The Navy women's lacrosse team rallied in the second half yesterday but couldn't overcome a slow start and fell to Davidson, 15-10. The loss was Navy's second in as many games on the road and dropped the Midshipmen to 7-2.
Davidson (7-3) took an early 3-0 lead and led 10-3 at halftime. But two goals by Navy's Mary Ruttum and one by Meg Decker cut the lead to 11-6. After Davidson scored the next two goals, Katrina Nietsch, Amanda Towey and Erin Rawlick scored the next three for Navy to cut the margin to 13-9 with just more than 10 minutes to play. The Midshipmen then went scoreless on their next three possessions before Davidson put the game away by scoring the final two goals.
St. Mary's 13, Villa Julie 10 -- The Seahawks (7-3, 3-0 Capital Athletic Conference) took a 9-4 lead at halftime and held on to defeat the host Mustangs (5-10, 1-4). Villa Julie held a 46-24 shooting advantage, but St. Mary's Ella Schoming (North Carroll) saved 20 shots. Allie Zerhusen and Elizabeth Northfield scored three goals each in the win. Lauren Zegowitz led the Mustangs with three goals and two assists.
College of Notre Dame 18, Neumann 9 -- Anne Shippen and Amelia Yatto each scored seven goals to lead the visiting Gators (4-3, 2-2 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference) past the Knights (3-3, 2-2). Notre Dame led 11-4 at halftime.
York 17, Frostburg 3 -- The Bobcats (4-4) were outplayed in nearly every statistical category in their loss to the host Spartans (7-4). Carly Rihard, Elisabeth Hildebrand and Meredith Martin scored in the loss. Seven players scored for York, led by Jaclyn VanLuit's game-high six goals.
Nation
No. 2 Princeton 19, Cornell 10 -- Freshman Lizzy Drumm scored a season-best five goals, including four in an impressive seven-goal Princeton run midway through the first half, as the second-ranked Tigers improved to 7-0 overall and 1-0 in Ivy League play. The win, host Princeton's 21st straight against Cornell dating to 1989, was never in doubt after the Tigers took a 10-3 lead at halftime thanks to the run.
No. 4 Virginia 13, No. 5 Duke 9 -- A strong start and solid midfield play helped the Cavaliers become the first team to win at the Blue Devils' Koskinen Stadium in the past 20 games. Virginia (8-2, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which was the last team to beat Duke at home, won for the second time in its past six games against the Blue Devils (7-3, 2-2). Junior Jenny Hauser was the second Cavalier this season to score five goals in a game, leading seven Virginia scorers.