FINAL SCORE
	Worcester St. 13-7	9
	Babson 15-3	21
2025 NCAA DIII WLA Championship First Round

May 10, 2025 • Middletown, Conn.

FINAL STATISTICS

2025 NCAA DIII WLA Championship First Round
Official Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
Worcester St. vs Babson (5/10/2025 at Middletown, Conn.)

Worcester St. (13-7) vs. Babson (15-3)

Date: 5/10/2025
Attendance: 195

Score by period	1	2	3	4	Total
Worcester St.	3	2	1	3	9
Babson	9	3	7	2	21

Worcester St. Scoring:
GOALS: Kerry Brown 1; Mckayla Fisher 1; Abigail Vincent 1; Hannah Erickson 1; Molly Witkowski 4; Abbie Wing 1;
ASSISTS: Ashley Hurley 1; Abigail Vincent 2; Molly Witkowski 1;

Babson Scoring:
GOALS: Amelia Novitch 7; Solana Fahey 1; Clare Connolly 6; Michaela Downer 1; Jessica Evans 2; Kathryn Blake 4;
ASSISTS: Amelia Novitch 6; Clare Connolly 1; Jessica Evans 1; Kathryn Blake 3;

Clears by period	1	2	3	4	Total
Worcester St.	3-7	6-9	3-4	6-6	18-26
Babson	6-6	4-4	2-2	3-4	15-16

Free-position shots	1	2	3	4	Total
Worcester St.	1-1	0-0	0-0	1-2	2-3
Babson	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-3

Win - Kathleen Murphy (15-3). Loss - Olivia LaValle (13-7).
Stadium: Smith Field (Middletown, Conn.)
Officials: David Shiffman; Erica Garcia; Francie Box; Kevin Dromgoole; Maxx McNall;

2025 NCAA DIII WLA Championship First Round
Official Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
Worcester St. vs Babson (5/10/2025 at Middletown, Conn.)

No.	Prd	Time	Team	Type	Goal Scorer	Assist	Home-Vis

1	1	14:11	WSU	EV	Molly Witkowski (46)	Unassisted	1-0
2	1	13:14	BABSON	EV	Clare Connolly (53)	Jessica Evans (10)	1-1
3	1	11:05	BABSON	EV	Clare Connolly (54)	Amelia Novitch (36)	1-2
4	1	08:31	BABSON	EV	Kathryn Blake (47)	Unassisted	1-3
5	1	07:56	BABSON	EV	Amelia Novitch (35)	Unassisted	1-4
6	1	06:47	BABSON	EV	Kathryn Blake (48)	Unassisted	1-5
7	1	05:53	BABSON	EV	Amelia Novitch (36)	Unassisted	1-6
8	1	05:20	BABSON	EV	Jessica Evans (26)	Unassisted	1-7
9	1	04:46	WSU	EV	Molly Witkowski (47)	Unassisted	2-7
10	1	02:53	BABSON	EV	Clare Connolly (55)	Amelia Novitch (37)	2-8
11	1	01:12	WSU	EV	Hannah Erickson (46)	Unassisted	3-8
12	1	00:46	BABSON	EV	Michaela Downer (24)	Amelia Novitch (38)	3-9
13	2	11:33	BABSON	EV	Amelia Novitch (37)	Clare Connolly (3)	3-10
14	2	10:13	BABSON	PP	Clare Connolly (56)	Kathryn Blake (22)	3-11
15	2	09:16	WSU	EV	Abigail Vincent (33)	Molly Witkowski (38)	4-11
16	2	05:43	WSU	PP	Molly Witkowski (49)	Unassisted	5-11
17	2	00:57	BABSON	EV	Amelia Novitch (38)	Unassisted	5-12
18	3	12:52	WSU	EV	Abbie Wing (56)	Ashley Hurley (27)	6-12
19	3	10:18	BABSON	EV	Amelia Novitch (39)	Kathryn Blake (23)	6-13
20	3	07:14	BABSON	EV	Clare Connolly (57)	Unassisted	6-14
21	3	06:28	BABSON	EV	Amelia Novitch (40)	Kathryn Blake (24)	6-15
22	3	05:30	BABSON	EV	Jessica Evans (27)	Unassisted	6-16
23	3	04:16	BABSON	EV	Kathryn Blake (49)	Amelia Novitch (39)	6-17
24	3	02:23	BABSON	EV	Kathryn Blake (50)	Unassisted	6-18
25	3	01:07	BABSON	EV	Amelia Novitch (41)	Unassisted	6-19
26	4	12:27	WSU	EV	Kerry Brown (23)	Abigail Vincent (11)	7-19
27	4	11:01	BABSON	EV	Solana Fahey (15)	Amelia Novitch (40)	7-20
28	4	08:52	BABSON	EV	Clare Connolly (58)	Amelia Novitch (41)	7-21
29	4	03:22	WSU	PP	Mckayla Fisher (35)	Unassisted	8-21
30	4	00:01	WSU	EV	Molly Witkowski (49)	Abigail Vincent (12)	9-21

