SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The sixth-seeded Curry College women's lacrosse team fell 20-12 to third-seeded Western New England University in the quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament Saturday afternoon at Golden Bear Stadium.

With the defeat, Curry sees its 2023 season come to an end with an overall mark of 5-11.

Curry held a 2-1 lead late in the first quarter after goals from sophomore Grayson Goolgasian (Johnston, R.I.) and freshman Ava Doyle (Lynnfield, Mass.), but four goals in a span of 2:29 gave the Golden Bears a 5-2 lead heading to the second.

The second quarter was a high-scoring affair with the Colonels getting on the board four times, but Western New England's offense also sparkled in the frame with six tallies to take an 11-6 lead into halftime. Curry got single tallies from sophomore Casey Conneely (Arlington, Mass.) and Goolgasian, with classmate Natalie Keenan (Haverhill, Mass.) notching a pair.

Western New England began to pull away in the third quarter, outscoring Curry 7-1 to head to the fourth ahead 18-7. Curry's lone marker was Goolgasian's third goal of the day.

Curry outscored Western New England 5-2 in the fourth, but ran out of time as the Golden Bears stamped its ticket to the CCC Semifinal. Goolgasian netted three fourth quarter goals to finish the day with six tallies, while juniors Chloe Chevrier (West Suffield, Conn.) and Ellie Hardman (Hanover, Mass.) each scored their first goals of the day.

In net, sophomore Vivi Helquist (Proctor, Minn.) made a season-high 14 saves for the Colonels. She allowed just one goal on eight Western New England free position attempts in the defeat. 

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