Women's Lacrosse Falls on the Road at Bridgewater State

THE BASICS

Salem State, 5 at Bridgewater State, 15

Records: 

Bridgewater State Bears (6-10, 4-2 MASCAC)

Salem State Vikings (8-5, 2-4 MASCAC)

Location: Bridgewater, Mass. - Mazzaferro Field

Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026

THE LEAD: The Salem State women's lacrosse team kicked off a two-game road trip with a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) contest at Bridgewater State, where the Vikings fell, 15-5, on Tuesday evening. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bridgewater State applied the offensive pressure throughout the first quarter, outscoring Salem, 4-0. Ashley Silva led the Bears' early offense with two goals. Early in the second, Salem got on the board thanks to an Addie McAughey (West Bend, Wisc.) free-position at the 13:44 mark.
• Despite the early Vikings goal in the second, Bridgewater responded, scoring three unanswered goals and pushing its lead up to six (7-1) with 07:07 left in the half. Jade Munoz highlighted the Bears' surge with two scores. However, Salem ended the half with a score thanks to Aislinn Bennett (Milford, Mass.), and the squad went into halftime down five (7-2).
• In the third, the Bears opened the frame with three-straight scores, with two coming from Silva to open up a 10-2 lead. Later, with less than five minutes left in the third (04:38), Laura Young (Leominster, Mass.) broke up Bridgewater's momentum and made it 10-3. However, the Bears tacked on two more goals and had their largest lead (12-3) before Young closed out the quarter with another score to make the deficit 12-4.
• Even with an Olivia Tednes (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) score in the fourth, it would not be enough as the hosts outscored Salem, 3-1, and ultimately secured a 15-5 win. 

 INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• Young led the Salem offense with two scores. She has now posted 11 multi-score games on the season.
• Nora Bradley (Haddon Township, N.J.) earned the loss after stopping a season-high 12 shots. 
• Silva paced Bridgewater's offense with five scores on Tuesday.
• Sara Skaff grabbed the win in net for the Bears after stopping three shots.
• The Vikings had the advantage in draw controls, 14-9.

UP NEXT:

Salem wraps up regular season play at Worcester State on Saturday, April 25 at 11:00 a.m.