Prd	Time	Team	Player	Min	Offense

1	04:40	WSU	Kerry Brown	0:00 MAN-UP	GREEN CARD
2	10:38	WSU	Hannah Erickson	0:00 MAN-UP	YELLOW CARD
2	10:28	WSU	Abigail Vincent	0:00 MAN-UP	GREEN CARD
2	05:59	BABSON	Clare Connolly	0:00 MAN-UP	GREEN CARD
2	02:36	BABSON	Clare Connolly	0:00 MAN-UP	GREEN CARD
3	07:44	WSU	Shannon Donahue	0:00 MAN-UP	YELLOW CARD
4	05:19	BABSON	Amelia Novitch	0:00 MAN-UP	YELLOW CARD

Babson vs. Worcester St.
Official Lacrosse Play-By-Play - Period 1
Worcester St. vs Babson (5/10/2025 at Middletown, Conn.)

Time	Play
15:00	Olivia LaValle at goalie for WSU.
15:00	Kathleen Murphy at goalie for BABSON.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
	Turnover by BABSON Kathryn Blake (caused by Ava Gesner).
14:40	Ground ball pickup by WSU Jordyn Collins.
14:23	Clear attempt by WSU good.
14:11	GOAL by WSU Molly Witkowski (FIRST GOAL), goal number 46 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
13:42	Shot by BABSON Amelia Novitch WIDE
13:36	Shot by BABSON Amelia Novitch BLOCKED
13:34	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Amelia Novitch.
13:24	Shot by BABSON Jessica Evans HIT POST
13:21	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Jessica Evans.
13:14	GOAL by BABSON Clare Connolly, Assist by Jessica Evans, goal number 53 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
12:36	Shot by BABSON Clare Connolly, SAVE Olivia LaValle
12:12	Clear attempt by WSU failed.
	Turnover by WSU Ava Gesner (caused by Clare Connolly).
12:06	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Solana Fahey.
12:00	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
11:57	Shot by BABSON Amelia Novitch HIT CROSSBAR
	Turnover by BABSON Kathryn Blake (caused by Ava Gesner).
11:23	Ground ball pickup by WSU Amanda Palmisano.
11:19	Clear attempt by WSU failed.
	Turnover by WSU Amanda Palmisano (caused by Jessica Evans).
11:15	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Jessica Evans.
11:05	GOAL by BABSON Clare Connolly, Assist by Amelia Novitch, goal number 54 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
	Foul on WSU Jordyn Collins.
10:41	Free position attempt for BABSON.
10:41	Shot by BABSON Nora Lema BLOCKED {free position shot}
10:32	Shot by BABSON Amelia Novitch WIDE
10:12	Clear attempt by WSU good.
	Foul on BABSON Jessica Evans.
	Turnover by WSU Abbie Wing (caused by Kathleen Murphy).
09:50	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Kathleen Murphy.
09:47	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
09:35	Shot by BABSON Jessica Evans, SAVE Olivia LaValle
09:13	Clear attempt by WSU failed.
	Turnover by WSU Ava Gesner (caused by Kathryn Blake).
09:01	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
08:31	GOAL by BABSON Kathryn Blake, goal number 47 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Lyndsey Newsome.
08:13	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
07:56	GOAL by BABSON Amelia Novitch, goal number 35 for season.
07:56	Timeout by WSU.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
06:47	GOAL by BABSON Kathryn Blake, goal number 48 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
05:53	GOAL by BABSON Amelia Novitch, goal number 36 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Claire Jones.
05:33	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
05:20	GOAL by BABSON Jessica Evans, goal number 26 for season.
	Draw control by WSU Team.
04:46	GOAL by WSU Molly Witkowski, goal number 47 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
	Foul on WSU Kerry Brown.
04:40	Green card (1:00) on WSU Kerry Brown.
	Foul on WSU Alli Guay.
03:47	Shot by BABSON Solana Fahey, SAVE Olivia LaValle
03:35	Clear attempt by WSU failed.
	Turnover by WSU Alli Guay.
03:30	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Amelia Novitch.
	Foul on WSU Kerry Brown.
02:53	GOAL by BABSON Clare Connolly, Assist by Amelia Novitch, goal number 55 for season.
	Draw control by WSU Ava Gesner.
02:33	Shot by WSU Mckayla Fisher, SAVE Kathleen Murphy
02:17	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
	Turnover by BABSON Amelia Novitch.
02:03	Ground ball pickup by WSU Hannah Erickson.
01:58	Clear attempt by WSU good.
	Foul on BABSON Claire Jones.
01:18	Free position attempt for WSU.
01:12	GOAL by WSU Hannah Erickson (FPGOAL) {free position shot}, goal number 46 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
00:46	GOAL by BABSON Michaela Downer, Assist by Amelia Novitch, goal number 24 for season.
	Draw control by WSU Team.
	Turnover by WSU Ashley Hurley (caused by Claire Jones).
00:08	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Eileen Manning.
00:00	End-of-period.

Babson vs. Worcester St.
Official Lacrosse Play-By-Play - Period 2
Worcester St. vs Babson (5/10/2025 at Middletown, Conn.)

