Women's Lacrosse Shuts Out Gordon, 15-0

THE BASICS

Salem State, 15 at Gordon, 0

Records: 

Gordon College Fighting Scotts (0-5)

Salem State Vikings (4-0)

Location: Wenham, Mass. - Brigham Turf

Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026

THE LEAD: Thanks to eight different goal scorers, the Salem State women's lacrosse team went on the road and shut out cross-town rival, Gordon College, 15-0, Thursday evening. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Salem wasted no time scoring nearly two minutes into the contest (13:32) when Hannah Cochran (Marshfield, Mass.) took advantage of a free position attempt and rifled her shot past Gordon goalie Kayla Davidson for a quick 1-0 lead.
• Nearly halfway through the frame, the Vikes tacked on another goal courtesy of Laura Young (Leominster, Mass.) after the squad recorded a successful clear attempt. Young and Siobhan Smith (Peabody, Mass.) added two more goals toward the end of the quarter and the squad took a 4-0 lead going into the second.
• In the second, it was all Salem as the Blue and Orange found the back of the net six more times and pushed its lead to 10-0 going in the half. Kaylee Rich (Danvers, Mass.) highlighted the scoring for Salem by potting three goals in the quarter.
• The Vikes continued their offensive momentum going into the third as the squad tacked on three more goals thanks to Smith, Aislinn Bennett (Milford, Mass.), and Olivia Tednes (Elk Grove Village, Ill.). 
• Going into the fourth, up 13-0, Salem continued to push its lead, and with goals by Bennett and Addie McAughey (West Bend, Wisc.), the Vikings ultimately topped Gordon, 15-0. 

 INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Salem ended the day with five multi-goal scorers, led by Smith and Rich, who finished with three. Meanwhile, McAughey, Young, and Bennett all had two apiece.
• McAughey and Chelsea Martinez's (Salem, Mass.) goals marked the first of their careers.
• Nora Bradley (Haddon Township, N.J.) got the start in net and finished with five saves in 45:00 of action. Isabella Demaria (Chelmsford, Mass.) made her goalie debut and ended the day with one save in 15:00.
• Davidson took the loss on Thursday after stopping five shots in 30:00. Laureen Leggett ended up taking over for the last 30 minutes and ended the day with two saves.
• Salem ended up outshooting Gordon, 29-10.
• The Blue and Orange also had the advantage in draw controls, 10-7.
• Salem's defense limited Gordon to just 8-20 on clear attempts. Meanwhile, the Vikings finished 10-17 on theirs.
• Thursday's matchup was the 12th meeting between the two programs. Salem has now won four of the last five matchups. 
• The Vikings' 4-0 start to the season is the team's best start since 2015 after starting the year 4-0. 

UP NEXT:

Salem returns home for a non-conference matchup hosting Maine Maritime on Saturday, March 21 at noon.