Women's Lacrosse Falters at Colgate, 12-8

Wednesday, March 28

Hamilton, NY

5 PM

Boston University

3-5, 1-2PL

Colgate

7-3, 2-1PL

Boston University

Colgate

Photo by: Peyton Williams

March 28, 2018 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score Box Score

HAMILTON, N.Y. – With the game tied at 6-6 with just over 10 minutes left to play, Colgate pushed a 6- 2 run to close out the game to hand the Boston University women's lacrosse team a 12-8 defeat Wednesday evening at Beyer-Small '76 Field.

How It Happened

Colgate struck first two minutes in, but the lead was short-lived as Ava Barry delivered the equalizer two minutes later off a find by Tonianne Magnelli.
Down a man and a goal, BU forced a turnover in its defensive third and Magnelli stormed the length of the field before dishing it off to Ryann Gaffney.
The freshman took care of the rest, dodging a defender to rope in her first collegiate goal and knot the contest once again with 16:45 remaining in the half.
Facing a two-goal deficit with 11:25 left in the first, Kailey Conry laced two straight scores, including one in transition off an interception by Maria Guerra, to tie the game up at 4-4 heading into the intermission.
Barry kept the momentum on the Terriers' side to start the second half, beating a defender one-on-one and finished with an underhand strike to give BU its first lead.
Colgate reeled off a 2-0 run to reclaim the lead, 6-5, at the 20-minute mark.
With just over 10 minutes left, Lexi Lewis delivered a quick strike into the back of the net to tie it up, 6-6.
From there, Colgate took advantage of a non-releasable penalty on the Terriers, scoring four goals in a two-minute span to take a 10-6 lead with 5:45 left.
The Raiders kept the pressured on in the attacking third, furthering their run to 5-0 until Kaitlin Belval pushed in a free position goal and Conry notched her second hat trick of the season.
Colgate notched an insurance goal with nine seconds to go to snap a two-game skid to the Terriers.

Game Notes

Conry notched her 100th career point with her final score of the game.
Guerra was spectacular on defense, matching a career-high with five ground balls and forced four turnovers.
Maddie Curley and Barry scooped up four ground balls apiece, while Sarah Andersen and Magnelli collected three each.
BU won seven of the first nine draw controls before Colgate won eight of the final 10.
Christine Laible posted her fifth double-digit save effort of the season with 11 stops.

Up Next

The Terriers will open up the third annual Lax-A-Palooza on Saturday, March 31 against Loyola Maryland
Opening draw from Nickerson Field is set for noon.
The men's team will close out the doubleheader against Lehigh at 3:30 p.m.