Time	Play
15:00
	Draw control by WSU Madigan Kelley.
	Turnover by WSU Madigan Kelley (caused by Jessica Evans).
14:44	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Jessica Evans.
14:37	Timeout by BABSON.
14:23	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Michaela Downer.
13:55	Shot by BABSON Jessica Evans, SAVE Olivia LaValle
13:50	Ground ball pickup by WSU Olivia LaValle.
13:37	Clear attempt by WSU failed.
	Turnover by WSU Kerry Brown (caused by Amelia Novitch).
13:32	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Clare Connolly.
	Foul on WSU Ava Gesner.
12:42	Free position attempt for BABSON.
12:42	Shot by BABSON Kathryn Blake BLOCKED {free position shot}
12:22	Shot by BABSON Amelia Novitch, SAVE Olivia LaValle
12:20	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Jessica Evans.
	Turnover by BABSON Jessica Evans (caused by Ava Gesner).
12:18	Clear attempt by WSU failed.
	Turnover by WSU Olivia LaValle.
12:13	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Alivia Downer.
12:07	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
11:33	GOAL by BABSON Amelia Novitch, Assist by Clare Connolly, goal number 37 for season.
	Draw control by WSU Mckayla Fisher.
	Foul on BABSON Claire Jones.
11:05	Shot by WSU Mckayla Fisher WIDE
	Foul on WSU Hannah Erickson.
10:38	Yellow card (2:00) on WSU Hannah Erickson.
10:28	Green card (1:00) on WSU Abigail Vincent.
10:13	GOAL by BABSON Clare Connolly (MAN-UP), Assist by Kathryn Blake, goal number 56 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
	Turnover by BABSON Kathryn Blake (caused by Jordyn Collins).
09:32	Ground ball pickup by WSU Kerry Brown.
09:28	Clear attempt by WSU good.
09:16	GOAL by WSU Abigail Vincent, Assist by Molly Witkowski, goal number 33 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
08:51	Shot by BABSON Michaela Downer, SAVE Olivia LaValle
08:47	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Amelia Novitch.
08:46	Shot by BABSON Amelia Novitch BLOCKED
08:43	Ground ball pickup by WSU Amanda Palmisano.
08:30	Clear attempt by WSU good.
	Turnover by WSU Molly Witkowski (caused by Eileen Manning).
08:15	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Eileen Manning.
08:14	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
07:40	Shot by BABSON Clare Connolly BLOCKED
07:35	Ground ball pickup by WSU Madigan Kelley.
07:26	Clear attempt by WSU good.
	Turnover by WSU Meghan Bowen (caused by Kathleen Murphy).
07:14	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Kathleen Murphy.
06:58	Clear attempt by WSU good.
06:20	Shot by BABSON Kathryn Blake, SAVE Olivia LaValle
06:06	Clear attempt by WSU good.
05:59	Green card (1:00) on BABSON Clare Connolly.
05:43	GOAL by WSU Molly Witkowski (MAN-UP), goal number 49 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
05:01	Shot by BABSON Amelia Novitch BLOCKED
04:37	Shot by BABSON Lilly Bedard, SAVE Olivia LaValle
04:16	Clear attempt by WSU failed.
	Turnover by WSU Alli Guay.
04:04	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Alivia Downer.
03:57	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
	Turnover by BABSON Kathryn Blake.
02:49	Ground ball pickup by WSU Jordyn Collins.
