March 18, 2009

Box Score

FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason women's lacrosse team held a one-goal lead late in the first half against the fourth-ranked team in the country but were unable to come up with enough goals in the second half to pull off the upset, falling 16-10 to Georgetown on Wednesday evening at George Mason Stadium. The Hoyas outscored the Patriots 8-3 in the second half to pull away.

After falling behind 5-2 when Georgetown's Mary Beth Brophy found the back of the net with 19:39 remaining in the first half, George Mason mounted a comeback, scoring five consecutive goals to take a 7-5 lead. Junior attacker Megan Udovich provided a spark off the bench once again, scoring the final three goals of the run.

Leading by two goals with 5:32 remaining in the opening half, the George Mason defense was unable to hold onto the lead. The Hoyas scored twice in a span of 12 seconds to tie the score at seven. Georgetown regained the lead when junior midfielder Ashby Kaestner scored her 11th goal of the season off of a free-position shot with 1:48 left in the half.

After the intermission, Georgetown scored the first goal of the second half off the stick of sophomore attacker Jacqueline Giles to take a 9-7 lead. Senior midfielder Alana Chan answered five minutes later for Mason, scoring a free-position goal to cut the deficit to one. It proved to be as close as the Patriots would get in the contest as the Hoyas went on a 7-2 run over the final 21:08 to increase their lead.

Udovich led Mason with three goals on five shots. Sophomore attacker Madalyn Jamison added two goals and an assist for three points. Sophomore midfielder Chelsea Gamble had a goal, four caused turnovers and five ground balls in the contest.

Three players - Molly Ford, Giles and Kaestner - scored four goals in the game for Georgetown. Kaestner added three assists for a total of seven points for an impressive stat line that included four caused turnovers, six draw controls and three ground balls. Ford chipped in an assist for five points.

Georgetown improves to 5-2 with the win. Mason falls to 2-4 this season with the loss. After a two-game winning streak, the Patriots have lost their last two.

George Mason remains at home for its next contest, taking on Iona College at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 21.