The time for a takeover, a moment for the officials and a rising fanbase! Read this week’s newsletter for the most recent updates!
Weekly Wrap Up:
During the Takeover Tour, the Boston Fleet dominated the Vancouver Goldeneyes, defeating them with a 5-1 win! At Rogers Place, about 10,700 fans witnessed the fourth Takeover Tour game. The Fleet’s Jessie Eldridge made her second multi-goal appearance, Aerin Frankel became the first goalkeeper to win 17 games in a single league season and Megan Keller scored her first jailbreak goal! Read more in the Boston Fleet Game Recap, here!
The NEWMAC brought official Betsy Bartlett into the spotlight in their Official Appreciation Series. Bartlett officiates for the NEWMAC women’s lacrosse games, but prior to her career in collegiate officiating, she was quite the athlete herself. Bartlett played soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse in her heyday! She is also an ESL teacher at the Naval War College. Betsy Bartlett tells NEWMAC, “Officiating is the best way to stay involved in sports after your playing days have passed.”
Women’s sports are truly on the rise! Our fanbase is growing and crowds are showing up to support the leagues. Of the Boston Legacy FC team, Chief Revenue Officer Amina Bulman told NBC10 Boston, “We’ve really seen women’s sports just explode…it’s the fans seeing the caliber of the sport and the athletes that are playing and saying, ‘I want more of that’”. Here at Women of the Northeast, we are proud to be a part of this revolutionary year!
Recent Reads:
The Fleet has been taking over our feed, and rightfully so! Check out WotNe writer Ava J. Membrano’s spotlight on Boston Fleet player Hannah Brandt, here!
UCLA’s masterclass in resilience is captured by WotNe writer, Lauren Cinelli, in her article featuring the grit and tenacity needed for this accomplishment. Read it here!
Upcoming Events:
Bowdoin women’s lacrosse vs. Babson at Babson Park on April 14 at 7 p.m. EDT
Boston Fleet vs. Minnesota Frost at Tsongas Center on April 15 at 7 p.m. EDT
Boston Fleet vs. Montreal Victoire at Place Bell on April 17 at 7 p.m. EDT