MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (Wednesday, April 23, 2025)-- Salve Regina women's lacrosse secured their spot int the NEWMAC postseason tournament with an 18-14 home win over Emerson College in the final game of the 2025 regular season.
Emerson scored the first two goals of the contest and hung with the Seahawks up until the second half, with the game tied 7-7 after 30 minutes. The turning point of the encounter came in the third quarter when the Seahawks scored six unanswered goals thanks to Cameron Baston, Holly Sullivan, Alix Madden and Edie Threshie.
The Lions inched their way back in the remaining fourth quarter but the host maintained a four-goal lead when the buzzer sounded and advanced to postseason play with the quarterfinals held on Saturday, April 26.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 18, Emerson 14
Records: Salve Regina (5-10, 4-6 NEWMAC), Emerson (5-11, 1-9 NEWMAC)
History: Last year the Seahawks beat the Lions 19-8 on the road. Prior to the 2024 game the most recent meeting of the two teams was in 2014, when Emerson won 11-4.
NOTEWORTHY
THOUGHTS FROM COACH MEG MALLOY
"I'm so proud of the team's performance tonight. We knew we needed to make a statement to make it to the postseason and we did that by playing together."
ON THE HORIZON
On Saturday, April 26, the No.7 seed Salve Regina will travel to play the No.2 seed MIT at 1 p.m. in Caimbridge, Massachusetts. Find the postseason NEWMAC tournament information below:
2025 Women's Lacrosse Championship
1. Babson (10-0)
2. MIT (9-1)
3. Springfield (8-2)
4. Coast Guard (7-3)
5. Smith (6-5)
6. Wheaton (5-5)
7. Salve Regina (4-6)
First Round- Saturday, April 26, 2025 - at Higher Seeds
No. 5 Smith at No. 4 Coast Guard - 1:00 p.m.
No. 6 Wheaton at No. 3 Springfield - 1:00 p.m.
No. 7 Salve Regina at No. 2 MIT- 1:00 p.m.
Semifinals - Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - at Higher Seeds
Winner No. 4/5 at No. 1 Babson - 6:00 p.m.
Winner No. 3/6 vs. Winner No. 7/2 - TBD
Finals - Saturday, May 3, 2025 - at Highest Remaining Seed
Semifinal Winners - TBD
