Framingham State and Westfield State will meet on Saturday in the MASCAC Women's Lacrosse Tournament championship game after winning their semifinal games on Thursday night.

No. 1 Westfield State 16, No.4 Worcester State 0         Box Score

WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State University's junior goalkeeper Maria Woodall (Norfolk, Mass. / King Philip) helped lead the women's lacrosse team to an ultra-rare 16-0 shutout victory over Worcester State in the semi-finals of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) women's lacrosse tournament on Thursday evening.

Woodall made eight saves in 51 minutes of play to keep the Lancers off the board, before finally giving way to Emma Duffy late with the game comfortably in hand for the Owls.
 
The Owls improve to 16-2 overall and continue their school record for wins in a season.
 
Worcester State completes its season with a record of 11-8.  
 
Eight different Owls tallied goals in the first half of play. Junior Marissa Nimeskern (Hanover, Mass.) started the scoring just 28 seconds into play. Junior Sydney Lambert (Hanover, Mass.) added another marker just 32 seconds later after a pass from senior Stephanie Godek (West Springfield, Mass.) to gain the quick 2-0 lead.
 
Westfield State dominated the first half of play, as Alexa Tonelli (Shrewsbury, Mass.), Hunter Zackaricz (Northampton, Mass.), Maddie Bartkus (Marshfield, Mass.), Elizabeth Navoni (Mansfield, Mass.), Hayley Rodriguez (Melrose, Mass.), and Sam Donohoe(Pepperell, Mass. / North Middlesex Regional) each added goals in the half to lead 13-0.
 
The Owls played possession for most of the second half and were never threatened.
 
Westfield State was led offensively by Lambert, who scored a game-high four goals and Tonelli, who tallied three of her own. Godek added two assists in the win.
 
Lancer's senior Mackenzie Little (Marlboro, Mass.) had a team-high five shots on goal, but Woodall was quick to stop each.
 
Woodall played the first 51:16 minutes in goal for the Owls, stopping eight shots and earning the win.
 
Freshman goalkeeper Chloe O'Brien (Sturbridge, Mass. / Tantasqua Regional) took the loss in net for Worcester State.  She stopped seven shots on the evening.
 
Westfield held a 31-11 edge in shots, a slim 22-18 advantage in ground balls, and a 12-6 advantage in draw controls.
 
The Owls will host Framingham State in the MASCAC Tournament Championship game on Saturday, May 5 with a 3:00 p.m. start.

No. 2 Framingham State 18, No. 3 Bridgewater State 10      Box Score

Framingham, Mass. – The second seeded Framingham State University women's lacrosse team defeated third seed Bridgewater State University 18-10 in one semifinal of the 2018 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Lacrosse Tournament this evening at Maple Street Field.

With the win, the Rams improve to 16-2 on the year on the year and advance to the tournament finals on Saturday where they will face top seed Westfield State University in Westfield at 3 p.m.  The Bears see their season come to a close at 12-7.

The Rams were paced by four goals and four assists from sophomore Grace Gamache (Dartmouth, Mass.).  Gamache entered the game with 98 career goals and with her second tally of the game an unassisted marker just over 10 minutes into the game Gamache became the fifth Ram to reach the 100 goal plateau.

Freshman Alissa Marino (Trumbull, Conn.) chipped in with four goals for the hosts, while senior Kimmy Foley (Mansfield, Mass.) tallied three and picked up two assists.  Sophomore Nicole Pacheco (Woburn, Mass.) and junior Tess Destino (Gloucester, Mass.) each found the back if the net twice.

The Bears received two goals apiece from senior Gabby Reinold (Braintree, Mass.), sophomore Hayley White (Dracut, Mass.) and classmate Victoria McDonough (Marshfield, Mass.).  Junior Elizabeth Ettridge (Marshfield, Mass.) contributed a goal and an assist for the visitors.

The Bears grabbed the early lead with a goal from freshman Lacey Dinning (Oak Bluffs, Mass.) off a feed from junior Kerrin O'Leary (Millbury, Mass.) just 33 seconds into the contest.  The Rams offense came alive with an 11-0 run to take an 11-1 lead with just over 11  minutes on the clock.  Marino tied the game off a feed from Gamache and Destino put the Rams ahead for good also off a Gamache feed.

McDonough stopped the spurt with an unassisted tally and Haley Riley converted a free position shot, but the Rams scored the final two of the frame to take a 13-3 lead into the locker room.

The Bears opened the second half with four straight including two from Reinhold to cut the gap to 13-7.  The Rams scored five of the next six to push the lead back to ten.  Bridgewater tallied a pair in the final three minutes to reach the final margin.

Junior Indigo Fox Tree-McGrath (Bedford, Mass.) earned the win in net for the Rams making eight saves, while Hayley Barner (Westwood, Mass.) took the loss and made four saves.

Release courtesy of Westfield State and Framingham State Sports Information