COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team put a scare into 21st-ranked University of New Haven on Wednesday, standing tied in the waning seconds of the opening half before losing a 17-9 decision during Northeast-10 Conference action at Duffy Field. The Chargers' national ranking is according to this week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) national poll.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-14, 0-12 NE10), New Haven (11-5, 7-5 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Darby Rich (Melrose, Mass./Tilton School), 2 goals, 2 draw controls
• Senior Hannah Bishop (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), 2 goals
• Junior Erin Stolz (Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough), 1 goal, 1 assist
• Senior Jane Leys (Newport, R.I./Rogers), 1 goal, 3 ground balls
• Junior Emilie Webster (New London, N.H./Kearsarge Regional), 1 goal, 3 caused turnovers
• Sophomore Catie Murphy (Northboro, Mass./Brewster Academy/Wagner), 1 goal, 3 draw controls
• First-year Addy Fenton (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy), 1 goal, 3 draw controls
• First-year Abby Cole (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), 9 saves
• Junior Molly Carroll (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield), 3 ground balls
• Senior Jillian Perry (Salem, N.H./Salem), 2 caused turnovers
• Senior Shannon Murray (Bow, N.H./Bow), 2 caused turnovers

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Reagan Bailey, 6 goals, 3 ground balls
• Junior Annie Acquavita, 4 goals
• Graduate student Mary Rishmany, 3 goals, 2 assists
• First-year Gianna Caprioli, 1 goal, 4 ground balls, 12 draw controls
• Sophomore Gabby Buscemi, 4 saves

GAME FACTS

• After not scoring any goals through the team's first 13 games, Rich has five in the last two contests.
• The Purple Knights were edged in ground balls, 16-15, while committing only one more turnover (14) than New Haven (13).

THE ACTION

• Fenton tallied on an eight-meter shot 33 seconds into the game before Stolz assisted Murphy at 3:29 of the first quarter and scored at 1:15 to provide the hosts a 3-1 lead.
• Bailey and Rishmany scored consecutive goals to tie the game at 10:51 of the second, but Rich buried a free-position shot at 9:11 before Bishop picked the left corner 49 seconds later to reestablish the two-goal lead.
• Three different Chargers scored in a go-ahead 3-0 response, but Rich knotted the game once again at 2:57.
• Bailey (2:00) and Leys (0:39) exchanged goals before Bailey gave New Haven the lead for good, scoring with six seconds left. The visitors carried an 8-7 advantage into halftime.
• Bailey's tally kicked off a 6-0 run, with Webster ending the stretch with a marker at 4:31 of the third period.
• Four different Chargers accounted for the next four goals, and Bishop scored again at 12:03 of the fourth.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. No. 13 Pace University, 11 a.m.
• The Purple Knights celebrate Senior Day that day.
• The Setters' national ranking is according to the IWLCA.