EPHS Girls LAX take D3 State Championship. Townies finish Undefeated Season!

East Providence girls lacrosse finished an undefeated season with a 14-7 win over Smithfield to take the D3 State Championship on Sunday. Before hundreds of Townie fans at Brown University’s lacrosse stadium, East Providence broke open a close game to take the win home to EPHS. The game was evenly played for the first half with Smithfield even taking a one-goal lead at one point. With the game tied at 7 at halftime, coaches Nick Boyce and Kathy Dias’ Townies came out smoking hot for the second half. East Providence scored 7 unanswered goals and EP goalie Ava Williams was spectacular in net, turning aside 14 Smithfield scoring attempts. Townie junior, Alyssa Karalekas continued her assault on opponents’ goalies with 7 goals, increasing her 100 career goal mark in high school.

Other goal scorers for the Townies were Kloey Iacavone, Dylan Flynn, and Katherine Almeida with two goals each. Ella Benson added a goal. “A huge congrats to Coach Boyce and the undefeated girls lacrosse team as State Champs,” said East Providence Athletic Director Alex Butler. “It was an amazing win, we're so proud of you! Also a huge thanks to the hundreds of Townie Nation who showed up in red & white to cheer on our undefeated state champs. What a day to be a Townie," added Butler.

Smithfield was a very good team and challenged East Providence closely in three previous games. The Townies won two of those games by one goal and a third by two goals. “Today was not automatic,” said EP coach Nick Boyce. “We had to play hard and our team came through.”

East Providence previously won the D3 Championship in 2022 in a 12-11 overtime thriller over previously unbeaten North Smithfield. “It’s hard to beat a team three times in a season,” remarked EPHS Principal Bill Black after the game. “These girls did so four times this season. A great accomplishment.”