PHILADELPHIA – Melissa Semkiw made 17 saves and Stephanie Kelly added eight points, but the Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse team fell to 24th-ranked UMass, 18-13, at Sweeney Field on Sunday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• UMass (13-2 overall, 8-0 Atlantic 10) took control early, scoring six of the game's first seven goals to take a 6-1 lead after 13 minutes.

• The Hawks settled in from there, ripping off three straight to get back into the game.  Lauren Figura netted her second of the day and was followed by Kelly and Sam McGee to cut it to 6-4 with just under five to go in the first half.

• The visitors would get two more before Alyssa Manley netted with seven seconds remaining to send the game into halftime at 8-5.  Semkiw was outstanding in the opening stanza, keeping the Hawks in the game with 12 saves.

• Emma O'Neill opened the second half for Saint Joseph's (9-6 overall, 6-2 Atlantic 10), but two quick UMass goals made it a 10-6 game at the 27:46 mark.  The Hawks would get back within a pair through McGee and Figura, making it a 10-8 game with 22:14 to play in the second half.

• The Minutewomen would go on a 5-0 run over the next six minutes, but the Hawks stormed back with a spurt of their own, potting four goals in four minutes, to make it a 15-12 game with 10:27 to play.

• Unfortunately for the Crimson and Gray, UMass was able to salt the game away with three of the game's last four goals.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Semkiw's 17 saves were a new season-high, while Lauren Hiller made seven stops for UMass.

• Kelly turned in her second consecutive eight-point performance with four goals and four assists on the day.  Figura and McGee each netted hat tricks for the Hawks.

• Haley Connaughton led the MInutewomen with five goals and seven points.

• UMass was buoyed by the performance of Caitlyn Petro, the nation's leader in draw controls; she corraled 20 draws in the game on Sunday.

• Sophia Kolkka grabbed three ground balls to lead the Hawks.

UP NEXT
The Hawks, who finished second in the Atlantic 10's North Division, will find out their Atlantic 10 Championship matchup and destination on Sunday eveninig.