Providence, R.I.—Freshman attacker Claire Greene (Storrs, Conn.) scored five times as Rhode Island College was defeated by Castleton, 27-13, in Little East women's lacrosse action played at LaSalle Academy on Friday night.
 
THE BASICS
Castleton 27, Rhode Island College 13
Castleton (4-10, 1-4 LEC)
Rhode Island College (1-13, 0-5 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC honored its four seniors on Senior Night prior to the game as attackers Amara Gibau (North Providence, R.I.) and Meghan Quinn (Carolina, R.I.) and midfielders Shannon O'Connell (Narragansett, R.I.) and Ashley Rewers (Oakdale, Conn.), along with their families, were recognized.
 
• Castleton put up eight goals in the first quarter, but RIC stayed close behind with five of its own.
 
• The CU offense didn't let up, scoring another eight goals, while holding RIC to just three, and the first half up by eight, 16-8.
 
• The Spartans didn't let up, ending the game with a season-high 27 goals.
 
• The Anchorwomen had goals from three of their four seniors. Rewers scored the first goal of the game for the Anchorwomen at 12:01, O'Connell tallied at 2:35 in the second quarter and Gibau notched the last marker for the Anchorwomen at 4:03.
 
• CU got huge offensive days from freshmen midfielders Phoebe Loomis (Jeffersonville, Vt.) and Megan Ward (Easthampton, Mass.), who had eight and seven goals, respectively.
 
• RIC junior goalkeeper Olivia Brennan (Portsmouth, R.I.) made 11 saves in the loss (1-9).
 
• Castleton senior goalkeeper Maddie Brasser (Westport, Conn.) had seven saves in the win (2-1).
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will continue Little East play at Southern Maine on Wednesday, April 26 (6 p.m.).