FAIRFIELD, CT – The Le Moyne College women's lacrosse team dropped their first game in over a month falling to Fairfield 17-13 on Friday night. The loss marks the first defeat to the hands a member of the MAAC since 2005. The Dolphins fall to 11-5 on the season despite three goals and one assist from junior Lisa McCarthy. Fairfield was led by Kristen Coleman's five goals and one assist.
McCarthy got the Dolphins on the board just over one minute into the game on an unassisted goal for the 1-0 lead. Two Fairfield goals by Kristen Coleman gave the Stags a slim one-goal lead at 2-1. The Dolphins and Stags traded goals throughout the first half. With Le Moyne holding a two-goal advantage late in the first half, goals by Katie von Hoffmann and Kylee Martin pulled the Stags even with Le Moyne at 8-8 heading into the intermission.
Following a high-scoring first half, both offenses struggled to find the back of the cage to begin the second half. Le Moyne's Molly Yaman opened the second half with her second goal of the game, giving the Dolphins a 9-8 advantage. The Stags would net three straight to take an 11-9 advantage with over 15 minutes to play after goals from Erin Rigby, Kim Fuchs and Kristen Coleman.
Le Moyne rallied over the next two minutes as Whitney Vecchio and Kylie Rosette notched goals to pull the Dolphins even with the Stags at 11-11 with 12:59 remaining.
Lisa McCarthy's second goal of the game from Vecchio gave the Dolphins a one goal lead at 12-11 with just over 10 minutes in regulation. The lead was short lived as Fairfield with goals from Coleman and Martin to grab a 13-12 advantage over the Dolphins.
McCarthy's final goal of the night evened the score at 13-13 with 7:59 to play. The Stags put together four straight goals over the final 6:52 of the game to secure the 17-13 victory.
For Le Moyne, Rebekah Elmer, Whitney Vecchio and Molly Yaman each netted two goals. Samantha Falcone recorded 14 saves on the night for the Dolphins.
Le Moyne wraps up their regular season on Sunday, April 20th as they travel to take on Marist.
