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SJU Drops Heartbreaker to Lehigh, 16-15, in Women's Lacrosse

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SJU Drops Heartbreaker to Lehigh, 16-15, in Women's Lacrosse

Feb. 18, 2008

Box Score

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks used a five-goal run to down SJU on Finnesey Field, 16-15, on Monday evening. Jenna Martino scored seven goals and Lindsey-Kate McCool added three goals and three assists.

Lehigh scored five goals in a five-minute stretch to convert a 14-11 deficit to a 16-14 lead. In the midst of the run, two yellow card penalties were assessed to McCool and Christina Colangelo, which sat two of SJU's tri-captains for three minutes late in the second half.

In a back and forth game, the Hawks were down 10-9 and went on a 5-1 run to take a 14-11 lead.

Lehigh outshot the Hawks 27-24, while SJU's Suzy Herlihy made nine saves in net including a pair of crucial stops on free-position shots in the second half.

The Hawks are next in action on Saturday when they travel to Easton, Pa. to take on Lafayette.

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