Blue Lacrosse Drops Season Opener 18-3 at Framingham St.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – The Wellesley women's lacrosse team opened the 2022 season with an 18-3 loss to Framingham St. in non-conference action at Maple Street Field. 

Framingham St. was led offensively in the game by five goals from Tara Palermo (Mashpee, Mass.) who also added two ground balls. Hannah Guerin (Cumberland, R.I.) finished the game with four tallies for the Rams, while Leah Green (Chelmsford, Mass.) finished the contest with three. Regan Fein (North Attleboro, Mass.) had a solid day for the Rams with a pair of goals and a pair of helpers, while Madison Skiff (Granby, Conn.) and Haley Wood (Middleborough, Mass.) each tallied a goal and handed out a helper. 

Junior Liz Sugg (Palermo, Maine) finished the day with a pair of goals for the Blue, while senior Eleanor Mallett (Berwick, Maine) added a marker of her own. Senior Lorna Li (Taunton, Mass.) and junior Hannah Pangborn (Raleigh, N.C.) combined for 14 saves.

The Rams tallied the first five goals of the game opening up a 5-0 lead with just under three to play in the first. Guerin tallied twice on the run, while Rachel Erickson (Dunstable, Mass.) picked up a pair of assists. Wellesley got on the board with 2:16 remaining in the first when Sugg tallied an unassisted marker, but Wood converted a free position shot with 1:21 giving the Rams a 6-1 lead after one.  

The Rams tacked on eight in the third extending the lead to 14-1 at the half. Palermo tallied four goals in the frame, while Green added two. The Rams added three more in the third quarter to lead 17-1 after three. The Blue got on the board first in the fourth when Sugg tallied her second of the game just over a minute into the quarter. Fein tallied the Rams lone goal in the fourth and Mallet scored unassisted for the Blue to reach the final margin.

Wellesley will host Worcester St. on Saturday, February 26 at 12:00 PM for the home opener. The Rams are back in action on March 2 when they travel to Springfield for a 4:00 PM game.