Colby Women’s Lacrosse continues their hot streak, beating both Williams and Amherst

This past weekend, Colby Women’s Lacrosse comfortably defeated both Amherst and Williams at home, continuing their undefeated run in the NESCAC.

The Mules came into Saturday with a 6-1 overall record celebrating their Senior Day against a struggling Mammoth’s side. Colby hit the ground running, establishing an early 5-1 lead following the first period. Elizabeth Hennessey ’23 provided three of the early scores with the other two coming from Eliza Dean ’22 and Cami McDonald ’24.

The Mules did not slow their roll in the second period, running up the score to 10-1 off two more scores from Hennessey and one apiece from Ally Franz ’24, Annie Eddy ’23, and Gianna Bruno ’23. The Mammoths were able to respond with two scores to finish the period 10-3; however, the Mules entered the second half of the game with a comfortable seven-goal-lead.

The third period did not feature as many scores from Colby’s offense as the Mammoths managed to control draws, save shots, and compete for ground balls. While Amherst did manage to assert themselves defensively, none of their shots were able to find the back of the net defended by Colby’s stalwart goalie: Emily Podgorni ’22. 

Despite the more evenly matched competition, Hennessy and Eddy added to the scoresheet with one goal apiece to finish the period with a staggering 12-3 lead for the Mules.

The Mules capped off the comfortable win with a dominant fourth period. Grace Toner ’22 scored two to celebrate her senior day, with Bruno and Eddy also finding the back of the net themselves. Amherst found itself a consolatory goal to finish the game 16-4. 

The final scoreline reflects an obviously dominant performance from Colby defensively, in addition to their offense’s authoritative scoring. Hennessey led the way with six goals, Eddy with three, Toner with two, and Franz, Jardina, McDonald, Bruno, and Dean with one each.

The statement win surely gave the Mules confidence on both sides of the ball heading into the Sunday matchup against Williams. Colby managed to carry their momentum over, scoring four straight before Williams could respond with a score themselves. The period finished relatively close at 5-3, indicating the Mules would not be able to pick apart Williams’ defense and suppress their offense as easily as they did with the Mammoths.

After ten minutes of play in the second period, the Ephs managed to close the deficit to just two with a 5-7 scoreline; however, the Mules pulled away finishing the period ahead at 5-9. 

The Ephs were unable to keep up with Colby’s attack as the game finished at 15-7 with another dominant performance from the Mules.

Colby looks to close out the regular season with only four remaining games left, all in conference. The Mules, along with Middlebury, are the only two remaining undefeated teams in conference play and will face each other Saturday April 16.


~ Rohan Sinha `24

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