NORFOLK, Va. -
A
late surge by the George Mason lacrosse team was not enough Sunday afternoon as
the Patriots dropped a 10-9 Colonial Athletic Association decision at Old
Dominion. Allie Hilderbrandt
scored her fourth goal of the contest to bring Mason
to within one with time to play, but the Lady Monarchs held the visiting
Patriots scoreless for the remaining five minutes for the conference win.
The conference foes played through a back-and-forth battle
in the first half to leave at intermission with the score knotted at 6-all. ODU
(2-8, 1-1 CAA) opened the second half with three unanswered tallies to take a
9-6 lead. Mason (3-9, 0-3 CAA) scored three of the next four goals, but Rebecca
Hartrum's assisted shot from Emma Kriss at 6:47 was enough to seal the victory
for the Lady Monarchs.
Mason and ODU traded the first four goals to open the
contest before senior Amy Yatsuk
converted a free position attempt to give the
Patriots a 3-2 lead with 24:04 to play. The Lady Monarchs answered with three
of the next four scores as Anna Kopecka
recorded Mason's final two goals of the
period for a 6-6 tie.
The Lady Monarchs outscored the Patriots 4-3 in the second
half to seal the win. Emily Austerberry opened ODU's offense with a tally seven
minutes into the frame before Hartrum scored twice within a minute for the 9-6
ODU lead. Mason attacked its deficit, cutting the score to 9-8 on goals from Hilderbrandt
and Caitlin Formato
, but Hartrum's goal at 6:47 sealed the game for ODU.
Hilderbrandt made it 10-9 with time remaining for Mason to knot the score, but
the Lady Monarchs held the Patriots off for the win.
Hilderbrandt and Kopecka led the Patriot offense with seven
combined goals with Formato and Yatsuk adding a goal apiece. Formato was
credited with two assists, while Chelsea Gamble
had three ground balls and a
caused turnover. Brittany Pastrana
played the full game in cage recording four
saves.
For ODU, Hartrum led the offense with three goals, while
Sarah Wright was credited with four ground balls and goalkeeper Sarah Geary had
two caused turnovers. Geary recorded six saves in 60 minutes between the pipes.
Mason returns to George Mason Stadium for a three-game
homestand beginning with Virginia on Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m.
