BASICS
Final Score: Emerson 17, Wellesley 15
Team Records: Emerson (4-6, 1-4 NEWMAC); Wellesley (2-9, 0-5 NEWMAC)
Goalkeepers: W - Ellie Spotts (4-2); L - Anna Blake Patrick (1-9)
Venue & Location: Butler Stadium; Wellesley, Mass.
Date & Time: April 6, 2024; 1:00 p.m.

THE LEAD
WELLESLEY, Mass. - Emerson women's lacrosse picked up a much-needed win against an in-conference opponent, defeating Wellesley by a score of 17-15. The win broke a four-game losing streak for the Lions. Senior Lauren Longstreet and junior Callie Krosin both reached 100 career goals in the matchup. Emerson improves to 4-6 (1-4 NEWMAC) while Wellesley moves to 2-9 (0-5 NEWMAC).

TOP PERFORMERS
Emerson
- Ellie Spotts (60:00, W): 15 Goals Allowed, 16 Saves
- Callie Krosin: 4 Goals, 4 Assists 1 Caused Turnover, 1-4 on Free Position Shots
- Lauren Longstreet: 6 Goals, 1 Caused Turnover, 1-4 on Free Position Shots
- Ava DelliCompagni: 1 Goal, 3 Assists, 2 Caused Turnovers

Wellesley
- Anna Blake Patrick (60:00, L): 17 Goals Allowed, 12 Saves
- Finley Tipton: 5 Goals, 2 Assists, 1 Caused Turnover, 1-1 on Free Position Shots
- Gabrielle Shell: 3 Goals, 1 Assist
- Lillian Games: 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 1 Caused Turnover

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first quarter was a back-and-forth battle, with Wellesley's Finley Tipton opening the scoring at 13:22 for her 35th goal of the season. Finley scored again not long after at 12:31 to put Wellesley up 2-0 early. Lauren Longstreet put Emerson on the board at 10:35. The goal was the 100th of her career. Callie Krosin tied it up for Emerson at 9:45 with Ava DelliCompagni getting credit for an assist. Krosin then put the Lions in the lead by herself at 7:11, marking her 16th goal of the season and recording her own 100th career goal. The quarter would end with Emerson ahead 6-5.

Both teams scored in the first two minutes of the second quarter to put the Lions up 7-6. Longstreet scored first with 13:59 remaining, and Wellesley responded almost instantly with a goal by Willa McGough on a free-position shot. The rest of the quarter saw Emerson score five unanswered goals to lead 12-6 going into halftime. The Lions would score first coming out of the break period, as Longstreet tallied her sixth of the day and 29th for the season with 14:00 remaining. Wellesley would shorten the lead to 13-9 with 10:00 remaining, and both teams scored twice in those final ten minutes to put the score at 15-11.

Emerson struck first in the final period, as Grace Danehy scored at 11:04 for her 17th of the season. Goals by the Tipton at 10:20 and Lillian Games at 9:38, assisted by Katie McCabe, cut down the Lions' lead to 16-13. DelliCompagni got one back almost immediately, scoring at 8:31 off the assist from Krosin. The Blue would score two more in the remaining minutes, as Tipton recorded her 39th of the season off an assist by McCabe with 4:48 remaining and Gabrielle Shell got one past Ellie Spotts with 0:07 on the board. Emerson held on in the end, winning by a score of 17-15.

NEXT UP
Women's lacrosse hosts Clark on Wednesday, April 10 at 6:00 p.m. for more NEWMAC play. The matchup is slated as Senior Day for women's lacrosse. Clark is 5-7 (1-5 NEWMAC), with their latest result being an 18-7 loss to Smith.