LEICESTER, Mass. – In one of the most back-and-forth games of the season, the Becker Hawks came out with a 13-11 victory over the New England Pilgrims in Monday's New England Collegiate Conference game.

THE BASICS

April 19, 2021

Alumni Field

Score: Becker 13 – New England College 11

Records: The Becker College Hawks 4-4 (3-1 NECC) | The New England College Pilgrims 3-5 (1-2 NECC)

GAME SUMMARY

With the Pilgrim leading 2-1, it was Becker that surged ahead with the game's first scoring run, netting four-in-a-row over the course of 4:30, in the middle of the first half, to grab a 5-2 lead. Hawks junior Julia Ravenelle (Barrington, N.H.) scored twice in the run that gave a three-goal edge to the Hawks.

New England responded later in the half, scoring the next three goals to tie the game 5-5. Pilgrims junior Lauren Rich (Plaistow, N.H.) scored two goals in the process, including a man-down goal.

The final two goals of the half belonged to Becker as junior Kylian Kelly (Shrewsbury, Mass.) put the Hawks back in front 6-5 while a goal with 22 seconds remaining in the half by senior Arianna Calouro (East Providence, R.I.) put Becker ahead 7-5, at the half.

The Hawks grabbed the first two goals of the second half to surge ahead by four. Senior Molly Priestly (Bellingham, Mass.) got on the board with a man-up goal. Ravenelle added the next goal for the Hawks as they led 9-5.

NEC fought back with three goals in 4:05 to cut the deficit to one. Senior Alexandria Safford (Burnt Hills, N.Y.), freshman Nathalie Antigua (North Brunswick, N.J.), and grad student Cassandra Nelson (Exeter, N.H.) all scored as the Pilgrims trailed 9-8.

Back-to-back goals for Kelly came next, including a man-up goal, that gave the Hawks an 11-8 advantage.

Antigua scored again for the Pilgrims to cut the deficit to a pair, but Ravenelle netted her own back-to-back goals to give Becker a 13-9 lead with 10:02 remaining.

NEC could only cut that final deficit in half as goals by Nelson and Antigua would not be enough to defeat the Hawks, as Becker went on to the 13-11 win.

FOR THE HAWKS

• Ravenelle scored five goals to go with one assist and became the 11^th player in program history to reach 100 career points.
• Kelly scored a career-high four times for the Hawks while adding six draw controls, five ground balls, and two caused turnovers.
• Calouro finished with a pair of goals and assists, as well as six ground balls.
• Sophomore Mikayla Leibowitz (Bethany, Conn.) had a game-high three assists.
• Freshman Chloe Isola (Oviedo, Fla.) made a career-high 11 saves, winning her third straight game to improve to 4-4.

FOR THE PILGRIMS

• Antigua finished with five goals, matching the game-high.
• Rich finished with a hat trick while collecting a game-high seven ground balls and five caused turnovers.
• Nelson scored twice and had two assists to go with four ground balls.
• Senior McKenzie Gallasso (Tolland, Conn.) made 13 stops for the Pilgrims but drops to 1-3 with the loss.

UP NEXT

The Hawks return to play tomorrow afternoon as they travel to Mitchell for a 4:00 p.m. match. The Pilgrims also travel to Mitchell in their next contest, that comes on April 22 at 5:00 p.m.