Springfield, Mass. – April 27, 2024 – The Springfield College women's lacrosse team opened up the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship Tournament on Saturday afternoon with a 14-3  win over Salve Regina on Stagg Field.
 
The Seahawks had their first season in the NEWMAC ends with an 11-7 record.  Springfield, now 15-3, advances to the NEWMAC Championship Semifinals and will host MIT on Wednesday evening at 6 pm.  This marks just the fourth time in school history that the Springfield College women's lacrosse team has reached 15 wins in a season.

Sarah Newton (Colchester, Conn.) posted a team-best four points on two goals and two assists, while Karen Joy (South Windsor, Conn.) added two goals and a helper and Arielle Johnson (Pomfret, Conn.) notched two assists and a goal. Haley Moody (Wells, Maine) was credited with 10 saves in a game where Springfield owned a 43-16 advantage in shots.  The Pride was dominant on the draws, winning 17 on the day, five of which were by Maddie Roy (Wilbraham, Mass.).  Salve Regina turned the ball over 23 times in the setback, with Hannah Hibbert (Center Harbor, N.H.) accounting for four caused turnovers. 

For Salve Regina, Ellee Kopecky was tremendous in goal, producing 18 saves, while Edie Threshie netted two goals.

Springfield set the tone to start the game, jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the opening 4:36 of the game after Hibbert caused a turnover a raced 40 yards to bury an unassisted strike to force Salve into a timeout.  Lilly Vey (Foxboro, Mass.) would give the Pride a 5-0 lead to close out the first quarter after she finished a feed from Joy, and goals from Vey and Johnson in the second quarter made it a 7-0 halftime cushion for the Pride. 

After Salve Regina opened up the scoring to start the second half at the 11:48 mark, Springfield responded with the next five goals, as Samantha Andresen (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) ripped a powerplay, free-position strike with 11:14 remaining in regulation.  The Seahawks would get as close at 12-3 with 6:52 on the clock, but Roy and Newton tacked on the final two goals of the game inside the final six-plus minutes to close out the scoring.
 
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