BOSTON – Suffolk women's lacrosse opened its second ever campaign with a 9-7 setback to Husson Sunday afternoon at Sweeney Field. 

First-year Carley Ehwa registered a hat trick to pace the Rams in her collegiate debut.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 7 | Husson 9
RECORDS: Suffolk (0-1) | Husson (2-1)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first quarter went back and forth with three lead changes and two ties. Zoe Peckham opened the scoring for Suffolk with a man-up goal at 13:01 to make it 1-0. Husson responded with back-to-back goals over a 6:14 stretch to pull ahead, 2-1. The Rams closed the quarter strong as Lauren Woods found the back of the net with 3:19 remaining, and Ehwa buried her first collegiate goal as time expired to give Suffolk a 3-2 lead after one.
• Julia Dickinson pushed the advantage to 4-2 early in the second, finishing a feed from Jessie Le.Husson tightened up defensively for the rest of the half and capitalized twice on the man-up, evening the score at 4-4 heading into the break.
• Husson opened the second half with a goal and threatened to add another before Ehwa shifted the momentum as she went coast-to-coast while Suffolk was a player down, finishing her second of the game to even the score at 5-5. The teams traded goals the rest of the quarter, and Ehwa completed her hat trick with a close-range finish to keep the Rams level at 6-6 heading into the final frame.
• After the Eagles struck early in the final stanza, Bridget O'Leary answered with an unassisted goal at the 13:17 mark to tie the game at 7-7. Husson then netted the final two goals of the contest to secure a 9-7 decision.

GOALIE GLANCE

• Charlotte Guziejka recorded six saves and secured a team best five ground balls.
• Finley Pomerleau stopped five shots in net for the Eagles. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Ehwa paced Suffolk with her first collegiate hat trick, adding three ground balls and a caused turnover.
• Peckham, Dickinson, Woods, and O'Leary each found the back of the net once.
• Le recorded Suffolk's lone helper.
• Goodman anchored the defense with four caused turnovers and one ground ball.
• Husson held a 24-15 advantage in shots.
• The Rams owned a slight edge at the draw, 10-8, and picked up a 26-23 advantage in ground balls.

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk opens its schedule as the home team for the first time. 
• The Rams are now 1-1 in their first game of the season. 
• Ehwa recorded her first collegiate hat trick.
• Goodman forced a career-best four caused turnovers.
• Peckham matched a personal best two caused turnovers.
• Emily Briand tied a career-high with two ground balls.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk hits the road for the first time this season Wednesday, March 4, traveling to Mount Holyoke College for a 6:00 p.m. opening draw.