2012 Women's Lacrosse News

May 4, 2012
Husson Pair Earn All-NAC East 2nd Team Honors
Whitingham, Vt. - The North Atlantic Conference announced the East Division awards earlier this week as voted on by league coaches, featuring two Eagles on the second team; attack wing Caitlyn Stauffer (Brookfield, Conn.) and defender Emily Child (Mexico, Maine).

April 18, 2012
Husson Halted in Season Ending Clash
Waterville, Maine—The Husson University women's lacrosse team lost their final game of the 2012 season 15-8 at the hands of Thomas College in a North Atlantic Conference East Division road matchup Wednesday evening. Ceara DiBiase lead the way for the Terriers with five goals and one assist. The Eagles top performer on the afternoon was Kim Gambon who scored two goals and recorded two assists.

April 15, 2012
Eagles Stopped by Spartans
Castleton, VT – The Husson University women's lacrosse team ran into a hot Spartan team on Saturday as host Castleton remains unbeated in conference play. Angelica Mazzola (Centerport, N.Y.) celebrated senior day in style, scoring four goals and handing out an assist in a 17-1 win in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) East Division women’s lacrosse action Sunday afternoon at Spartan Stadium.

April 14, 2012
Colby-Sawyer Charges Past Eagles
New London, NH – The Colby-Sawyer women’s lacrosse team defeated Husson University, 22-12 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) East Division contest on Saturday afternoon. Husson falls to 3-8 overall and 1-3 in the conference. The Eagles will play at Castleton tomorrow at 3:00 pm. The Chargers, who will travel to Green Mountain on Wednesday for a 4:00pm contest, improve to 7-6 overall and 3-1 in NAC play.

April 11, 2012
Husson Comeback Falls Short Against Beavers
Bangor, ME - The Husson University women's lacrosse team tried to mount a second half comeback, but it was not enough to overtake the visiting Beavers of the University of Maine at Farmington on Wednesday night at Boucher Field. UMF won the game by a score of 11-6, knocking the Eagles back to 3-7, and 1-2 in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) East Division. The Beavers improve to 3-4 on the year, and earn their first NAC East win to move to 1-2 in the conference.

April 7, 2012
Husson Holds on to Win Battle of Eagles over Green Mountain
Bangor, ME - The Husson University women's lacrosse team narrowly won the battle of the Eagles, defeating visiting Green Mountain College by a score of 9-8 in a back-and-forth match-up on Saturday afternoon at Boucher Field. Husson improves to 3-6 on the year, while leveling their North Atlantic Conference (NAC) record at 1-1. Green Mountain falls to 2-4 and remain winless in the NAC at 0-2.

March 31, 2012
Eagles Fall at the Hands of ‘Grim Shooting
Bangor, ME – Husson University’s women’s lacrosse team fell to the New England College Pilgrims Saturday at Boucher Field. The Eagles were able to hold on tight with NEC early on, but were outplayed as the contest furthered.

March 28, 2012
Husson Can't Keep Up with Colby
Waterville, ME - The Husson University women's lacrosse team had a tough test in Wednesday night's contest with #6 ranked Colby College, and the Mules proved why the Division III women's lacrosse community holds them in such high regard, knocking off the visiting Eagles by a score of 20-0 on a snow-covered Bill Alfond Field. Husson falls to 2-5 on the season, while Colby improves to 7-0 and are the first Mule squad in program history to achieve such a hot start.

March 24, 2012
Eagles Top Buccaneers in Buzzards Bay
Buzzards Bay, MA Junior Kim Gambon (Walpole, MA) netted four goals and two assists for six points to lead Husson to a 17-5 non-league college women’s lacrosse victory over Massachusetts Maritime Saturday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium.

March 20, 2012
Husson Stopped by Southern Maine
Gorham, ME - The University of Southern Maine women's lacrosse team snapped its three-game losing skid Tuesday afternoon defeating the Husson University Eagles 20-6 in a non-conference game at Hannaford Field. The Eagles slide to 1-4 on the season with the loss, and the win gets the Huskies back to the .500 level at 3-3 overall.

March 18, 2012
Husson Comes Back to Beat Lancers
Worcester, MA - Husson freshman Abi Staab (Berlin, VT) scored four goals including a game tying marker to propel the Eagles to a 10-9 come-from-behind victory over Worcester State in non-conference women’s lacrosse action this afternoon at Coughlin Field. Husson earns their first triumph of the year as they move to 1-3 while the Lancers slip to 0-2 on the season.

March 17, 2012
Eagles Halted by Streaking Scots
WENHAM, MA— The Fighting Scots improved to an unbeaten 4-0 with a resounding 18-4 win over the visiting Eagles of Husson University today at the Brigham Athletic Complex.

March 15, 2012
Husson Falls to Monks
Bangor, ME - Despite the fact that the day began with Boucher Field covered with a light layer of snow, the Husson University women's lacrosse team still played their second game of the 2012 season against the visiting Monks of St. Joseph's College. Husson was able to mount an offensive attack, but in the end, they were not able to overcome St. Joe's who came to Bangor and took their first win of the year 18-10 from the Eagles. In the loss, Husson falls to 0-2 so far on the young season.

March 13, 2012
Eagles Not Enough for Nor'Easters in Season Opener
Bangor, ME - The Husson University women's lacrosse team was started their 2012 season with a game to forget, falling to the Nor'Easters of the University of New England 20-6 in a dreary day at Boucher Field in Bangor.

February 14, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know About Husson Women's Lacrosse
The weather outside is no longer frightful, and the athletics community at Husson University is starting to think about spring sports. The women’s lacrosse team has been practicing for a few weeks now, and can be seen under the lights at Boucher Field most weeknights. The Women’s Lacrosse team opens the 2012 campaign at home on Tuesday, March 13th at 4:00 pm, but before the season gets under way, there’s a few things you need to know about the Husson women’s lacrosse team.

September 29, 2011
Let There Be Lights!
The dawning of a new era has officially begun at Boucher Field, Husson University's soccer and lacrosse field, with the installation of 4 state of the art, 16-bulb light poles around the field.

August 19, 2011
Dawning of a New Era
Husson University is thrilled to announce upgrades to Boucher Field, the Eagles’ Soccer and Lacrosse complex. The upgrades are the result of generous donations from John P. Boucher (’66) a former standout on the Husson soccer team in his day and a current member of the Husson University Athletics Hall of Fame. Mr. Boucher once again provided a facelift to the field that bears his name; the upgrades include a state of the art press box and lighting system. The press box will provide a venue for television and radio broadcasts, print media coverage, public address announcers, statisticians and scoreboard operators. The addition of lights on Boucher Field will provide enhanced opportunities for athletic contests, now that Husson teams can compete at night, the marketing possibilities are on a much larger scale. Lights also provide expanded training possibilities resulting in less class conflicts and on-campus recreational events that affect the entire student community at Husson.

July 29, 2011
Johnstone Named Head Coach of Eagles Women's Lacrosse Team
The Husson University Athletics Department announces today that Eagle Field Hockey Head Coach Jennifer Johnstone will add Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach to her list of duties here at Husson. Coach Johnstone will bring her 7 years of coaching experience to help continue the success of the lacrosse program. “I’m excited to take over a program with a winning tradition.” Johnstone said. “It’s an honor to be at the helm of two very successful programs. We are looking to continue that tradition of success into the future.”