DUDLEY, Mass. – Suffolk women's lacrosse fell behind early and never found its way back as Nichols took down the Rams, 17-7, Saturday at Vendetti Field in Conference of New England (CNE) action.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 7 | Nichols 17
RECORDS: Suffolk (7-8, 3-5 CNE) | Nichols (11-3, 4-3 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Nichols started hot early as it outscored the Rams 9-1 in the first quarter. Jessie Le was responsible for Suffolk's lone strike in the opening quarter. 

The Bison stretched their advantage to 11 as they poured in three unanswered to get the second stanza underway. A pair of man-up goals for the blue-and-gold, one by Kaitlyn Boyce followed by one from Ally Colburn trimmed the distance back to nine, 12-3.  

Nichols managed to make it a 10-goal distance at half as Emma Patton put an unassisted mark with 42 seconds left in the second.  

The teams traded three goals in the third to keep it a 10-goal gap. Suffolk's scoring came from Zoe Peckham, Julia Dickinson and Colburn. 

Both teams exchanged one goal over the final quarter for the 17-7 final. Peckham produced Suffolk's last goal of the day.  

GOALIE LOG

• Charlotte Guziejka had three saves in the setback.
• Kaleigh Seal secured nine stops in the victory.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Peckham scored two goals. 
• Colburn contributed two goals and three draw controls. 
• Dickinson registered four points on three assists and one marker. 
• Kate Carlson added six draw controls, three rebound balls and one caused turnover. 
• Boyce and Le scored one goal apiece. 
• Eliza Bryant chipped in three draw controls, one ground ball and one caused turnover. 
• Gracelyn Laperle notched three ground balls and one caused turnover. 
• Suffolk caused 10 of Nichols' 15 turnovers. 
• The Rams went 12-for-15 on clears. 
• Suffolk converted one of its four free position shots. 
• The Rams had the upperhand in draw controls, 14-12.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Colburn, Dickinson and Peckham have produced at least one point in every game for Suffolk this season. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes its inaugural season Wednesday, April 23 when Hartford stops by James A. Sartori Stadium at East Boston Memorial Park for a 7:00 p.m. contest.