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WLAX
13
Winner Towson TU 2-0
12
Georgetown GU 1-1
Winner
Towson TU
2-0
13
Final
12
Georgetown GU
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Towson TU 5 3 0 5 13
Georgetown GU 3 4 2 3 12

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Women’s Lacrosse Drops Close Battle to Towson

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown women's lacrosse team (1-1) fell to the Towson Tigers (2-0) 13-12 in a tight back-and-forth battle. 

On The Record
"We played hard but made too many mistakes too," said Head Coach Rickey Fried. "We were one away from a victory. I am confident our team will use this as a learning lesson moving forward."

How It Happened
  • The Hoyas got the scoring started with a free position goal from Erin Bakes at the 12:01 mark. The Tigers responded with back-to-back goals in the span of a minute. Emma Gebhardt and Bakes battled through the Tiger defense and picked up one goal a piece. Towson closed out the first quarter with three goals including two from Blair Goodrich to finish the quarter 5-3. 
  • Olivia Rubin opened the second quarter with a goal off of a free position shot. Milana Zizakovic then earned a free position goal of her own to push Towson's lead to 6-4. Gebhardt and Bakes each responded with a goal to tie the game at 6-6. The Tigers and Hoyas exchanged a pair of goals before Koras Hailey scored to give Towson the 8-7 advantage at halftime. 
  • In the third quarter the Hoyas denied the Tigers any goals and limited them to four shots. BIG EAST Attacker of the Week Kylie Hazen scored twice to give the Blue & Gray the lead 9-8 at the end of the third. 
  • The Tigers came out steaming in the fourth and landed two goals in the first minute and a half. Lily Tardif found the back of the net for the Hoyas at the 11:40 mark to tie the game 10-10. Towson and Georgetown exchanged another pair of goals before the Tigers went on a two-goal run to widen the lead 13-11. Gebhardt added a goal for the Hoyas with 30 seconds remaining to narrow the gap but Towson would win the game by one. 

Of Note
  • Bakes led the team with four goals while Hazen and Gebhardt each tallied three. 
  • Lily Athanas led with five draw controls followed by Hazen with four. 
  • Nicole Massiminio led the defense with three caused turnovers and two ground balls. 
  • Leah Warehime had four saves and totaled a .444 save percentage. 
  • GU outshot Towson 34-28 and tied with four free position goals and eight caused turnovers.   

Up Next
The Hoyas will travel to Piscataway, New Jersey on Saturday to take on Rutgers University at 1 p.m. Live stats and streaming links will be available at GUHoyas.com.
 
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