WASHINGTON – The Georgetown women's lacrosse team made a late comeback, but it wasn't enough as the Hoyas fell 15-11 to the No. 25 Denver University Pioneers on Friday evening in the first of a two-game series at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. With the loss, the Hoyas drop to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in BIG EAST Conference play, while the Pioneers improve to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in league play.

Head Coach Ricky Fried

• "We had some spurts of really good lacrosse, but we had lapses both physically and mentally and when you're playing against a team the caliber of Denver you need to be consistent. We are capable of playing at a high level, but if we go out there and don't do what we need, they will capitalize on our mistakes."

How it Happened

• Denver opened the scoring but Georgetown answered with a free position goal from Caroline Frock.
• A free position goal from senior Mary Pagano was sandwiched in between 2-0 Pioneer runs as GU looked at a 5-2 deficit.
• At 11:11, the momentum shifted as graduate student Michaela Bruno hit a goal.
• Following a Denver score, it was freshman Kylie Hazen wrapping around the cage and falling but managing to send it in to make it 6-4.
• Denver would score one more, but a cagey play from junior Annabelle Albert to Bruno on the free position as well as a post and putback from graduate student Liza Liotta pulled GU within one.
• The Pioneers would score in the final seconds of the half to lead 8-6.
• Denver managed five quick ones to begin the second half before a goal in transition from Jordyn Sabourin put GU on the board.
• The Pioneers answered back with two more but that would conclude the Denver scoring for the afternoon.
• At 10:17, Frock beat the whistle for a goal sparking a 4-0 run that included a score from Albert.
• Graduate student Natalia Lynch scored from Hazen, before the freshman returned the favor less than a minute later.
• Despite the momentum, Georgetown ran out of time eventually falling 15-11.

Of Note

• Frock and Hazen led the way with two goals and one assist apiece as Lynch also tallied a goal and two assists on the afternoon.
• On the defensive end of the field, senior Mollie Millerhad an impressive day with three caused turnovers, while Lynch pulled in an impressive seven draw controls.
• Georgetown was outshot 35-25 and Denver held the 17-11 advantage on draw controls. The Hoya defense forced 18 turnovers.
• In the cage, sophomore Emily Gaven tallied 10 saves, while UD keeper Amelia Cole managed six.

Up Next

• Georgetown will continue the two-game series at Denver on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live ($) and live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.

Fan Information

• All Georgetown women's lacrosse home games are currently scheduled to be played at Cooper Field. In accordance with Washington, D.C. regulations which limit the size of in-person gatherings, fans are regrettably not permitted to attend home games at this time.