DANBURY, Conn. - Junior Madison Ratchford (Ridge, N.Y.) totaled six goals, one assist, five ground balls and four caused turnovers to lead the Western Connecticut State University Wolves to a 21-4 win over the Rhode Island College Anchorwomen in Little East Conference (LEC) women's lacrosse action this afternoon at Westside Stadium.  WestConn improves to 10-1 overall and 4-0 in the league.  with its sixth win in a row and its 34th consecutive LEC regular season victory dating back to 2019.  The Wolves, ranked No. 5 in its NCAA Region, will host LEC rival Plymouth State, which has upset WestConn in the conference playoffs the last two springs, next on Saturday at 1 p.m.  Rhode Island College drops to 1-6 overall and 0-3 in the LEC.

WestConn scored early and often, taking a 1-0 lead 36 seconds in on Ratchford's first goal and jumping out to a 6-0 lead with 6:47 left in the first quarter.  Claire Greene scored for the Anchorwomen at the 6:12 mark of the first, but the Wolves scored three times before the first break.  WestConn sophomore Isabella Pota (East Meadow, N.Y.) scored three times in the second quarter to lead the home team to a 15-3 lead at halftime, and the Wolves cruised the rest of the way.

WestConn outshot Rhode Island College, 44-9, doubled them up on ground balls, 26-13, forced 29 turnovers while committing 16, and won 17 of the 27 draws.  Pota finished with a team-high eight points on five goals and three assists to go with four draw controls, while senior Savannah Kom (Danbury, Conn.) scored four times with five draw controls, and sophomore Samantha Parades (Brentwood, N.Y.) collected two goals and two assists.  Brie Macaruso scored twice for the Anchorwomen.  Defensively, junior Samantha Negus (Rocky Point, N.Y.) had three ground balls and three caused turnovers and goalie Molly Bresnahan (Noank, Conn.) had three saves, three ground balls, and two caused turnovers.  Giana Franco made 11 stops and scooped four ground balls for Rhode Island College.