SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - The Saint Michael's College women's lacrosse team lost to Westminster (Utah) University, 16-11, on Friday on Dominican University of California's Kennelly Field.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (0-2), Westminster (1-0)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Sophia Lynch (West Hartford, Conn./Conard), 4 goals, 3 assists, 2 caused turnovers
• Sophomore Ginnie Hamilton (Middletown, R.I./Middletown), 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 draw controls, 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
• First-year Mia Sullivan (Natick, Mass./Natick), 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 draw controls
• Sophomore Audrey Conover (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional), 1 goal, 1 assist
• Sophomore Ava Adams (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield), 1 goal
• Sophomore Lila Peddie (Middleboro, Mass./Middleboro), 1 goal
• Sophomore Maddie Nutter (Los Angeles, Calif./Royal/Davis & Elkins), 13 saves
• Sophomore Julia Barbato (Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial), 5 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers
• Junior Abbie Whitley (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry), 5 caused turnovers
• Sophomore Layne Doherty (Belmont, Mass./Belmont), 4 ground balls
• Junior Ellie Drinkwater (North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown), 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
• Senior Abby Roman (Falmouth, Mass./Falmouth), 3 caused turnovers

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Jordan Williamson, 4 goals
• Sophomore Olivia Petrosky, 3 goals, 1 assist
• First-year Grace Szwedko, 3 goals, 1 assist
• Sophomore Marianna Dick, 6 ground balls, 6 caused turnovers
• Senior Gabriella Cheminant, 9 saves in 45 minutes, win
• First-year Kaelyn Hart, 5 saves in 15 minutes of relief

GAME FACTS

• The teams met for the first time.

THE ACTION

• Hamilton scored twice in a 2:34 span of the second quarter to trim a three-goal deficit to 5-4 with 11:53 remaining.
• The Griffins countered with eight of the next nine goals to forge ahead 13-5 on Szwedko's goal at 14:07 of the third quarter.
• Saint Michael's outscored Westminster from there, 6-3, while holding a 22-16 lead in second-half shots and forcing the Griffins into 13 turnovers in the final 30 minutes. Lynch turned in a hat trick and two assists in the second half, with her last tally at 2:50 of the fourth quarter creating the final margin.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Sunday vs. Fort Lewis College at Dominican (Calif.), 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT