THE BASICS
Score: Emerson 17, Nichols 24
Goalkeepers: W - Briar Slattery (8-0); L - Lindsay Wettstein (0-2)
Records: Emerson Lions (3-4, 0-1 NEWMAC); Nichols Bison (10-0, 0-0 CCC)
Location: Rotch Field; Boston, Mass.
Date: March 25, 2024

THE LEAD
Five Emerson players tallied multiple goals, but an undefeated Nichols team ultimately outmatched the Lions. Ava DelliCompagni led Emerson in scoring with five goals, while Nichols' Hadley Houghton scored 14 for the Bison.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
- Lindsey Wettstein (15:00): 12 GA, 4 Saves
- Ellie Spotts (45:00): 12 GA, 6 Saves
- Ava DelliCompagni: 8 Points (5 Goals, 3 Assists), Caused Turnover
- Callie Krosin: 5 Points (2 Goals, 3 Assists)
- Lauren Longstreet: 4 Points (4 Goals), Caused Turnover

NICHOLS
- Briar Slattery (58:54): 16 GA, Save
- Hadley Houghton: 14 Points (14 Goals), 3 Caused Turnovers
- Emma Patton: 4 Points (3 Goals, Assist), Caused Turnover
- Caitlin Welch: 3 Points (3 Goals)
- Makala Dube: 3 Points (2 Goals, Assist)

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Emerson got out to a 3-0 lead at the start of the first quarter via goals by Callie Krosin (14:41, assisted by DelliCompagni); Lauren Longstreet (12:13, unassisted); and Ava DelliCompagni (12:03, assisted by Krosin). Nichols dominated the rest of the quarter, getting out to a 12-4 lead by the time the buzzer sounded. Hadley Houghton scored eight of the Bisons' 12 goals while the Lions' lone goal for the rest of the quarter was scored by Maddie Reyes (6:57, assisted by DelliCompagni).
- Four of Emerson's five second quarter goals were scored by DelliCompagni and Grace Danehy, with both players being credited with two goals each. The other was credited to Ava Selby (7:07, assisted by DelliCompagni). Nichols scored six in the quarter to make the score 18-9 at halftime. The third quarter was more of the same, as Nichols tallied five goals while Emerson tallied two from the efforts of Krosin (10:19, assisted by Reyes) and Selby (1:59, unassisted). The final quarter was controlled by Emerson as the Lions scored five goals, with DelliCompagni and Longstreet accounting for two each and the other coming from Selby (0:50, assisted by Reyes). Nichols' lone point in the quarter was scored by Houghton (4:35, unassisted), who finished the evening with 14 goals.

NEXT UP
Women's lacrosse resumes their NEWMAC schedule with a trip to Norton, Mass. on Wednesday, March 27th to face off against Wheaton College at 7:00 p.m. Wheaton will also be resuming their conference schedule, as they beat Clark University 15-4 on March 16th for a win in their sole in-conference game thus far. Emerson currently holds a 0-1 NEWMAC record due to a 19-5 loss against Springfield College on the same day.