DANBURY, Conn. - Junior attacker Madison Ratchford (Ridge, N.Y.) totaled 10 points on six goals and four assists to lead the Western Connecticut State University Wolves to a 15-8 win over the visiting Worcester State University Lancers in women's lacrosse action on a rainy afternoon at Westside Stadium.  WestConn remains perfect at 4-0 and Worcester State drops to 3-1.  The Wolves will visit the Westfield State University Owls next on Friday at 5 p.m.

WestConn scored the first eight goals of the game in the first two quarters and never led by less than six goals the rest of the way.  The Wolves took advantage of an early Lancers turnover caused by junior defender Mia Negus (Rocky Point, N.Y.) and rookie Kyle Murnane (Bethpage, N.Y.) gave the home team a 1-0 lead with her first career goal 2:39 into the game. Ratchford provided an assist to Murnane on the play.  Ratchford scored three of the next seven goals and assisted on a fourth, while sophomores Samantha Paredes (Brentwood, N.Y.) and Isabella Pota (East Meadow, N.Y.) both had one goal and one assist during the 8-0 start.

Worcester State scored the first two goals of the second half and tallied three times in the third quarter, including two by Mckayla Fisher.  WestConn graduate Vicky Gracy (Bethel, Conn.) scored twice in the third frame and the first goal of the fourth stanza to make the score, 11-3.  The Lancers scored four of the next six goals over an eight-minute span to cut their deficit to 13-7 with 6:02 on the clock.  Ratchford scored twice more in the final 4:06 and the Wolves defense held Worcester State scoreless until the final minute.

WestConn outshot Worcester State, 38-18, scooped 21 ground balls to 16 for the Lancers, and forced 25 turnovers while committing 13.  Worcester State won 15 of 27 draws.  Gracy finished with four goals, Paredes and Pota notched a goal and two assists, and senior Savannah Kom (Danbury, Conn.) had a goal and an assist.  Pota added team-highs of five draw controls and four ground balls, and Negus caused three turnovers.  Graduate Molly Bresnahan (Noank, Conn.) made five saves for the winners.  Fisher scored three goals and seven draw controls and Madigan Kelley had a goal and two assists for the Lancers.  Worcester State goalie Olivia LaValle made 11 saves.