The MCLA women's lacrosse team won their long awaited home debut defeating the Johnson State Badgers 13-5 on a cold, blustery day at Shewcraft field.  Rebecca Pike led MCLA with 5 goals as they improve to 3-4 on the season.  The Badgers drop to 2-4 overall and stand 1-3 in the North Atlantic Conference conference.

In the opening half, the score was tied at 1-1 early on before MCLA would rattle off six straight goals to take command.  Pike scored a pair of goals in the spurt as the Trailblazers cruised to a 7-2 halftime lead.  

MCLA scored the first six goals of the closing half to stretch their lead to 13-2.  Pike once again was a key component of the spurt as she began the run with a free position goal.  

Johnson State was paced by Nichole Weeks' 4 goals.  Samantha Jankowski stopped 12 shots for the Badgers.

Natalie Caney added a pair of goals and assists for MCLA.  Kate Brown tallied three goals, while Mackenzie Cutler collected two of her own.

The offensive support made a winner out of Alexandra David who stopped 6 shots on the day.

MCLA will travel to Bridgewater State on Saturday as they resume MASCAC play while Johnson will head to Maine this weekend to face Me.-Farmington and Maine Maritime.