WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University women's lacrosse team dropped its ODAC opener Saturday against No. 18 Roanoke College by the score of 14-12.
With the Hornets (5-5, 0-1 ODAC) up 5-3 at the 12:08 mark of the second, Roanoke (7-1, 1-0 ODAC) scored seven unanswered to take control of the contest.
IN BRIEF
Shenandoah, playing its second consecutive ranked opponent and third of four in a three-week span, opened the game on an
Emma Stiffler goal 29 seconds in. Stiffler, who finished with four goals and three assists for seven points, had two goals in the opening stanza.
SU had a 4-3 lead after one and took that 5-3 advantage on a Stiffler to
Reilly Cisar goal to open the second quarter scoring. Unfortunately for the home fans, the Maroons scored seven straight, holding the Hornets off the board for 20:42 of game time and turn the two-goal deficit into a five-goal lead.
Stiffler ended the drought with an unassisted goal at 6:25 of the third and the hosts were able to cut the deficit to just two, 10-8, by the end of the third.
The teams traded goals in the fourth with RC pulling ahead by four each time SU would cut the lead back to two. Two saves by Roanoke goalie Kyleigh Chickering in the game's final seconds prevented Shenandoah from completing its comeback attempt.
In addition to Stiffler's seven points, Cisar,
Madison Re,
Ainsley Buckner, and
Emily Lerch all had multi-point games.
Ashley MacFarlane had seven saves in the loss.
The two teams split 60 shots and 28 groundballs. Shenandoah won 19 of the 30 draw controls.
UP NEXT
The Hornets host No. 2 Washington & Lee Wednesday night at 6 p.m. in ODAC play.
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