PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse team nearly overcame a six-goal deficit on Friday afternoon, the fourth quarter rally coming up short as the Hawks fell 10-9 to UMass in the Atlantic 10 semifinals.
 
The Hawks end their season with an 11-7 record.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Hawks opened the scoring on the afternoon, Lisa Ross finding Bonnie Yu for her 33^rd goal of the season.
• Despite the early strike, the top overall seed settled into the game with three goals in nearly four minutes to give the Minutewomen an advantage.
• Holding the Hawks scoreless the remainder of the quarter, UMass extended its advantage to as many as 7-1 with just over three minutes remaining in the first half.
• The Hawks grabbed a goal back with 47 seconds in the half, Bonnie Yu dumping a pass to Maddie Yoder, who slipped past a pair of defenders before firing through the legs of the goalkeeper.
• Yoder doubled her tally with six seconds left in the half, decreasing the deficit to 7-3 entering the half.
• Yu made it a run of 3-0 in the opening stages of the second half, a solo effort bringing the hawks within three.
• Kate Fuhrman fought through contact to tally her first goal of the game, countering a UMass goal.
• Building on the momentum, the Hawks came out of the fourth quarter and ripped three consecutive goals. Sarah Groark tallied all three of the strikes, recording a hat trick in just two minutes of action to level the game at 8-8.
• The Minutewomen responded with a goal to put them back in the lead, but only momentarily as the Hawks countered with a goal from Emma O'Neill.
• Trailing 10-9, the Hawks were faced with yet another defensive possession. St. Joe's was able to force a turnover, giving them a minute to tie the game. Yu was able to gain a step on her defender, but UMass Catrina Tobin made her season-high 14^th save of the game to keep the Hawks out of the net as UMass was able to run out the clock and survive in a 10-9 battle.

 
GAME NOTES

• Sarah Groark tallied three goals, her fourth consecutive game recording a hat trick.
• Bonnie Yu added two goals and an assist in her last game for St. Joe's, finishing her career with 121 career points (93G, 28A).
• Maddie Yoder added a pair of goals to her team-high nine shots, adding four draw controls and three ground balls on the day.
• Lisa Ross added two assists to finish her career with 95 assists. Ross' 43 assists this season ranks second-most in program history.
• Alexa Capozzoli's two assists moved her to fifth in program history in assists in a season (34).
• Jorden Concordia finished with 12 saves on the afternoon with a .545 save percentage. Concordia finishes the season with 199 saves, second-most in program history in a single season.
• Both Bella Miceli and MaryRose Berry recorded two caused turnovers, Miceli finishing with a team-high five draw controls.
• The Hawks outshot the Minutewomen by a 32-25 margin.
• St. Joe's recorded its seventh consecutive season with 10+ wins and its eighth consecutive season with a winning season.

ATLANTIC 10 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Sarah Groark
Maddie Yoder