Box Score WESTMINSTER, Md. – The Swarthmore College women's lacrosse team dropped a 12-5 decision to McDaniel on Wednesday, Apr. 1 at Gill Stadium in a battle between two unbeaten teams in Centennial Conference play.
McDaniel (8-2, CC 3-0), which put an end to Swarthmore's five-game winning streak, scored the first three goals of the game and led from wire-to-wire. After junior
Lizzie Kolln netted two straight goals for Swarthmore late in the first half, the Green Terror got a marker from Julia Jacobs to take an 8-4 lead into the recess.
The hosts picked up where they left off in the second half and continued a streak of rattling off five unanswered goals to take a 12-4 lead and pull away. Swarthmore got its only goal of the half when senior
Sara Lentricchia netted a free position shot, ending a scoreless streak that lasted nearly 27 minutes.
Lily Galzerano picked up the victory in the cage for McDaniel by making 12 saves, while Swarthmore's
Connie Bowen turned away eight shots in the defeat. The Green Terror had a 33-22 shot advantage and also won 13 of the 19 draw controls, while Swarthmore had a 20-16 edge in ground balls.
Swarthmore (6-3, CC 2-1) will be back in action when it visits ninth-ranked Gettysburg on Saturday, Apr. 4 at 1 p.m.
