PHILADELPHIA – A late charge was not enough for the Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse team, falling in a 14-11 defeat to league-leading Massachusetts in Atlantic 10 action on Wednesday afternoon on Sweeney Field.
 
A four-game win streak to open A-10 play was snapped for the Hawks, falling to 5-7 (4-1 Atlantic 10) on the season. UMass moves to 7-3 (5-0 Atlantic 10) on the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Minutewomen opened with the opening four goals of the game before Emma Yoder delivered the first goal of the game for St. Joe's to cut the deficit. UMass added its fifth of the frame to take a 5-1 lead at the end of the quarter.
• The Hawks opened the second frame with goals from Ellie Webb and Maddie Yoder in the opening deficit to draw within two before the Minutewomen responded with a quick counter of its own to extend the lead to 6-3.
• A three-goal burst from the Hawks leveled the game at 6-6, Riley Miller starting the charge with a bouncing effort that found the back netting. Alexa Capozzoli capitalized off a turnover on UMass' clear attempt for a goal before Maddie Yoder earned her second of the day to equalize the score.
• UMass scored three goals in the final 4:13 of the opening half to take a 9-6 lead into the break.
• The visitors opened the second half with another three-goal spurt in a 5:11 span to double the lead at 12-6.
• Emma Yoder broke the Hawk drought with her second tally of the day, but UMass responded with the only goal in the final nine minutes of the frame to push the advantage to 13-7 headed into the last frame.
• A quick pair of strikes through Sarah Groark and Webb to start the fourth quarter gave the Hawks a glimpse at a comeback bid before a five-minute span without goals from either team was disrupted by a strike from the Minutewomen.
• Capozzoli countered with a quick reply to match UMass, but one goal from the Hawks over the final seven minutes proved consolation as St. Joe's fell in a 14-11 defeat to disrupt its four-game win streak.

 
 
GAME NOTES

• Alexa Capozzoli led the Hawks with three points, one of five Hawks with two goals on the afternoon. Capozzoli provided the lone assist for St. Joe's and is six shy of climbing to third in the all-time leaderboard at St. Joe's. Capozzoli registered four caused turnovers and scooped four ground balls, both marking career-highs.
• Maddie Yoder added two goals in the defeat, moving into fourth all-time in program history with 142 in her career. Yoder added seven draw controls in the defeat, only three shy of entering the top 10 in program history.
• Emma Yoder has scored in four of her last five games, netting her first multi-goal game since a two-goal performance against Temple to break a streak of seven games.
• Ellie Webb added her fourth multi-goal game of her career, registering her third-consecutive game registering two goals.
• Riley Miller has scored goals in each of her last eight games, producing her first multi-goal game of her career.
• Bella Miceli led the Hawks' draw control team against one of the best in the nation in Massachusetts, helping St. Joe's outdraw the Minutewomen by an 18-9 margin. Miceli secured a game-high eight draws to match her career-high.
• Jorden Concordia recorded eight saves in the defeat.
• SJU outshot UMass by a 36-29 margin, but the Minutewomen held a 22-20 advantage in shots on target.

 
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks return in over a week's time, heading on the road for the first-ever matchup against Rhode Island on Friday, April 4. First draw is slated for 1 p.m.