GEORGETOWN, Texas – Eight different Rams found the back of the net as the Suffolk women's lacrosse team opened the first leg of its Texas trip with a 17-7 victory over Southwestern Tuesday evening at Varsity Field.

Julia Dickinson led all scorers with a career-high six goals to pace the Rams.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 17 | Southwestern 7
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-2) |Southwestern (1-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Julia Dickinson opened the scoring for the Rams with a free position goal before Southwestern answered on the ensuing possession to level the game at 1-1 with 10:30 remaining in the first quarter. Suffolk responded with three straight goals from Stella MacLelland, Carley Ehwa, and Dickinson's second of the game to build a 4-1 advantage with 5:54 left in the opening frame. After the Pirates cut into the deficit, Bridget O'Leary followed up her own missed attempt with a rebound finish before Dickinson completed her first-quarter hat trick off a feed from Lauren Woods to give Suffolk a 6-2 lead after one.
• Suffolk carried its momentum into the second quarter as Dickinson delivered a feed from the X position to Zoe Peckham, who converted on the man advantage. Just over a minute later, Elisyn Morey netted her first collegiate goal on a free position attempt to extend the lead to 8-2. Woods then became the seventh different Ram to find the back of the net when Dickinson connected with her from close range, sending Suffolk into halftime with a 9-2 lead after holding Southwestern scoreless in the second quarter.
• The Pirates opened the second half with a 3-0 run to trim the deficit to 9-5, but the Woods to Dickinson connection stopped the momentum with 1:49 remaining in the third quarter, sending Suffolk into the final frame with a 10-5 advantage.
• Suffolk pulled away in the fourth quarter as O'Leary netted her second goal on a free position attempt. Dickinson followed with back-to-back goals to extend the Rams' lead. Penelope Lawlor won the ensuing draw control, raced the length of the field, and finished to push the advantage to 14-5. Peckham added two late goals to complete her hat trick, and Ehwa capped the scoring with a man-up tally as the Rams secured a 17-7 victory.

GOALIE LOG

• Charlotte Guziejka made three saves in the contest.
• Hannah Colvin stopped 19 shots in goal for the Pirates.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Dickinson totaled eight points (6g, 2a) while adding five ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Peckham recorded a hat trick with one assist and three ground balls.
• Woods finished with a team-high three assists and added one goal.
• O'Leary and Ehwa each scored twice and added one helper, with O'Leary also collecting seven ground balls and five draw controls.
• Jessie Le dished out two assists.
• Morey, MacLelland, and Lawlor each scored one goal.
• Gracelyn Laperle led the team with three caused turnovers.
• Suffolk outshot the Pirates, 38-15, including a 31-7 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Rams also held the edge in draw controls (16-7) and caused turnovers (13-8)

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams and Pirates met for the first time in program history.
• Suffolk held an opponent scoreless in a quarter for just the second time in program history and the first since keeping Purchase off the board in three quarters on March 1, 2025.
• Dickinson set career highs with six goals and five ground balls, improving her season total to 19 points (16g, 3a).
• Peckham recorded back-to-back hat tricks and matched a career best with four points to move to 11 points on the season (8g, 3a).
• O'Leary set career highs in goals (2), draw controls (5), and ground balls (7).
• Lawlor and Morey each scored their first collegiate goals.
• MacLelland collected a career-best four ground balls.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk remains in Georgetown for a neutral site contest against Ohio Northern on Saturday, March 14 at noon.