02:36	Green card (1:00) on BABSON Clare Connolly.
02:33	Clear attempt by WSU good.
	Turnover by WSU Molly Witkowski (caused by Lyndsey Newsome).
02:08	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Cameron Rabenold.
01:51	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
01:07	Shot by BABSON Kathryn Blake BLOCKED
00:57	GOAL by BABSON Amelia Novitch, goal number 38 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
00:19	Shot by BABSON Kathryn Blake, SAVE Olivia LaValle
00:00	End-of-period.

Babson vs. Worcester St.
Official Lacrosse Play-By-Play - Period 3
Worcester St. vs Babson (5/10/2025 at Middletown, Conn.)

Time	Play
15:00
	Draw control by BABSON Claire Jones.
	Foul on WSU Ava Gesner.
13:51	Free position attempt for BABSON.
13:51	Shot by BABSON Kathryn Blake WIDE {free position shot}
13:39	Shot by BABSON Lilly Bedard, SAVE Olivia LaValle
13:36	Ground ball pickup by WSU Olivia LaValle.
13:27	Clear attempt by WSU good.
12:52	GOAL by WSU Abbie Wing, Assist by Ashley Hurley, goal number 56 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
	Turnover by BABSON Amelia Novitch.
12:02	Ground ball pickup by WSU Hannah Erickson.
11:54	Clear attempt by WSU good.
	Foul on WSU Hannah Erickson.
	Turnover by WSU Hannah Erickson.
11:10	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
	Turnover by BABSON Amelia Novitch (caused by Mckayla Fisher).
10:39	Ground ball pickup by WSU Mckayla Fisher.
	Foul on BABSON Kathryn Blake.
10:39	Clear attempt by WSU failed.
	Turnover by WSU Mckayla Fisher.
10:39	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Kathryn Blake.
10:18	GOAL by BABSON Amelia Novitch, Assist by Kathryn Blake, goal number 39 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
09:48	Shot by BABSON Lilly Bedard, SAVE Olivia LaValle
09:34	Clear attempt by WSU good.
	Turnover by WSU Ashley Hurley.
09:12	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Alivia Downer.
08:40	Clear attempt by BABSON good.
08:08	Shot by BABSON Kathryn Blake HIT POST
07:44	Yellow card (2:00) on WSU Shannon Donahue.
07:44	Free position attempt for BABSON.
	Foul on WSU Amanda Palmisano.
07:34	Free position attempt for BABSON.
07:31	Shot by BABSON Kathryn Blake WIDE
07:18	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Clare Connolly.
07:14	GOAL by BABSON Clare Connolly, goal number 57 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
	Foul on WSU Mckayla Fisher.
06:28	GOAL by BABSON Amelia Novitch, Assist by Kathryn Blake, goal number 40 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
05:39	Ground ball pickup by BABSON Amelia Novitch.
05:30	GOAL by BABSON Jessica Evans, goal number 27 for season.
05:12	Timeout by WSU.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
04:16	GOAL by BABSON Kathryn Blake, Assist by Amelia Novitch, goal number 49 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
02:36	Shot by BABSON Solana Fahey BLOCKED
02:23	GOAL by BABSON Kathryn Blake, goal number 50 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Claire Jones.
	Foul on WSU Shannon Donahue.
01:07	GOAL by BABSON Amelia Novitch, goal number 41 for season.
	Draw control by BABSON Clare Connolly.
00:00	End-of-period.

