Leicester, Mass. – The Husson University women's lacrosse team won an 18-4 decision against the Hawks of Becker College today at Alumni Field. With the win, Husson picks up their first  victory of the season for a 1-0 record while Becker evens their record at 1-1.

Brooke Cote (Fitchburg, Mass.) led the Lady Hawks with 2 goals. Morgan Hazen (Woodstock, VT) had a goal and an assist while Nicole Lijana (Moorestown, NJ) had one goal.

The Eagles were led by seniors Alex Huffman (North Hampton, NH) who had 5 goals on 8 shots on net and Shelby Bradford (Lee, ME) who tallied 7 points (4 goals, 3 assists) in the game. Midfielder Caitlyn Butterfield (Gorham, ME) chipped in a hat trick and a helper for 4 points.

Becker goaltender Lindsay Peluso (Dudley, Mass.) made 21 saves in the loss.  Husson's Nikki Burns (S. Berwick, ME) and Kristen Capen (Leeds, ME) combined for 15 saves for Husson.

The Eagles return to action on Wednesday, March 24 when they play their home opener against Becker College at 5:00 PM.