ST. LEO, FL -  The Seton Hill University women's lacrosse team scored seven second-half goals against St. Leo, but the Griffins' could not hold back a late Lion surge en route to the 12-11 setback.

// NOTABLES
• Seton Hill falls to 2-3 on the year.
• Alyssa Ference (Venetia, PA, Peters Township) scored a game-high 5 goals.
• Elizabeth Tamasitis (Boyertown, PA, Boyertown) and Kristi Kada (Boyertown, PA, Boyertown) scored two goals apiece.
• Kate Kada (Boyertown, PA, Boyertown) and Taylor Fox-Trudel (Whitby, Ontario, Everest Academy) both had a goal in the game.
• Aliana TeSelle (Owings, MD, Northern) and Jaclyn Frank (Hauppauge, NY, Hauppauge) chipped in assists on the night.
• Emma Haley (St Charles, IL, St Charles) had 5 draw control wins.
• Kamille Ward (Royersford, PA, Springford) grabbed 15 saves in all 60:00 played in the net.

// HOW IT HAPPENED
• Down 7-4 early in the second half, the Griffin's went on a 5-0 run over just seven minutes of play to take a 9-7 lead with 22:14 remaining in the final frame. Elizabeth Tamasitis got the run started with a goal at 29:08 followed by a Kate Kada goal at 28:15. Alyssa Ference tied the game up at 7-7 with a goal at 24:38, and Kristi Kada's goal at 23:58 gave SHU their first lead since midway through the first half. The run ended when Ference scored her fourth goal of the day to give SHU a 9-7 lead. After Tara Palermo's goal cut the lead to 9-8 with 17:55 remaining, Ference would score again to give SHU a 10-8 advantage with 16:05 to go. A goal from Taylor Fox-Trudel at 14:33 give SHU a three-goal cushion, St. Leo would run off four unanswered goals the rest of the way for the 12-11 win. 

// UP NEXT
• Seton Hill looks to get back to their winning ways when they take on on Indiana University of Pennsylvania on March 12.

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