The Babson College women's lacrosse team built an eight-goal lead and then withstood a late comeback attempt to defeat Tufts University, 15-14, in a thrilling match-up of two nationally-ranked teams at MacDowell Field on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Beavers, ranked 21st in the country by the IWLCA and 13th by Inside Lacrosse, improved to 7-2 overall, while the Jumbos, ranked 14th by the IWLCA and 11th by Inside Lacrosse, fell to 4-3.

Babson first-year Kaitlyn Pettengill (Hopkinton, MA) led all players with six goals, while sophomore Jackie Godfrey (Franklin, MA) added four goals in the winning effort. Junior Anita Martignetti (Winchester, MA) netted three goals, including the eventual game-winner with 12:35 left, and senior tri-captain Jennie Williams (Andover, MA) finished with 10 saves in net.

By Eric Bergofsky

The snow and sleet started coming down around 3:30 PM, so by the start of the 4:30 PM game there was a layer of snow on the turf and orange balls were a must. Nevertheless, Exeter and Kennebunk were not to be denied their annual rite of playing our first game against each other in horrific conditions.

Amazingly, the quality of play was reasonably good. Despite every ground ball resulting in a pocket full of snow in addition to the lacrosse ball, the players from both teams competed hard and well. It took awhile for the offense to get going as Exeter was only able to muster goals by Nic Laster and Freddy Janney in the first quarter to take a 2-0 lead.

Looking to extend their seasonal win steak to four game and their recent control of the series vs. Conn. College to six wins in a row, the Cardinals opened up a 9-2 lead early in the second half of their game Wed., April 4 in Middletown and never let the Camels get closer than six goals on their way to a 14-7 triumph.

Wesleyan, ranked 12th in the latest IWLCA Division III poll, has a major challenge ahead when it visits Williams, ranked eighth in the country, Sat., April 7. Against Conn., Wesleyan extended a slim 3-2 margin to 7-2 at halftime with four different goal scorers in the final 7:19 of the period. When Sophia Kim '08 got her second of the game on her way to a four-goal output, followed by Charlotte Hasting's '10 free-position tally in the opening 4:05 of the second half, the Cards had their largest lead of the contest and kept the Camels at bay the rest of the way.