NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Connecticut College women's lacrosse team dropped a NESCAC matchup to Hamilton on Saturday afternoon at Silfen Field. The Continentals utilized a strong fourth quarter to down the Camels by a score of 16-8.
Hamilton attacker Alex Orlando led the visitors with five goals, while teammate Aine Cleary added four scores in the victory. The Continentals improve to 2-3 this season, while the Camels fall to 3-2.
Conn started out strong in the first quarter. Following a caused turnover and ground ball from
Aine Downey (Brookline, Mass.),
Kate Coughlin (Reading, Mass.) scored the game's opening goal just over two minutes in. After the ensuing draw control, Coughlin once again was able to find the back of the net to give the Camels the 2-0 lead.
Hamilton responded with 10:30 left in the period to cut the lead in half, but Downey answered with a quick score to regain the two-goal lead. Near the end of the period, Orlando tallied her first goal to make it a 3-2 game heading into the second stanza.
The Continentals showcased a potent offensive attack in the following fifteen minutes, outscoring the Camels 5-1.
Campbell Johnston (Duxbury, Mass.) scored the lone goal for Conn in the second quarter, and Hamilton would carry the 7-4 lead going into the halftime intermission.
The third quarter looked like it was going to tell the same story as the previous stanza with the visitors coming out of the break scoring three of the first four goals to extend their lead to 10-5. But the resiliency of the Camels was on display, as they ended the quarter with three consecutive goals to cut the lead to 10-8.
Julianna Ingrassia (Garden City, N.Y.) scored two goals in less than 30 seconds, and
Emily Yorns (Longmeadow, Mass.) added a tally just before the period expired to give the Camels life.
But the fourth quarter turned out to be all Hamilton. The Continentals put up six goals, while stifling the hosts on the defensive end. When all said and done, the visitors came away with the 16-8 victory.
Yorns, Coughlin, and Ingrassia paced Conn with two goals each, while
Abigail Gleeson-Feldman (Nanuet, N.Y.) led the team with four ground balls.
Connecticut College (3-2 overall, 0-2 NESCAC) will return to action on Wednesday, March 22 at Westfield State.
