NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - Framingham State University rattled off four unanswered goals to start the second half as it went on to defeat Smith College, 12-4, in non-conference lacrosse action Wednesday night. The Rams improve to 8-3 on the year, while the Pioneers dip to 7-3 overall.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS

• Emily Biggs (Florence, Mass./Northampton) finished with two goals, three caused turnovers, and five ground balls.
• Kaitlin Chiu (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) and Maddie Ryan (Scituate, Mass./Scituate) each contributed one goal.
• Goalkeeper Alyssa Schams (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon) made six saves in the loss.

FSU HIGHLIGHTS

• Alissa Marino contributed a hat trick. 
• Grace Gamache, Jenna McMahon, and Jenna Palermo totaled two goals each.
• Indigo Fox Tree-McGrath posted five saves.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Hanna McMahon put FSU on the board 1:16 in the game before Gamache doubled the visitors lead at the 22:48 mark. Chiu ended the shutout as she took a pass from Clelie Fielding (Francestown, N.H./High Mowing) and found the back of the net. The Rams would go on to score four the game's next five goals to end the half with a 6-2 advantage. 

Framingham State opened the second period on a 4-0 run before Maddie Ryan (Scituate, Mass./Scituate) slipped the ball past the FSU keeper. Two more goals from the visitors with under eight minutes in the match put the Rams up 12-3. With 21 seconds remaining, Biggs scored for the home squad to make it a 12-4 final.

FSU ended the night with advantages in shots, 25-11, and draw controls, 12-6. Smith held a 25-24 edge in ground balls.

UP NEXT
Smith resumes NEWMAC play on Saturday, April 6 when it hosts Babson at 12:00 p.m.

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