March 12, 2014

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Easton, Pa. - The Lafayette women's lacrosse team fell to visiting Bryant 18-12 on Wednesday night. The Leopards were led offensively by Ana White, who finished the game with four goals and two assists. Lafayette moved to 3-4 overall and Bryant improved to 5-2.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Kirsten Wilhelmsen tallied for Lafayette at the 22:52 mark. After a Bryant goal, Charlotte Avallone countered for the Leopards to cut the lead to 3-2. The Bulldogs would score the next five goals, powered by three tallies from Lauren Descalzo, to build an 8-2 advantage.

The Leopards scored four of the next seven to cut the lead to five, 11-6 at the break. Laura Kleiber scored the first two for Lafayette, followed by a pair from White. Kleiber and Avallone picked up the assists on the final Lafayette goals of the half.

Bryant took a commanding 14-6 lead with three straight goals to open the second half. A free position goal from Amanda Case started the scoring for the Leopards in the second half. After a Bryant goal, White found Avallone in front to cut the deficit to seven, 15-8, with 23:24 to play.

Trailing 17-8, the Leopards rattled off four the next five goals to cut the lead to six. Kleiber netted her team leading 19^th goal of the season to start the run. White and Avallone scored at 4:53 and 4:17 to make it an 18-11 game. White's 16^th goal of the season to pull within six, 18-12, was as close as Lafayette would get, as Bryant held on for an 18-12 victory.

Meghan Curtin made 10 saves for the Leopards in the loss, as she moved to 3-4 on the season. Bryant's Brianna Watt improved to 5-2, making five saves for the Bulldogs.

Lafayette returns to action on Saturday when the Leopards host Patriot League newcomer, Loyola. Opening draw from Fisher Stadium is set for noon.