Beverly, Mass. - March 12, 2022 - The Springfield College women's lacrosse program was defeated by Endicott, 20-7, on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at Hempstead Stadium. 

With the loss, Springfield sits at 2-2, while the Gulls reach to 3-0. Each program registered 13 sucessful clears, however, the Gulls put up 37 shots in the contest. 

Taylor Pichel (Hopkinton, Mass.) pumped in a season-high four goals in the contest for Springfield. Katie Martel (Harltand, Conn.) added a hat trick in the setback. Haley Moody (Wells, Maine) earned 11 saves. Katie Campbell (Somers, N.Y.) scooped up six ground balls to lead the Pride. 

Alex Palermo had four goals with Morgan Pike and Kiana Napolitano each registering a hat trick for the Gulls. 

Springfield battled to a 3-3 at the 12:36 mark in the second as Martel scored her second goal of the game to tie up the contest. Endicott ripped off three unanswered to boost its lead to 6-3 after a Katie Schenk advantage goal at 3:54. Pichel buried back-to-back goals before the half to bring Springfield within one of the Gulls at 6-5. 

Endicott used an eight-goal quarter to gain distance from the Pride to take a 14-5 lead going into the final stanza. Martel and Pichel each canned another goal in the fourth with the last goal coming from Martel at 9:01 to mkae the score 16-7, however Endicott closed the game with four goals to hand Springfield the loss. 

The Pride will enter NEWMAC play next Saturday with a matchup against Babson at 3:30 on Stagg Field. 

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