WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University women's lacrosse team was defeated in a 15-0 final score on Saturday afternoon as a trio of multi-goal scorers led the Beavers to victory in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference meeting. 

Senior Georgia Salvatore (Westwood, Mass.), sophomore Claudia Dodge (Pelham, N.Y.), and first-year Nicole Darveau (Sudbury, Mass.) all tallied two goals apiece for Babson, leading 12 different goal-scorers for the team. 

First-year netminder Olivia Harrington (Bedford, Mass.) put forth another solid start for the Cougars as she turned aside six shots in net. Junior Enis Perez (Coventry, R.I.) and senior Hannah Favaloro (Blackstone, Mass.) each scooped up five groundballs while sophomore Elysia Hall (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) fired three shots on goal. 

The Beavers started strong as four goals in the opening ten minutes, all coming on free-position chances, gave the visitors the early advantage. Babson built upon the lead with senior Georgia Salvatore (Westwood, Mass.), who collected her 100th career goal in the contest, netting a pair of goals in the next five minutes to make it a 7-0 margin with 16:56 to go in the half. 

Clark got off a pair of shots in the first half coming from sophomores Kiley Simmons (Atkinson, N.H.) and Hall. Harrington was also busy throughout the first-half as the first-year turned aside six of the 17 shots she faced during the contest. 

Babson extended its margin to 11-0 at the end of the first half. The Beavers held onto the momentum through the remainder of regulation as Valarie Quinlan (Norwood, Mass.) notched the first of four Babson goals in the final half en route to the 15-0 final. 

Clark sophomore Maddie Conners (Devon, Pa.) stopped six of the 10 shots faced during the second half, playing all 30 minutes in net. First-year Claudia Oakleaf (Westford, Mass.) logged two groundballs in her first collegiate action while first-year Angela Borelli (West Haven, Conn.) came up with three groundballs. 

Game Details:

Score: Babson 15, Clark University 0

Records: Babson College (1-1) | Clark University (0-2)

Location: Granger Field (Worcester, Mass.) 

Clark Highlights:

• With five groundballs, Perez knots a career-high in the category with the last instance coming on February 22, 2019, against Bay Path. 

• Playing in her fifth game in her career, Favaloro set a new career-best of five groundballs with the previous most being two groundballs set last weekend against Wheaton.

• Conners' six stops in the second half set a new career precedent for the sophomore, improving on her previous career-best of four saves which was set last weekend against Wheaton. 

Next Up:

Clark travels to Emerson College for a nighttime NEWMAC clash on April 3 at 7:00 PM. Babson hosts Coast Guard Academy on April 3 at 2:00 PM.