WASHINGTON – The No. 19/20 Georgetown University women's lacrosse team staged a second-half comeback but it wasn't enough as the Blue & Gray fell 17-6 to the No. 12/16 University of Pennsylvania Quakers Saturday afternoon at Cooper Field.  With the loss the Hoyas move to 1-1 on the young season, while the Quakers picked up their first win of the 2020 campaign to sit at 1-0.
 
Sounds of the Game

• "I thought we got outplayed early in the game and had trouble solving their defense.  We showed resilience in the second half with a strong effort, but it's difficult to sustain that energy to come back against a quality opponent." – Head Coach Ricky Fried

 
How it Happened

• The Quakers got on the board first with a free position shot and then added another in the run of play.
• Both keepers put on a show combining for eight saves over the first 15 minutes of action.
• The Hoyas finally found an answer at 1:42 as sophomore Celia Walsh cut through traffic in front of the cage and went low for the unassisted tally.
• Penn added one more to make it 8-1 at the break.
• The Hoya offense struggled to get going in the second half and Penn managed to find the back of the cage to lead 9-1.
• Midway through the period, senior captain Natalia Lynch connected on back-to-back free position shots which would spark a 5-0 run.
• On the ensuing draw, senior goalkeeper Micheline DiNardo came up with a save to start the Hoyas down the field. The ball got to classmate Emily Ehle who had pinpoint accuracy to find Walsh in the middle who buried it.
• Georgetown would keep the momentum going as senior captain Michaela Bruno found sophomore Ali Diamond on the right side who managed to connect.
• The Blue & Gray continued to battle as a free position goal from junior Mary Pagano pulled GU within three 9-6 and forced a Penn timeout as the Hoyas were buzzing.
• The Quakers ended the run with 12 minutes left in the game and managed a late 8-0 run to make the final 17-6.

 
Of Note

• Lynch and Walsh led the way with two goals apiece as six different Hoyas scored a point.  Lynch also managed four caused turnovers as well as four draw controls.
• Georgetown was outshot 35-22 and pulled in 10 draw controls to Penn's 14.
• GU forced 19 turnovers, but committed 24 in the contest. 
• In the cage, DiNardo took the loss with 13 saves on the afternoon, while Penn's Krissy Kowalski had 12 stops and the win.

 
Up Next
The Hoyas will be back in action on Saturday as the squad heads out for its first road contest of the year facing the Drexel Dragons at noon at Vidas Field.  Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.