PEPPER PIKE, Ohio - The Mount St. Joseph University women's lacrosse team hit the road on Sunday, heading to Pepper Pike, Ohio to take on the Arrows of Ursuline College. In a back and forth contest the Lions fought until the end but came up just short in their comback attempt.
Ursuline got the scoring underway with a goal just 2:06 into action. The Mount answered just 21 seconds later as
Aly Young found the back off the net off an assist from
Abby Cole. That was the start of a three goal run for the Lions, Cole scored next off an assist from
Jamie Turner and
Jordan Wetmore scored unassisted to give them a 3-1 advantage. They would be outscored by Urusuline 4-0 over the final 10:17 of the first, allowing the Arrows to take a 5-3 advantage into the second.
To open the second the Mount scored the first two to tie the game at 5, with Turner and Young each finding the back of the net. Ursuline answered with two of their own before another Young goal drew the Lions within one with 8:11 to go in the half.
Ursuline had another four goal run spanning the final 4:59 of the first half and the first 4:54 of the second to take a commanding 11-6 lead. The Mount answered with goals from
Erika Borges, Cole and a pair from Young to draw back within one with 4:06 to play in the third.
From that point the teams exchanged goals the rest of the way, Ursuline never able to get their lead bigger than two but the Lions never able to find an equalizer. The final goal game with just 36 seconds to play for the Lions, Borges scored off an assist from Wetmore. That goal got the score to 14-13 in favor of Ursuline, but the Lions comeback attempt ran out of time!
Young led the way with five goals for the Lions on just seven shots, and Borges added a hat trick. Wetmore registered 4 points with two goals and two assists, and Cole added 3 points with 2 goals and an assist.
UP NEXT:
The Lions will play again next Saturday on Schueler Field as they welcome Lawrence University to Cincinnati. That match will start at 1:00 PM.
