WASHINGTON – The Georgetown women's lacrosse team fell 14-12 in a close battle to the No. 9 Denver Pioneers at Cooper Field on Friday afternoon. The Hoyas fall to 7-7, while the Pioneers improve to 13-1.
How it Happened
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Denver opened the game on a 3-0 run which would ultimately remain the score at the end of the first quarter.
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The second quarter began with two more unanswered Pioneer goals to set the score at 5-0. Ali Diamond got the Hoyas on the board with a free-position goal to make it 5-1 at the 8:58 mark.
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Georgetown scored again off of an Annabelle Albert goal to put the score at 5-2. The Pioneers would score another two goals to put the score at 7-2 at the half.
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After halftime, both sides would find some rhythm on offense as a total of seven goals were scored in the quarter. Albert and Kylie Hazen would score to put the score at 8-4 at the 7:04 mark.
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Later in the quarter, Diamond found the back of the net at the 5:23 mark to make it 9-5, Tatum Geist also scored and Erin Bakes found the back of the net at the 15 second mark to set the score at 10-7 entering the fourth quarter.
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The fourth quarter was a closely contested battle. The Pioneers would open the scoring to set the score at 11-7 until the Hoyas went on a 3-0 scoring run to bring the game within one at the 10:26 mark.
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Denver would outscore the Blue & Gray 3-2 in the remainder of the fourth quarter to seal the 14-12 victory.
Of Note
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Six different Hoyas would find the back of the net with Albert, Bakes, Diamond and Geist all scoring multiple goals.
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Bakes tallied another hat trick in addition to one assist.
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Senior Olivia Buckman scored her first goal of the season to pull the Hoyas within one goal with 2:57 left in the fourth quarter.
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LizaBanks Campagna was able to record five draw controls in addition to causing one turnover.
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Jordyn Sabourin also recorded five draw controls and Buckman caused six turnovers.
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GU was outshot 33-23 but led 15-14 in total draw controls.
Up Next
The Hoyas will hit the road to face Marquette on Sunday, April 24 in a contest slated to begin at noon. Live stats and streaming links will be available at GUHoyas.com.