Falcons Defeated By Pride, 20-8

Kozikowski nets first two collegiate tallies for Fitchburg State

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's lacrosse team dropped a 20-8 decision to the Pride of Regis College this afternoon in non-conference action from Elliot Field

The Basics

Score: Fitchburg State 8, Regis 20

Records: Fitchburg State (1-1) | Regis (1-0)

How It Happened

Regis grabbed a quick 1-0 edge on a goal from senior Kerri Anselmo (Natick, Mass.) before Fitchburg State knotted the score (1-1) as senior Nicole Kopacz (Tewksbury, Mass.) netted her second tally on the season.

The Pride struck for four straight marker (5-1) with Anselmo, freshman Amelia Thomas (Hopkinton, N.H.), junior Jordyn Ringuette (Colchester, Conn.) and junior Rachel Nadeau (Coventry, Conn.) found the back of the net.

The Falcons cut the deficit to 8-5 going into the break as freshman Eva Kozikowski (Portsmouth, N.H.) netted her first two collegiate tallies, while classmate Brooke Johnson (Billerica, Mass.) and junior Madison Alves (Braintree, Mass.) added goals for the Green and Gold.

Following the intermission, Regis extended their lead (12-5) with Ringuette, Nadeau and Anselmo picking up goals before Fitchburg State answered back with markers by freshman Gabrielle Scibilia (Haverhill, Mass.), sophomore Julia Miele (South Hadley, Mass.) and senior Tracy Long (Georgetown, Mass.) to make the score 12-8.

That's as close as the Falcons would get though as the Pride closed out the contest on an 8-0 run, led by Anselmo and Ringuette with two goals each, while Nadeau capped the scoring for the visitors, resulting in the 20-8 final.

Inside the Numbers

• Fifth meeting between the two teams in women's lacrosse with the Falcons 2-3 all-time vs the Pride
• Kozikowski paced the Falcons with four points on two goals and two assists as well as one ground ball and two caused turnovers
• Alves chipped in with one goal, two assists, three ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers for Fitchburg State
• Defensively for the Green and Gold, Kopacz concluded the contest with a goal, six ground balls, two draw controls and six caused turnovers
• For the Pride, Anselmo finished with a game best 11 points on seven scores and four assists in addition to three ground balls, six draw controls and three caused turnovers
• Nadeua added five goals and one draw control for Regis
• Freshman Francesca Reyes (Malden, Mass.) stopped 11 shots for the Green and Gold in the setback
• Junior Brittany McPherson (Lynn, Mass.) made 11 saves for the Pride in the victory

Up Next

Falcons will travel to Sage College on Saturday to take on the Gators for a non-conference matchup, starting at 12:00 PM. Pride will visit Thomas College on the same date for a non-conference tilt at 1:00 PM.