Falcons Soar Past Cougars

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's lacrosse downed the Cougars of Clark University 12-11 in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon at Elliot Field.

The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 12, Clark 11
Records: Fitchburg State (2-5) | Clark (3-6)

How It Happened

Trailing 2-0, the Falcons reeled off three straight goals. Senior Eva Kozikowski (Portsmouth, NH) sandwiched two goals around a tally from Cali Laakso (Fitchburg, Mass.) to take a 3-2 lead.

Clark tied the match (3-3) with a score from Meghan Fogarty (Melrose, Mass.) before the Falcons' forged ahead 4-3 with just seven ticks on the clock and a goal from Delaney Ponder (East Bridgewater, Mass.),

Knotted again at 4-4 the Green and Gold notched back-to-back scores from Jessica St. George (Dracut, Mass.) and Nicole Orlowski (Ellington, Conn.) to retake the lead 6-4.

The Cougars made it a one-goal game (7-6) with the 14^th goal of the season from Sophie Didier (Overland Park, Kans.), but the Falcons countered with a goal from Sophia Yates (Woodstock, Vt.).

With 6:51 to play in the third frame, Clark added a goal from Elizabeth Liakos (Arlington, Mass.), and twenty seconds later Didier added her second of the game to tie the game (8-8).

Fitchburg State scored four of the next five goals, including a hat trick from Kozikowski to up their advantage to 12-9.

Clark scored two goals late in the fourth quarter and hit the post as time expired but the Falcons held on for the win.

Inside the Numbers

• Kozikowski paced the Falcons with five goals, an assist, three ground balls, and two caused turnovers
• Orlowski finished with a stat line that read, two goals, three assists, 2 ground balls, nine draw controls, and two caused turnovers.
• St. George added a goal, three ground balls, five draw controls and two caused turnovers.
• Netminder Brooke Williams (South Dennis, Mass.)  making her debut between the pipes made 16 saves to earn her first collegiate victory

Up Next

Falcons will travel to Mass. Maritime on Friday evening to face the Buccaneers starting at 7:00 PM.