Wenham, MA --- Gordon senior Stephanie Fitzgerald (Groveland, MA) and sophomore Jessica Castelline (Concord, MA) notched six points each on four goals and two assists to help pace the Fighting Scots to a 17-7 victory over Worcester State in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon.
Gordon, who improved to 7-1 on the season, was also led by senior Anna Blomberg (Simsbury, CT) who pitched in with three goals and two helpers. Fitzgerald logged 10 of the Fighting Scots 15 draws in the victory.
The Lancers, who fell to 4-2 on the campaign, were propelled by junior Molly Kilday (Westford, MA) and Kaila Chase (Northbridge, MA) as they combined for five of WSU's seven markers.
Sophomore Jackie Connors (Ashland, MA) recorded five draws while sophomore Katelyn Murphy (Billerica, MA) distinguished herself with game-highs of four ground balls and a trio of forced miscues.
Fitzgerald, sophomore Bailey Grinnell (S. Hamilton, MA) and Castelline helped give the Fighting Scots a 3-0 lead over the first five minutes of the contest before Kilday helped the Blue and Gold respond with three consecutive markers to equalize the game at the 22:15 mark.
Gordon though used a strong defense to force several WSU turnovers as they closed out the period with a 10-2 run for the 13-5 advantage at the intermission. Fitzgerald and Blomberg combined for five tallies in the skein for the hosts.
With running time on their side, the Fighting Scots maintained the margin and outscored the Lancers 5-2 in the second period for the final score.
Gordon outshot their opponents 25-15 and held the 15-11 margin in draw controls. WSU actually doubled up the Fighting Scots in ground balls (16-8), but were plagued by 22 turnovers. The hosts also committed 21 errors on offense.
Fighting Scot senior net minder Danielle Mcguire (Braintree, MA) and junior Julianne Kirkpatrick (Rochester, NY) shared time and combined for seven saves in the win for Gordon. Freshman Lea Robichaud (Holden, MA) turned aside eight shots in the setback.
Connors moved into a tie with Abby Cozenza (2007-10) for fourth in the all-time scoring list with 106 points (63 goals and 43 assists).
Kilday notched her 13th hat-trick in her 25 career contest with three goals in the loss for the Lancers.
Both squads will play conference opponents in the next week. Worcester State takes on Bridgewater State in their MASCAC opener on Saturday in a noon time draw while Gordon hosts Curry in a Commonwealth Coast Conference game on Tuesday at 7 PM.
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