BOSTON, Mass.- The Emerson College women's lacrosse team dropped a high-scoring affair to Mount Holyoke Saturday afternoon at Rotch Field, falling 19-18.
THE BASICS:
Score: Emerson 18, Mount Holyoke 19
Records: Lions (3-3, 0-2 NEWMAC) | Lyons (3-4, 1-1 NEWMAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Mount Holyoke netted five unanswered goals to start the contest before Emerson closed out the frame with a 6-1 run as the teams ended the opening period deadlocked at 6-6.
- The Lions edged the Lyons 5-4 in second quarter scoring to cling to a 11-10 halftime advantage.
- The visitors outscored the home side 7-2 in the third to claim a 17-13 lead.
- Emerson clawed back with three consecutive goals in less than a minute to trim the gap to 18-17 with seven minutes remaining in regulation.
- Mount Holyoke tallied a goal with 3:57 on the clock to seize a two-goal lead, 19-17.
- The Lions pulled to within one, 19-18, with 1:40 left to play in the fourth quarter as Laina Gustafson (Cross Plains, Wisc.) netted her third goal of the game.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Ava DelliCompagni (Coatesville, Pa.) racked up 11 points on the afternoon, scoring five goals and dishing out six assists while collecting a team-high six draw controls.
- Ava Selby (Boonsboro, Md.) finshed with four goals and two assists.
- Laura Lovell (Norwalk, Conn.) posted a season-high four goals.
- Callie Krosin (Pikesville, Md.) chipped in with four assists and a pair of goals.
- Between the pipes, Ellie Spotts (Corona Del Mar, Calif.) registered nine saves.
- Emerson manufactured 39 shots on the afternoon while Mount Holyoke concluded the contest with 40 shot attempts.
UP NEXT:
Emerson hosts Wheaton March 26 in a midweek matchup.
