Wednesday, March 25 held at Alumni Field the Westfield State women’s lacrosse team will face Maine’s Colby College. After a tough loss to Hamilton College in the week prior, the Owls hope to find a stride in their 2-4 record.
Before the game, Christina Roncarati, the lead scorer for Westfield’s team, offered some pregame thoughts. “The team we’re playing is a highly ranked team (Colby College ranked #11 in Division Three) I think this will be a very exciting game,” Roncarati stated. “We just need to play smart and fast for a competitive game . We had a great week last week in Florida beating Plymouth State and lost in a close game against Hamilton 10-6. Our defense was loud, we won many draws and our attack competed very well.”
The Westfield State Athletic Instagram page hypes up the upcoming game through a social media post.
6:45 PM
After nearly two hours, Westfield state walks away with the stinging loss of 22-4.
– Sydney Wietecha
6:20 PM
The last period begins. Can Westfield come back?
– Sydney Wietecha
6:10 PM
The third period was no different than the others: difficulty obtaining draw controls, spacey defense, and Colby’s offensive dominance. Multiple offensive players for Colby earning hat tricks. Westfield defense was able to slow down Colby’s strong offense, heading into the last period 19-3.
– Sydney Wietecha
5:50 PM
Westfield’s offense begins to show more life. Morales wins Westfield’s first draw control of the game with a good run down the field, her shot on goal saved by Colby’s goalie. Roncarati targeted two close shots on goal, ultimately saved. With five seconds left on the scoreboard, Rozzi lets one fly past Colby’s goalie, ending the second period 14-3.
– Sydney Wietecha
5:40 PM
Colby’s scoring trend continues into the second period, quickly raising the score 12-2 within the first 5 minutes. Colby called a time out, giving Westfield a much needed break.
– Sydney Wietecha
5:25 PM
Mercedes Rozzi sinks one into the net on a free position foul. However, the sidelines of Colby are celebrating early, performing jigs, rubbing salt in the 10-2 wound, as the first period wraps up.
– Sydney Wietecha
5:20 PM
Two green cards were flown out for Westfield’s Marina Morales and Mckenzie Jenkins for defensive fouls. The Owls now down two players with five minutes left in the quarter.
– Sydney Wietecha
5:10 PM
With less than 10 minutes into the first quarter, Colby offense was present and persistent raking the score up 5-1. Westfield players walk back to the starting lines with low, exhausted heads.
– Sydney Wietecha
5:02 PM
The whistle has blown and the game has begun! Early goal for Westfield State. Only 30 seconds into the shot clock, Mercedes Rozzi sinks one into Colby’s net, leading the game 1-0. Colby quickly ties it up through nice passing and open offensive slots nearly 2 minutes later.
– Sydney Wietecha
4:50 PM
The energy is high while the opposing teams pass the small yellow balls back and forth, running drills with the music blasting over the spread of speakers.
– Sydney Wietecha
