2020 Westfield State Women's Lacrosse News

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Greg Styles
Owls Mourn Passing of Former Lacrosse Coach Greg Styles

WESTFIELD, Mass.  – Westfield State athletics mourns the passing of former women’s lacrosse coach Greg Styles, who passed away on September 14, 2020 at age 56.

Westfield State Athletics Announces Class of 2024
Westfield State Athletics Announces Class of 2024

We are pleased and proud to announce our recruited incoming student athletes who have committed to the Owls.

Cassidy Harvey composite graphic
Harvey Named MASCAC Rookie of the Week

WESTFIELD, MA – Westfield State University’s Cassidy Harvey (Niskayuna, N.Y.) received Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week honors for women’s lacrosse, for the week ending on March 16. Senior Sam Donohoe (Pepperell, Mass.) was also recognized among the MASCAC Weekly Honor Roll.

Cassidy Connolly (file photo)
Women's Lacrosse Tops Carroll, 17-11

Cassidy Harvey and Cassidy Connolly each scored four goals to lead the way for Westfield State University as the Owls topped Carroll (Wisc.) University, 17-11, in women's lacrosse in Englewood, Fla. on Wednesday morning.

Cassidy Harvey (file photo)
Women's Lacrosse Tops Preseason #20 IWU, 16-12

Sam Donohoe led Westfield State University with five goals, as the Owls dispatched preseason #20 Illinois Wesleyan by a 16-12 score at the SpringFling tournament in Englewood, Fla., on Monday night.

Sam Donohoe (file photo)
Women's Lacrosse Falls To Wheaton, 13-11

Wheaton College rallied from an early 8-2 deficit to top Westfield, State, 13-11 in a non conference women's lacrosse game on Friday afternoon.

Sam Donohoe fires a shot against Mount Holyoke.
Donohoe Tallies Six Times as Owls Win, 21-16

Westfield State got six goals from senior captain Sam Donohoe (Pepperell, Mass.) and Cassidy Harvey (Niskayuna, N.Y.) scored three of her five goals in a key second half stretch as the Owls held off Mount Holyoke College at the MHC Turf and Track Complex on a windy Wednesday evening.

Nicole Rinkus
Nicole Rinkus Named MASCAC Rookie Of The Week

Westfield, Mass. -- Freshmen Nicole Rinkus(Pembroke, Mass) has been named this past week's Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week, sponsored by Geico.

Nicole Rinkus
Rinkus Nabs Game Winner in OT for Women's Lacrosse

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.  – Westfield State freshman Nicole Rinkus (Pembroke, Mass.) scored four goals including the game winner in overtime as the Owls outlasted Western New England University, , 13-12, in overtime in the season opener on Saturday afternoon at Golden Bear Stadium.

Haley Mate'
Owls Women's Lacrosse Picked Third in MASCAC; Open Season on Saturday

Westfield, Mass. -- Westfield State has been picked to finish in third place in the 2020 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Lacrosse season, according to a vote of the eight coaches throughout the conference.

Alumni Field aerial view
Owls Lacrosse to Host High School Play Day on March 22

The Westfield State women's lacrosse team is hosting a play day for high school girls on Sunday, March 22, 2020.