No pressure. Margot Spatola is stepping in for the most successful girls’ lacrosse coach in state history.

Leslie Frank did not just win at Westwood High. She won at a staggering rate: recording a 388-26-6 mark with eight Division 1 state titles in 18 seasons.

In her final run last spring, Frank guided Westwood to a 24-1 mark, culminating with a 13-7 victory over North Andover in the state final.

And with a number of starters returning, the expectations are still high on Nahatan Street.

“It’s gone well,’’ said Spatola, a four-year player at both Hingham High and Boston College who was a volunteer assistant under Frank for five seasons.

“As a team we’re finding our groove together . . . It’s a different world as head coach. I’ve been looking to get feedback from my assistants and players to ease the transition, too.’’

Ranked fourth in the Globe’s first Top 20 poll of the season, the Wolverines are ironing out a few early-season wrinkles.

Westwood blitzedBellingham, 19-0, in the opener, but the next day, suffered one of the program’s most lopsided losses in recent memory: a 14-3 defeat to Needham. Less than a week later, the Wolverines were dealt an 8-7 loss by Norwell, the two-time defending Division 2 champion.

At 2-2, Westwood already has recorded as many losses as the past two seasons combined.

But thus far, the squad is not fazed.

“I wouldn’t consider us on rocky terrain,’’ said senior captain Shea Farrell, who has committed to play at Bryant University in the fall.

“I’d say we’re more on a learning experience,’’ Farrell said. “To have two losses right off the bat gives us a taste of what other teams feel. It’s not always going to be smooth sailing.’’

In a pass-heavy sport such as lacrosse, where player-to-player chemistry is a priority, every team takes a few games to develop a rhythm, every coach a couple of weeks to figure out the optimal lineups and rotations.

“The main early obstacle is realizing that we’re a brand new team,’’ Spatola said. “We graduated a lot of seniors last year. We have some great returners, but a good number of contributing players this year are newcomers.

“It’s taken some time for the newcomers and returning players to connect. It’s important for them to realize we need that time on the field together.’’

But in the win over Medway and the one-goal loss to Norwell, Spatola took note of the consistency the Wolverines showed passing in the offensive zone.

“From the beginning our connections weren’t working,’’ she said. “Here and there, fine. But we weren’t all really in sync. I’ve already seen growth in the past few weeks, which is awesome. That shows me they’re working at it, working to get to know each other on the field.’’

Spatola emphasized that even though the team was relatively new — and yes, there was a coaching change — the fundamentals and values of the Westwood program remained the same.

“Nothing we do is going to change,’’ she said, “and it hasn’t changed for 20years.’’

And there is still a depth of talent.

Senior Haley Connaughton, a UMass commit who piled up 134 points last season (including 70 goals), paces the attack. Farrell anchors the defense.

Seniors Courtney Cronin (Union) and Georgia Salvatore (Babson) also will be playing in college.

“[We] don’t see our record right now as being in jeopardy,’’ Farrell said. “We’ve finally started out how a lot of other D-1 teams have started out. We’ve had the luxury of going 4-0, 14-0, 24-0 in the past. We know what it’s like to lose now.’’

“We don’t want to feel that again.’’

For players and teams to watch, visit bostonglobe.com/schools. Griffin Connolly can be reached at connolga@bc.edu.