Fairfield, CT – The Wagner College women's lacrosse team dropped its first Northeast Conference (NEC) game of the season with an 11-5 defeat at Sacred Heart on Wednesday afternoon.
The Pioneers outscored the Seahawks 3-2 in the first quarter as senior
Megan Greco and sophomore
Ella Marino each netted goals. Wagner took a 2-1 lead on Marino's goal as the Pioneers went on to respond with two unanswered in the frame.
Sacred Heart opened the second quarter on a 2-0 run to take a 5-2 lead before sophomore
Katie Siverson found the back of the net to stop the run. The Pioneers went on to outscore the Seahawks 2-1 for the remainder of the frame to take a 7-4 lead into halftime.
Sacred Heart outscored Wagner 4-1 in the second half to preserve the 11-5 victory.
Megan Greco tallied a team-high six goals in the contest.
Graduate student goalkeeper
Lauren DiStefano stopped 12 shots in the game.
Wagner will be back in action on Saturday, April 15 when they host Merrimack at Hameline Field at 12:00 pm.
