This weekend proved to be a tough one for UNE, with the Men's and Women's Lacrosse team, and the Softball team all suffering losses. The Nor'easters all had tough matches ahead of them, and could not come out on top.
Both Lacrosse teams traveled down to Bristol, Rhode Island to square off with Roger Williams University. RWU is one of the top lacrosse programs in the conference, and they showed off their muscle on Saturday.
In the Women's game, the Hawks jumped out to a quick 5-2 lead, and that the type of day it was for the Nor'easters. Roger Williams kept pouring it on, extending the lead to 10-3, before UNE would make a late first half push closing the gap and headed into halftime down 13-8. The beginning of the second half looked promising for a UNE comeback as Amanda Barker scored on a free position shot, just two minutes into the second frame. But Roger Williams would put the clamps on after that, holding UNE scoreless for the rest of the game. The Hawks would then add eight goals of their own to make this game a blowout.
Kate McCarter led the offense for UNE scoring four goals, while sophomore tender Tara Geraghty made 15 stops in the game. The Ladies will finish their home campaign on Wednesday as they host Gordon College at 4:00pm.
The Men's game was a bit of a different story. Despite a loss, the Nor'easters showed even more improvement, and played one of their best games of the year. In a game that was constantly tied, the Hawks scored what would be the game winner with just five minutes left in the game. With a couple of bounces the other way, this game could have easily been an upset victory for the Nor'easters. With the win, Roger Williams (8-4, 5-2) sits tied in the third slot in the TCCC with Salve Regina. UNE will host Nichols College in a battle for the eight seed in the TCCC Tournament tomorrow at 4:00pm, and will play their final home game of the season on Thursday against the University of Southern Maine.
It was a tale of two days this weekend, as the Softball team swept on Saturday, and got swept on Sunday. The Nor'easters got two great pitching performances on Saturday against Anna Maria, winning 5-2 and 8-1. First-year pitcher Erin Lyons dominated the Amcats lineup, punching out 13 batters while only walking one. Junior Julie Monteiro had two hits and knocked in two runs, while senior Megan Gaegje jacked her second home run of the season to take the first game of the double-header. In the second game, sophomore hurler Amber Zablowsky allowed just two hits and struck out five. Zablowsky went the distance, earning the win while allowing just one Amcat to cross the plate. The Nor'easters had 12 hits in the affair and took advantage of six Anna Maria errors in the 8-1 victory. Junior Angie Damon led the way going 2-4 with a double and a home run, knocking in two runs.
Sunday was a different story. UNE should have saved some of the runs from Saturday, as the Ladies could only score four runs in the double-header, losing 6-2 and 8-2 to TCCC rival Western New England College. The offense could not get rolling in either game, as the WNEC pitching held the Nor'easter lineup to six hits and five hits, respectively. The Nor'easters help bury their own grave on Sunday, committing 11 errors in the two games. The Women will try to get back on the winning horse as they travel to Bowdoin tomorrow for an out of conference contest at 3:30pm.
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