BRIDGEWATER, Va. - Marymount women's lacrosse traveled south for a midweek contest against the Eagles of Bridgewater College Thursday evening. 

A tight matchup throughout, the Saints narrowly fell 18-to-16, putting their record at 3-2 on the early season.

Notable

• Arayla Garcia notched four goals on the night for four points. The sophomore added 12 draw controls and a caused turnover. 
• Emily Peters had three goals and two assists, adding two caused turnovers and a ground ball.
• Kaleigh Dunham and Ella Baker each put three in the net for the Saints. Dunham added two assists, with Baker adding one. 
• Riley Love had seven ground balls with a goal and two assists. 

How It Happened

• The first quarter was an explosion of offense from both teams. After falling by a goal, Garcia put the first in the net for the Saints off a free position shot. 
• With the Eagles taking the lead again, it was Garcia again nabbing the ground ball and driving to the net, sinking the goal to even up the tally 2-2.
• At the end of the first quarter, the Eagles held the advantage 5-to-3.
• Down 6-3, the Saints mounted the comeback with three unanswered scores, capped off by a goal from Dunham at the 9:35 mark.
• Bridgewater scored the final two goals of the half to send the game into intermission with a 10-to-9 lead.
• Garcia won the draw control out of the gate of the second half, with Baker finding a lane and evening up the score 10-10.
• Peters sank a free position goal in the final seconds of the third quarter to hang tight at 15-to-13 in favor of the Eagles heading into the fourth and final quarter. 
• The Saints held tight down the stretch of the fourth quarter, but the Eagles held onto the lead, giving the Saints the well-fought loss. 

Up Next

• Marymount will be back at Long Bridge Park on Saturday, hosting Virginia Wesleyan at noon.
• The game will be Wheeler's Warriors Game.
• The Saints will then travel to Florida for a three-game stretch.