SWARTHMORE, Pa. - No. 12 Amherst College (2-2) held on to defeat the Swarthmore College women's lacrosse team (4-1) by a score of 11-8 on Tuesday night in non-conference action from Clothier Field.

Wearing crimson and gold ribbons, the Garnet and Lord Jeffs' lacrosse squads wore the colors in support of the Seton Hill University women's lacrosse team tragic event that occurred this past weekend.

Facing 8-4 deficit to start the second half, Swarthmore fired off the first three goals in the second half to come within one and held the visitors scoreless until 16:06 minutes remained in the contest. However, Amherst outscored Swarthmore 3-1 in the final minutes to win 11-8.

Sophomore Elyse Tierney led the Garnet offense with three goals, while senior Annalise Penikis added two goals and two assists in the effort. Senior Beth Martin and junior Caroline Murphy forced a game-high two caused turnovers apiece to keep the Lord Jeffs distracted.

Swarthmore keepers Michelle Ammerman and freshman Connie Bowen split time in net, each making four saves. Freshman Katelyn Salerno picked up the win for Amherst with six saves in a complete game.

Elizabeth Ludlow scored a team-high three goals for the Lord Jeffs - including the final two goals for the visitors. Three players tallied two goals each and Caroline Holliday tallied three points with one goals and two assists. Alex Philie was quick on the draw for Amherst, collecting a game-high six draws en route to a 17-4 Lord Jeff advantage.

At halftime, the Lord Jeffs led 8-4 after grabbing 10 of 13 draws and outshooting the Garnet 17-11.

Amherst fired quick and often to open the contest with three goals in less than three minutes to grab an early 3-0 lead. After a timeout, the Garnet responded with three straight goals - including free position goals from Penikis and sophomore Sara Lentricchia - to knot the score at 3-3 with 12:11 in the half. The Lord Jeffs regained the momentum to finish the half with five goals to Swat's one for a 8-4 lead at the break.

Swarthmore will return to action on Thursday, March 21 hosting Cabrini College at 7:00 p.m.

Note: The Garnet Sports Network experienced video equipment failure preventing the live-streaming of tonight's Swarthmore and Amherst broadcast to take place. We are taking preventative measures to better future productions. Swarthmore Athletics sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience this caused and thank you for your patience and understanding.