Brookville, N.Y. – Lindsey Lucia bookended an 8-0 run to lead LIU to a 10-7 win over the Le Moyne College women's lacrosse team in NEC action on Sunday afternoon at Shark Stadium.

Le Moyne jumped out to a 2-0 lead through the first two and one-half minutes. Junior midfielder Maddi Barney (Lorraine, N.Y./South Jefferson) started the scoring just 40 seconds into the game after taking a pass from graduate student attacker Francesca Tortora (Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse/Stony Brook). With 12:29 to go, Tortora tallied her first goal of the game.

Julia Trainor cut Le Moyne's lead in half by converting a free-position shot with 8:55 remaining in the opening quarter.

Tortora scored again with 3:47 left after causing a turnover and collecting the loose ball.

LIU took control of the game with eight straight goals to start the second quarter. Lucia ignited the run at the 13:08 mark. Just 57 seconds later, Kayla McCarthy tied the score at three off a pass from Selia Lyons. McCarthy put the Sharks in front with 10:20 remaining after taking a feed from Alexa Nuzzi. Trainor scored her second goal of the contest 45 seconds later after receiving a pass from Lyons during an extra-player situation. Lauren Baudier followed 36 seconds later after collecting a dish from Trainor, who scored 26 seconds later off a pass from Lucia. Lyons made it seven goals in a row with 6:20 remaining off a feed from Nuzzi. Lucia capped the streak of eight goals in 8:53 with an unassisted tally with 4:15 left in the half to give the Sharks a 9-3 lead.

Redshirt junior attacker Olivia Lockwood (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee/Onondaga C.C.) snapped Le Moyne's drought of 17:40 with her team-best 37th goal with 1:07 until halftime to get the Dolphins within 9-4.

Neither team scored in the third quarter as each goalkeeper turned away the three shots they faced.

Le Moyne scored three straight goals in the fourth quarter to cut its deficit to just two. Junior midfielder Julia Blakeslee (Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca) found the back of the net with 13:47 remaining. Just under five minutes later, Tortora tallied her third goal of the contest to make it 9-6. Following three empty possessions by each team, Tortora netted her 29th goal of the season during an extra-player opportunity get the Dolphins within two with 3:14 to play.

Following a green card on the Dolphins, Lyons added an insurance goal during the extra-player situation after receiving a pass from Erin Harkins with 1:14 left, which snapped LIU's scoreless span of 33:01.

Junior goalkeeper Amanda Manfredi (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) recorded eight saves in the setback. Skyler Fig made seven saves to earn the win between the pipes.

Le Moyne (11-3, 6-1 NEC), which closes out its home schedule on Saturday against FDU at 11:00 a.m., is now in a three-way tie for first place in the NEC with LIU and Stonehill. LIU and Stonehill play each other on Saturday, which will clear the three-way tie. If Stonehill wins and the Dolphins win out, Le Moyne will be the top seed in the conference tournament (April 30 and May 2) due to its head-to-head win over Stonehill, while if LIU wins, the Dolphins will need the Sharks to lose to Mercyhurst in the season finale on April 25 to gain the top seed.