GLENSIDE, Pa. - Marymount women's lacrosse dropped a tight battle with the Arcadia Knights on Saturday afternoon, ultimately falling by a final score of 12-to-8.
The Saints now sit at 4-4 overall on the season, still awaiting the start of Atlantic East action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Tess Valentino opened the scoring for the contest, with teammate Taylor Chepren finding the junior with the open look to give the Saints an early 1-0 advantage.
- Back-to-back goals from the Knights put MU behind, but another Valentino goal, assisted by Lawson Kopfinger, evened the score up at two apiece after the first quarter of play.
- After falling behind by a goal again, Bailey Gehler answered off the pass from Riley Love to tie up the tally again, this time 3-3.
- A pair of unanswered goals out the stick of Arcadia put Marymount in a two-goal hole, but Ella Baker found Megan Edens to put the Saints within one heading into halftime.
- It was Edens again to open the second half of play, sinking her second goal of the day from the pass Chepren to even up the tally at 5-5.
- A 7-1 run from the Knights was the difference maker, putting the Saints in a deficit they could not climb out of.
- The final two goals of the game came from Valentino and Edens to finish off their strong performances.
- Edens led the Saints with four goals in the loss, adding four draw controls, a ground ball, and a caused turnover.
- Valentino put three in the net for the Saints, adding both a ground ball and a caused turnover to her line.
- Gehler had the Saints' lone other goal off of the bench.
- Chepren dished out four assists on the day with a ground ball and a caused turnover.
- Love (2), Kopfinger, and Baker each added assists in the contest.
- Natalia Ortiz had a draw control, a ground ball, and a caused turnover.
- Jula Erpe had two ground balls and a caused turnover.
- Abby Dunn had three draw controls, two ground balls, and a caused turnover.
- Hannah Smith notched 14 saves and three ground balls on the day.
UP NEXT
- The Saints will be back at home this upcoming Wednesday, taking on Juniata at 4 PM.
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