NORTHFIELD – East Calais native Caitlyn Fielder and her Norwich University women’s lacrosse team survived an overtime thriller against the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) last week, advancing to its second straight Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Final Four.
Off a Fielder-controlled draw in sudden death, Sophia Albright buried the game winner 34 seconds in to give the third-seeded Lady Cadets a 13-12 home win over the Blue Jays on Saturday. Breanna Ricker, Vivian Buntin and Athen Merck each netted a hat trick for Norwich. Fielder led the Lady Cadets with four ground balls and six draw controls. The former U-32 star scored a pair of goals and added three assists in Norwich’s 21-2 regular season finale win over Mitchell College on Wednesday. Fielder leads the team in goals this season with a career-high 49. The senior has now found the back of the net 134 times in 49 career games for Norwich.
Norwich improved to 14-3 on the season and travelled to Boston on Tuesday to take on No. 2 Emanuel College for a chance to advance to the GNAC Championship game on Saturday.
