Regis, Colby-Sawyer Advance to GNAC Quarterfinals Play

WINTHROP, Mass. - Both Four Seeds Colby-Sawyer (North) and Regis (South) earned spots in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Quarterfinal games on Saturday, April 26th. The Chargers defeated #5N Simmons 18-3 while the Pride defeated #5S University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) 16-6. Colby-Sawyer will meet with defending back-to-back champion and #1S Johnson & Wales in Providence, RI at noon while Regis will head to Boston to face #1N Emmanuel in a 3 PM match-up.

Release Courtesy of Regis Athletic Communications

WESTON, Mass. –  The Regis College women's lacrosse team secured a 16-6 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play-in victory on Thursday, at Regis Stadium.

Audrey Mason (West Springfield, Mass.) led the Pride with six goals and one assist, followed by Molly Higgins (Weymouth, Mass.) with four goals, and Serenity Ayala (North Brookfield, Mass.) with three goals and one assist.

Retta Hatin (Hooksett, N.H.) scooped up six ground balls for Regis. On defense, four members of the Pride finished with two caused turnovers. In net, Daniela Mazo (Bridgeport, Conn.) made 14 saves off 20 shots to improve her record to 3-6. 

How it Happened:

• Regis struck first when Mason connected with Teal Galligan (Acushnet, Mass.) on a pass from the left side, slipping it past the goalie for an early lead. USJ responded quickly to even the score at 1-1. The teams traded goals once more, heading into the second quarter tied at 2-2.
• Retta Hatin opened the second quarter with a breakaway goal to give the Pride the lead. Shortly after, another scoring duo extended the margin to three. Regis kept the momentum going with five unanswered goals, taking a commanding 8-2 lead into halftime.
• Less than a minute into the third quarter, the Blue Jays capitalized on a man-up opportunity to cut the lead to five. Alana Picard followed with another goal, narrowing the gap further. Regis answered with five straight goals to push the lead to 13-4, before USJ managed to score again with just over a minute left in the quarter. Regis held a 13-5 advantage heading into the fourth.
• Higgins kicked off the final quarter with a man-up goal, and Mason followed to push the lead to 15-5, activating the running clock with a 10-goal margin.
• The Blue Jays added one more, but Higgins responded again on a man-up play, sealing the 16-6 win for the Pride.

Inside the Numbers:

• Mason broke a season high record with six goals and one assist in today's game, while surpassing 40 goals for the season.
• Five players contributed one or more goal.
• Nine players caused one or more turnovers.

Up Next: Regis is scheduled to travel to face Emmanuel College on Saturday, April 26 at 3:00 p.m.

Release Courtesy of Colby-Sawyer Athletic Communications

NEW LONDON, N.H. - The Colby-Sawyer college women's lacrosse team opened up the Great Northeast Athletic Conference playoffs by hosting the Simmons Sharks on Thursday afternoon for the play-in game where they would cruise past the Sharks 18-3.

Rapid Recap:

• The Chargers would open the scoring with an early eight meter attempt that was taken by Soph Kuhlthau (Cheshire, Conn.) that would get them on the board. Madeline Knight (Pownal, Maine) would score the next goal just twenty four seconds later off an assist from Cecilia Ponzini (Windham, N.H.). Ponzini would get her turn with a beautiful spin move goal that was assisted by Knight. Heather Hanson (Barnstable, Mass.) would get on the stat sheet with a goal assisted by Rose Finlayson (Hopkinton, N.H.). Ponzini would score again, followed by Lauren Vignola (Ringwood, N.J.) to give the Chargers a 6-0 lead.
• Kuhlthau would open up the second quarter scoring, off another assist from Ponzini. Hanson and Finlayson would connect on another goal, right before Vignola would score again on an assist from Hanson. Heather Hanson and Soph Kuhlthau would score the next four goals having two goals each, while the Sharks would score between the goals making it 13-2 going into halftime.
• Finlayson would score two goals in the third quarter on beautiful underhand goals with one being assisted from Elena Bronson(Monkton, Vt.). Vignola would score her third goal of the game in between the Finlayson goals to put the Chargers up 16-2. 
• Ponzini would set up Finlayson for another goal, while Hanson scored her fifth goal of the game to put the Chargers up 18-2. The Sharks would get one last goal from Frida Turriza to give her the hat trick as she would score all three goals for the Sharks. 

Inside the Numbers: 

• Heather Hanson would lead the way as she tallied five goals, and one assist. That would give her seven points in the game to tie the career points record adding another accolade to her impressive resume. Soph Kuhlthau would have four goals and four draw controls, while Rose Finalyson would have three goals and four assists. Lauren Vignola would score three goals, and Cecilia Ponzini would add another two goals and three assists. Madeline Knight would round out the scoring with a goal, and two assists. 
• AJ Paton (Exeter, N.H.) would pick up the win in net, while making three saves and only allowing three goals.

Up Next:
The Chargers will head into the Quarterfinals where Johnson & Wales University will host them on Saturday, April 26th with a time to be determined.