framingham.

Endicott improves to 4-2 overall.

Framingham State drops to 2-4 overall. 

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HOW IT HAPPENED:  

• The Rams got on the board first when they took the game’s opening draw and went right down the field and scored when Leah Green connected on a Madison Skiff assist. 
• Endicott tied the game with just over 10 minutes to go in the first when Alex Palermo converted off a feed from Jaira Paine. 
• The two teams would trade goals down the stretch in the first and the game was tied 3-3 after one. 
• In the second, Endicott got on the board first and took a 4-3 lead on a Carly Pierce goal just over a minute into the quarter. 
• The Rams answered with two straight taking a 5-4 lead on a Tara Palermo goal with just over 10 on the clock. 
• Endicott tied the game on a Morgan Pike tally, but the Rams’ Rachel Erickson scored with just under seven to play giving the Rams a 6-5 lead after two. 

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• The Gulls opened the third quarter with back-to-back goals and led 7-6 with 11:02 on the clock. 
• The Rams tied the game a minute later on an unassisted goal by Erickson, but the Gulls responded with a 3-0 run taking a 10-7 lead after three. 
• The Rams opened the fourth with a goal from Palermo cutting the deficit to 10-8 two minutes into the frame, but Endicott responded with back-to-back goals from Gabriella Prisco and Gilly Hartt taking their largest lead of the game, 12-8. 
• The Rams pulled within three on a pair of occasions including on a Regan Fein tally with 2:06 left in the game, but that was as close as they would get as Endicott held on for the victory.   

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:  

• The Rams received three goals apiece in the game from Green and Erickson, while Palermo finished the game with three goals of her own and added an assist. 
• Skiff finished the game with four helpers, while Fein tallied a pair of goals and added two assists. 
• The Gulls received four goals and an assist from Morgan Pike, while Pierce finished the game with three markers and a helper. 
• Katy Garvin finished the game with two goals and three assists, while Alex Palermo aded a goal and two helpers. 
• Alexis Burleigh made 12 stops for the Rams, while Lydia Akins earned the win in net for the Gulls and made seven stops. 

UP NEXT: The Rams are back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Babson at 4 p.m.