Women's Lacrosse 4/9/2017 3:56:00 PM

Saint Francis edged by Mount St. Mary's, 12-9

BOX SCORE Loretto, Pa. - The Saint Francis lacrosse team (6-5, 1-1 NEC) saw its second-half comeback fall short in a 12-9 loss to Mount St. Mary's on Sunday to drop to 1-1 in NEC play. Junior Sarah Mahon (Malverne, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial) led the Red Flash with four goals while junior Jessica Fischetti (Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge) added two.

Turning Point

Fischetti opened the scoring with a goal at 28:15 of the first half but Mount St. Mary's followed with three straight. Saint Francis wouldn't take the lead for the rest of the game. After Mahon made it 3-2 with 15:17 to play in the first half, the Mounties answered with another 3-0 run to take a 6-2 lead. The Red Flash trailed 9-4 at the half and never got closer than three goals the rest of the way.

Inside the Numbers

Mount St. Mary's finished with a 27-23 advantage in shots and a 20-17 edge in shots on goal. Saint Francis out shot the Mountaineers 11-7 in the second half.
Saint Francis forced Mount St. Mary's into 21 turnovers while committing just 15. Senior defender Victoria O'Brien (Saint James, N.Y./Smithtown East) and junior midfielder Jessica Mazzur (Dallastown, Pa./York Catholic) led Saint Francis with three caused turnovers.
Mount St. Mary's won 13 of 21 draw controls and recorded 14 ground balls to 13 for SFU.
Saint Francis was just 1-6 in free position shots while Mount St. Mary's was 4-for-7.

Notes

Senior Blair Rosenberg (Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor) finished with a goal and an assist and Mazzur added two assists to join Mahon and Fischetti with multi-point performances. Mazzur also tallied four ground balls, three caused turnovers and two draw controls.
Saint Francis's prolific offense failed to reach double digits in goals for just the second time this season, the other a seven-goal outing at Binghamton.
SFU and NEC leading scorer Holly Lawrence (Damascus, Md./Damascus) was held scoreless for the first time this season.
Senior Heather McKee (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright Bel Air) made six saves and sophomore Ashley Stoessel (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) stopped both shots she faced.
Saint Francis fell to 0-15 all-time vs. Mount St. Mary's.