Box Score

BRISTOL, R.I. – The RWU Women's Lacrosse team suffered a 9-7 loss on Bayside Field Saturday afternoon to the visiting Endicott College Gulls. The Gulls improve to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference, while the Hawks fall to 2-2 and 1-1 in the TCCC.

With Endicott holding the 5-2 edge at halftime, RWU stormed out of the break led by junior Claire Halliday (Trenton, N.J.) who tallied back-to-back goals and assisted on junior Kate Malenczak's (Sayville, N.Y.) tally to even the score at 5-5 with 18:55 remaining in regulation.

Endicott head coach Meghan Fitzgerald called timeout and rallied her team to regain a three-goal lead with markers from junior Carin Czerniawski (Monroe, Conn.) and two from junior Morgan DeShaw (Danville, N.H.).

With 3:26 remaining in the contest, RWU senior Natasha Billie (Pt. Pleasant, N.J.) scored her lone goal of the game, but Endicott junior Kellie Cunningham (Derry, N.H.) needed just 20 seconds to move her team's advantage back to three with the score to 9-6.

Malenczak notched her team-high third goal of the game at 2:03, but a nice save by Endicott sophomore goalkeeper Leah Neff (South Berwick, Maine) on a free position shot by Hawks sophomore Danica Delia (Norwalk, Conn.) with 39 seconds remaining helped seal victory for the Gulls – their third straight.

DeShaw led all scorers with five goals on the day, including three-straight between 16:16 and 13:23 of the first half to put Endicott ahead, 4-1. Neff ended the day with seven saves, as did RWU senior goalkeeper Amanda Magee (Columbus, N.J.).

Endicott moves to non-conference play next Thursday, hosting Wellesley College in a 7 p.m. night contest. RWU stays within the TCCC, hosting Western New England College Tuesday at 4 p.m.