Box Score

EASTON, Mass. (Apr. 25, 2015) - On Saturday, the No. 9/10 LIU Post women's lacrosse team closed out the road portion of its 2015 schedule with an 8-7 loss to No. 7/7 Stonehill in non-conference action at W.B. Mason Stadium.

Tied 1-1 with under eight minutes to go in the first half, the Pioneers (12-4) got two goals in a span of 1:43 to take a 3-1 lead at the 6:14 mark. Red-shirt sophomore attacker Emily Delaney (Long Valley, N.J.) notched the go-ahead goal, while sophomore defender/midfielder Cara Douglas (West Islip, N.Y.) followed with an unassisted tally.

Yet, the Skyhawks (14-3) scored twice in the final four-plus minutes of the period to even the game at 3-3 at the break. In the opening 30 minutes, LIU Post owned a 13-9 advantage in shots and a 4-3 edge in draws.

The green and gold came out of the gate strong in the second half, netting back-to-back goals to go up 5-3 with 21:10 remaining. This time, senior midfielder Jenna Pierro (Holbrook, N.Y.) put the Pioneers in front, off a feed from junior defender/midfielder Honey Roche (Centerport, N.Y.). Douglas then scored her second marker of the contest to stake her team to a two-goal cushion.

Later in the session, the visitors still led by a pair of goals (6-4), until the Skyhawks' Lizzie Lane (Sandwich, Mass.) and Caitlin Sweeney (Hollis, N.H.) found the back of the cage only 1:11 apart to tie things up at 6-all.

LIU Post re-took the lead for a third time on a Stefani Vagelatos (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) free-position goal with 10:24 left, but Lane rallied Stonehill to the victory with a pair of goals in the last 9:09 of regulation.

Though Stonehill hung on for the win, Pierro had one final opportunity to force overtime for the Pioneers. Her shot, however, was stopped by the Skyhawks' cageminder, Ashley Armstrong (Northborough, Mass.), who recorded a game-high 12 saves.

Between the pipes, freshman goalie Olivia Kirk (Farmingdale, N.Y.) made seven saves for LIU Post. Sophomore attacker Connor Bird (Syosset, N.Y.) won four ground balls and three draw controls, in addition to causing two turnovers. Senior defender Kali Maxwell (Colorado Springs, Colo.) had three ground balls and two caused turnovers.

Head Coach Meghan McNamara and the Pioneers now wrap up the 2015 regular season on Sunday (Apr. 26), when they host East Coast Conference foe Queens at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville, N.Y. The opening draw is set for noon.