Babson vs. Worcester St.
Official Lacrosse Play-By-Play - Period 4
Worcester St. vs Babson (5/10/2025 at Middletown, Conn.)

#	Goalkeepers	Min	GA	W/L	1,2,3,4	Saves

00	Olivia LaValle (13-7)	60:00	21	L	0,3,6,2	14

#	Goalkeepers	Min	GA	W/L	1,2,3,4	Saves

31	Kathleen Murphy (15-3)	60:00	9	W	0,1,0,0	2

Pos	#	Player	G	A	Pts	Sh	SOG	GB	DC	FPS	TO	CT	Fo

gk	00	Olivia LaValle	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
m	12	Madigan Kelley	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
d	13	Jordyn Collins	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1
d	15	Alli Guay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
a	17	Abigail Vincent	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
a	18	Hannah Erickson	1	0	1	2	2	3	0	1	1	0	2
a	19	Molly Witkowski	4	1	5	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	0
a	24	Abbie Wing	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
d	4	Amanda Palmisano	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1
m	5	Mckayla Fisher	1	0	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
d	6	Alexis Hurley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
d	9	Ava Gesner	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	2
		--Substitutes--
	2	Kerry Brown	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	2
	3	Meghan Bowen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7	Emma Grande	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	8	Ashley Hurley	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	14	Shannon Donahue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	25	Ari Dupuy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	TM	Team	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

		Totals	9	4	13	15	11	15	5	3	18	7	12

Pos	#	Player	G	A	Pts	Sh	SOG	GB	DC	FPS	TO	CT	Fo

m	14	Claire Jones	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	3
d	15	Lyndsey Newsome	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
m	19	Clare Connolly	6	1	7	8	7	2	24	0	1	1	0
a	2	Amelia Novitch	7	6	13	15	9	4	0	0	4	1	0
d	21	Sophie Shuman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
d	23	Alivia Downer	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
a	25	Michaela Downer	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
m	26	Jessica Evans	2	1	3	5	4	4	0	0	1	2	1
m	28	Eileen Manning	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
gk	31	Kathleen Murphy	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
a	33	Kathryn Blake	4	3	7	14	8	1	0	2	4	1	1
a	4	Solana Fahey	1	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
		--Substitutes--
	1	Mackenzie Cassler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	5	Mia Shuman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	6	Tatum Sands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	7	Lilly Bedard	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	9	Mia Fierro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	11	Cameron Rabenold	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	12	Maria Martignetti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	13	Grayce Unger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	22	Paige Perry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	27	Nora Lema	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	TM	Team	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

		Totals	21	11	32	51	35	24	28	3	12	12	6