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GWYNEDD VALLEY, Pa. – The Cabrini women's lacrosse team saw its four-game win streak come to an end Saturday, suffering a 16-14 loss at Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) opponent Gwynedd-Mercy College. Junior attack Amanda Alexandrowicz totaled four points on four goals in the loss.
Junior attack Erin Nollen and sophomore attack Jaime O'Hanlon each contributed three points on two goals and one assist. Freshman attack Jacqueline McDermott tallied three points, scoring three goals.
Senior midfielder Anna Scholl (1G, 1A) and junior midfielder Lynda Kaufmann (2G) each posted two points.
In a game that featured 14 ties, the Cavaliers and Griffins played neck-and-neck throughout. Alexandrowicz's fourth goal of the game with 13:12 remaining knotted the scoring, 14-14.
However, GMC closed the second half with the game's final two goals. Sophomore attack Colleen Dellostretto's score at the 5:38 mark handed the hosts a lead, 15-14, never to be relinquished.
Freshman attack Shannon Carabba provided the Griffins with an insurance marker with 4:54 remaining.
Cabrini grabbed its first lead of the game, 5-4, on Alexandrowicz's second tally of the first half at the 17:40 mark.
After the Griffins regained a 6-5 edge, the Cavaliers scored four of the game's next seven goals, tying the contest, 9-9, at the intermission.
Each team twice traded goals in the opening minutes of the second half. Sophomore midfielder Kristie Pollock's marker at the 18:14 mark gave the hosts a 12-11 lead.
Cabrini tied the score three times in the final 17 minutes, but never hold the lead again. Carabba's fourth goal of the game with 13:28 remaining set the table for Alexandrowicz's equalizer and the Cavaliers' final tally.
Nollen led the Cavaliers with five groundballs, while Kaufmann added four.
Junior goalkeeper Kate Schmid notched nine saves for Cabrini in the loss.
Carabba and Pollock each totaled six points for Gwynedd-Mercy. Dellostretto and senior midfielder Victoria Geppert each added four points.
Cabrini (9-4, 6-1) concludes its regular season schedule Sunday, April 19 at home against Colorado College. Game time is set for 11 a.m.
