Rindge, N.H. (April 8) -- The women's lacrosse team bested Franklin Pierce 24-16 on Tuesday evening at Sodexho Field. The win improves the Hawks to 3-6 overall, 2-4 in Northeast-10 play. The loss drops Franklin Pierce to 1-8, 0-6 in league action.

The Hawks were led by junior attack, Michaela Rocha (Rye, N.H.), as she netted six goals on the evening. Courtney Ford (Concord, Mass.) and Tiea Kurlowecz (Concord, Mass.) had four goals each, while Emily Traicoff (Beverly, Mass.), Arden Lyons (Westford, Mass.), and Chelsea Rader (Hingham, Mass.) all had two goals apiece. Meghan Ayers (Sayville, N.Y.), Beth Millian (Arlington, Mass.), Tia Karon (Medford, Mass.), and Jennifer Carew (Concord, N.H.) had a goal each in the contest. Ayers, Ford, Rocha, and Traicoff all also picked up an assist each.

The Hawks and Ravens played tight through the first 9 minutes of the contest, as the Hawks held a slim 5-3 advantage thanks to Millian's lone goal of the game at the 21:06 mark. The Hawks broke it open up to as much as a nine goal lead in the first half, as the half ended with the Hawks holding a 15-7 advantage.

Rader and Ford scored two goals apiece in the early going in the second half to put the Hawks up 19-8, while Traicoff's pair of goals came in succession at the 15:32 mark and 12:24 mark to put the Hawks up 21-10. As play wound down, Rocha netted her sixth goal of the game with 1:22 remaining to give the Hawks the 24-16 victory.

Katherine O'Hara (Norwell, Mass.) made 13 saves for the Hawks in the first 42 minutes of the game on way to her third win of the season between the pipes.

The Hawks return to the field on Saturday, hosting Assumption at 1 p.m.