aNew London, Conn. – April 29, 2026 – The third-seeded Springfield College women's lacrosse team fell to second-seeded Coast Guard, 12-8, in the semifinal round of the 2026 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship Tournament on Wednesday evening at Cadet Memorial Field.

Coast Guard, now 14-2 on the season and the 28th ranked team in the NCAA Power Index (NPI), will move on to the NEWMAC title game for the first time in program history on Saturday at top-seeded MIT. Springfield sees its season end with a record of 11-7.

Joely Schaumloffel and Abby McAllister combined for nine of Coast Guard's 11 goals on the night. McAllister ended the night with eight points with four goals and four assists, while Schaumloffel posted seven points with five goals and two assists. Springfield's offense was powered by Lily Johnson (Oceanside, N.Y.), who contributed three goals for the Pride. Both Payton Imhof (Bay Shore, N.Y.) and Sarah Newton (Colchester, Conn.) tallied two goals apiece as well.

As a team, Coast Guard held the edge in shots (25-20) and draw controls (15-7). The Bears also scored four times playing a man-up. The Pride went 16-for-21 on the clear and scored four times on free position attempts. 

Springfield erased an early two goal deficit with three straight goals on free position shots. Ognibene got the scoring started for the Pride before Johnson and Imhof ended up giving Springfield a 3-2 edge through 15 minutes of play.

Coast Guard equalized early in the second and over the next 12 minutes outscored Springfield by a 4-1 margin. Over the stretch, Schaumloffel scored three times for the Bears before Imhof cut the run finishing a pass from Newton. Coast Guard entered halftime with a 6-5 advantage. 

Over the opening 30 minutes, the host Bears held a 14-11 edge in shots and won seven of 12 draws, but it was Lindsay Hillemeir (Unionville, Conn.), who kept Springfield in the game making five saves for the Pride in the first half.

Coast Guard had the man-advantage for two minutes early in the third quarter and scored once on the non-releasable penalty before Schaumloffel gave the Bears its largest lead of the game at 8-5.

The hosts entered the fourth up 9-7 and saw Rileigh Leary score twice in the span of 60 seconds including once on the man-advantage to push Coast Guard ahead by four at 11-7. Newton scored her second of the game midway through the fourth, but Schaumloffel notched her fifth of the game less than a minute later as Coast Guard won, 12-8.

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