Lancers Fall To Castleton In NEWLA Semis, 12-6

NEWLA Championships --- Castleton 12, Worcester State 6

Box Score

Castleton, VT --- Nicole Adams (Rutland, VT) scored four goals and dished out one assist as Castleton State College defeated Worcester State 12-6 in New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance (NEWLA) semifinal action. With the win the Spartans advance to their first-ever NEWLA final.

Castleton raced out to a 4-0 lead after 3:05 in the first half with goals from Adams, Marie VanDerKar (Manchester, VT), Nicole Bouchard (Exeter, NH) and Erin Barry (Randolph, VT).

Worcester State got on the board with 12:07 remaining as Shannon Feeley (W. Springfield, MA) tallied the first of her game-high five goals off a Brittany Jamieson (Foxboro, MA) assist. The two teams traded goals for the remainder of the period, and Castleton held an 8-4 advantage at halftime.

VanDerKar tallied to open the second half, before Adams scored the final three goals of the game for the 10-6 Spartans.

All-conference first-team goalie, Lyndsey Nunes (Westfield, MA) kept the Lancers in the game, stopping 11 shots including seven in the second half. Second-team selection, Meredith Pope (Montpelier, VT) was equal to the task however, turning away five shots to earn the win.

Nicole Bouchard (Exeter, NH) followed Adams in the scoring column with three goals and one assist, while Marie VanDerKar added two goals, two assists, five ground balls, three draw controls and six caused turnovers.

Jamieson scored Worcester State's final goal of the game, as the Lancers end their season at 9-5. Veronica Farrell (Baldwinville, MA) was excellent in the Lancer defensive third, corralling six ground balls and causing three turnovers.

Castleton will take on top-seed and NEWLA undefeated, Bridgewater State on Saturday, May 3 at 2:00 pm. The Bears advanced to the championship round by way of a 22-8 win over fourth-seed Westfield State.

Release courtesy of Castleton Sports Information