Milton, MA- The Lasell College Lasers women's lacrosse team opened the 2009 season at Curry College on Wednesday and were defeated 21-9 by the Colonels.   Tina Canavan (Stonington, Conn.) lead the way for the Lasers with five points, on four goals and one assist.

The Colonels came out strong, scoring fourteen goals before the break, while the Lasers connected just four times in the half.  Coming into the second stanza, the Lasers found the net five times over the course of play, however, the Colonels scored seven additional goals to make an impressive season opening statement.  Curry, who plays in the tough Commonwealth Coast Conference, are now 1-0 on the year, while the Lasers are 0-1.

Assisting Canavan with the Lasers offense was senior attack Caitlyn Murphy (Katonah, NY).  Murphy took three shots on goal and scored each time.  Erika McGrath (Saco, ME) tallied the one additional Lasell goal, while Kristen Noble (West Milford, NJ) and Chelsea Caren (Redding, Conn.) passed out three assists between them to complete the Lasers scoring.   Lasell's sophomore goalkeeper Kristin Coderre (Monson, Mass.) made 14 saves in the net for the Lasers.

Lasell faces Westfield State College on Saturday, March 7th in the first home game of the season.  Westfield was ranked fourth this season in preseason polls for the NEWLA.  Saturday's game is set for 12:00 p.m. on Grellier Field.