GORHAM, Maine - Senior Savannah Kom (Danbury, Conn.) and junior Madison Ratchford (Ridge, N.Y.) led the Western Connecticut State University Wolves to a 14-4 win against the University of Southern Maine Huskies in the first Little East Conference (LEC) women's lacrosse game of the season for both schools. Ratchford also had an assist and sophomore Samantha Paredes (Brentwood, N.Y.) scored twice for the Wolves.  WestConn extends its overall winning streak to three games, its winning streak against the Huskies to six games, and its winning streak in LEC games in regular seasons to 30 games dating back to 2019.  

WestConn trailed, 1-0, early before Kom tied the game on a free-position goal at the 10:02 mark.  Another free-position goal, this one by sophomore Grace King (New Milford, Conn.), put the Wolves ahead, 2-1, and WestConn took a 3-2 lead on their third free-position goal of the opening quarter when sophomore Morgan Brace (Brewster, N.Y.) converted her attempt with 56 seconds left.  Wolves junior midfielder Faye Junge (Centerport, N.Y.) extended the lead for the visitors in the first minute of the second quarter. Only one more goal was scored in the first half, a free-position score by Kom.

Southern Maine cuts its deficit to 5-3 with an early goal in the second half, but, the Wolves ended the quarter on a 3-0 run thanks to goals by Ratchford, sophomore Isabella Pota (East Meadow, N.Y.) and Paredes. Ratchford assisted on Pota's goal and Paredes scored a woman-up goal.  The Wolves closed out the game by outscoring the Huskies, 6-1, in the final quarter. Ratchford had two of the goals and Kom, Paredes and junior Natalie Mazza (Baldwin Place, N.Y.) also scored. Hill scored her second goal of the game.
 
Graduate Molly Bresnahan (Noank, Conn.) improved to 6-1 with nine saves and Lydia Laslavic had nine stops for the Huskies.  WestConn led, 35-20, in shots on goal and had a 18-9 lead in ground balls.  The Huskies led 12-8 in draw controls and the Wolves went 5-for-8 on free-position shots. Paredes and sophomore Annaliese Reggio (White Plains, N.Y.) each had four ground balls and two caused turnovers for the Wolves.  Junior Cierra Hill led the Huskies with a goal, an assist, two caused turnovers and two ground balls.