BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Women's Lacrosse had a second-half lead slip away, as Wheaton College mounted a comeback in the period to defeat the Hawks 14-12 Tuesday afternoon.

Wheaton erased a three-goal deficit in the second half to come away with the victory. With the win, Wheaton begins its season 1-0, while the Hawks drop to 0-2 on the year. The victory for the Lyons is the first for Head Coach Emily Kiablick over her former team.

The Hawks jumped on the board first, getting three goals in the first eight minutes by Kristen Pingree (Bethel, Conn.), Deven Machette (Norwalk, Conn.), and Danica Delia (Norwalk, Conn.). Kristen Palmer (East Dorset, Vt.) gave Wheaton its first score of the contest at the 20:55 mark, taking a pass from Sydney Ferguson (Jamestown, R.I.) for the score.

Danielle Neagle (Avon, Conn.) answered with a goal less than a minute later for the Hawks, but Wheaton would go on a 4-0 run over the following five minutes, capped by a free position goal by Hailey Colburn (Belmont, Mass.) to take a 5-4 lead.

Colburn would later add two more scores in the half to put the Lyons up 7-5, but five unanswered Hawk goals to end the half gave RWU a 10-7 lead going into halftime.

Wheaton would take little time chipping away at the deficit, getting four straight scored over the first ten minutes of play to take an 11-10 lead. The game remained scoreless for the following ten minutes until Machette tied the game at 11 with a goal for RWU.

With just over seven minutes to play, Ferguson would score the eventual game winner for Wheaton, with Leila Mills (Brunswick, Maine) adding an insurance score less than a minute later. Kelsey Rahilly (East Longmeadow, Mass.) pulled RWU to within one on the following Hawk possession, but Wheaton's Melanie Sharick (Amherst, Mass.) tacked on one more goal to secure the win.

Stephanie Hoomis (Duxbury, Mass.) got the win for Wheaton, making nine saves in the game. Colburn finished with a game-high seven points on six goals and one assist. Ferguson added a pair of goals and an assist. Devon Soucier (Avon, Conn.) contributed three ground balls, four draw controls, and three caused turnovers.

Justine Sullivan (Norwell, Mass.) had eight saves in the game in the loss. Machette and Delia each scored five points, with Machette going for four goals and an assist and Delia three goals and two assists. Rahilly and Pingree each added two goals. Mackenie Logan finished with two ground balls and two draw controls.

Roger Williams hosts Eastern Connecticut State on Thursday, while Wheaton will be at Fitchburg State on Thursday as well.