Women’s Lacrosse Wraps up 4th Place with 24-4 Win over SCSU

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack women’s lacrosse team clinched fourth place in the Northeast-10 with a 24-4 win over Southern Connecticut Saturday on Senior Day at Warrior Field.

With the win, the Warriors (7-7, 7-3 NE-10) will host a Northeast-10 Quarterfinal game on Tuesday likely against Bentley. Game time is to be announced.

In all, 11 different players scored for the Warriors, including all three seniors. For Jennifer Fox and Meaghan Winters, it was their first goals of the season.

Merrimack scored nine times in the first 10:57, with Kelly Pasquantonio netting three of them. They led 15-3 at half behind six first-half points from Mia Basile and five from Lauren Leddy.

Leddy finished with eight points, while Mia Basile had five goals and nine points. Meredith Prior tallied three points, and Colleen Strachan scored twice.

Jamie-Lee Whiteway stopped seven shots in the win, Merrimack’s fourth straight.

Before the game, the Warriors honored their three-member senior class, Jennifer Fox, Meaghan Winters, and Lauren Leddy as part of Senior Day.