Bulldogs drop regular season finale in Emmitsburg

EMMITSBURG, MD. – Despite forcing five failed clears and holding Mount St. Mary's to 3-for-11 on free-position shots, the Bryant University women's lacrosse team was not able to complete their second consecutive unbeaten conference season, falling in the regular season finale 12-6 to Mount St. Mary's.

GAME INFORMATION

Mount St. Mary's 12, Bryant 6

Records: Mount St. Mary's (10-6, 5-2 NEC), Bryant (11-5, 6-1 NEC)

Location: Waldron Family Stadium – Emmitsburg, Md.

KEY MOMENT

Junior Jess DeMeo (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) scored to put the Bulldogs up three with 7:56 left, but Emily Davis and Beanie Colson scored 61 seconds apart late in the half, helping The Mount snatch momentum they would ride to the finish line.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams split the game's opening goals, with Carly Miller and redshirt-sophomore Melissa Wamp (Florham Park, N.J.) scored 53 seconds apart to tie the game.
• Emily Davis gave the Mountaineers the lead 2-1 at the 22:37 mark, then freshman Abbi England (Longford Mills, Ontario) and senior Catlin Brown (San Diego, Calif.) scored to give the Bulldogs a 3-2 lead at the midway point of the first half.
• Taylor Carhart tied the game for the Mountaineers at the 13:37 mark, but the Bulldogs would rattle off another run, with Brown, DeMeo and junior Emma Ahlrichs (Zionsville, Ind.) gave Bryant its largest lead at 6-3 with 7:56 left.
• After Davis and Colson scored to end the half, Colson scored 84 seconds into the second and the Mountaineers were off and running.
• Kate Kinsella scored three goals in the second half, Davis chipped in two more and the Mountaineers rattled off seven goals in a row in the final 30 minutes to take home a 12-6 win.

STATS

• Bryant was held to seven shots in the second half, but still outshot the Mountaineers 26-24.
• Thanks to six from junior Meredith James (Essex Fells, N.J.) and four from classmate Lauren Britton (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) the Bulldogs controlled the draw circle 11-8.
• The Bulldogs won the battle on the ground, securing 14 of 27 recorded ground balls.
• Bryant was efficient on the clear, completing 13 of 15 attempts while forcing five failed attempts of the Mountaineers, who finished 17-22.
• Brown led the Bulldogs with two goals, also chipping in a ground ball.
• Senior Samantha Santeramo (Wantagh, N.Y.) led Bryant with five ground balls. James and senior Meaghan Brennan (Glen Head, N.Y.) each snagged two.
• Sophomore Caitlin Breglia (Long Beach, N.Y.) led the Bulldogs with two caused turnovers.

NOTES

• Bryant dropped their first game in Emmitsburg since the first meeting between the two teams in 2010.
• Santeramo matched her career-high with five ground balls, which she also matched on Friday against Wagner.
• Ahlrichs' goal is her first in a Northeast Conference game and her first goal since she scored against UMass Lowell on March 21.
• Bryant finished the NEC regular season with one or fewer losses for the sixth consecutive season and secured their fifth straight regular-season championship.

UP NEXT

All of the records are wiped clean as the Northeast Conference Women's Lacrosse Championship begins on Thursday afternoon. The Bulldogs are the top seed and will play Mount St. Mary's on Thursday afternoon, with No. 2 Wagner and No. 3 Robert Morris playing in the other semifinal. The winners will play Saturday for the conference title and a bid in the NCAA Tournament.

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