Rockville Centre, N.Y. - The women's lacrosse team was downed by #18 Mercy College this afternoon, 15-6, in the final home contest of the regular season. Molloy fell to 3-6 (2-2 East Coast Conference) while the Mavericks improved to 8-1 and remain undefeated at 3-0 in league play.

How it Happened

• The Mavericks came out red hot, beginning the game on a 6-0 run.
• Sophomore Alyssa Licata put the Lions on the board with 7:24 remaining in the first half. 
• Junior Abbie Bellport scored with four minutes left in the opening stanza to bring the home team within four. 
• Mercy closed the half with two goals in the final three minutes to take an 8-2 lead at the break.
• The maroon and white responded quickly in the second half, with graduate student Amanda Reyes scoring just 24 seconds into the second half. 
• Bellport netted her second goal of the contest 38 seconds later, trimming Mercy's lead to 8-4.
• The visitors then went on a 5-0 scoring run to widen the lead to 13-4 with just over 20 minutes to play.
• Bellport netted a hat trick with her third goal of the game with 18:09 on the clock.
• Mercy would score two more times before the final buzzer, increasing its lead to 10.
• Graduate student Nora Miller capped the game scoring in the final 80 seconds.

Top Performances

• Bellport led the Lions with three points and matched a team-high four draw controls.
• Sophomore Amanda Weber tallied two assists and matched Bellport's four draws.
• Freshman Jessica Kofod forced four turnovers and picked up three ground balls.
• Freshman Mary-Kate Sweeney made eight saves in goal.
• The team recognized the members of its senior class: Shannon Atwell, Nora Miller, Amanda Reyes, Talia Maccarino, Alexa Adduci, Alyssa Zangari, Gabriela Cesaro, Jillian Mayr, and Kaitlyn Meyer in a pre-game Senior Day ceremony.

Up Next
The Lions conclude the season on the road as they head to Sparkill, N.Y. to face St. Thomas Aquinas College on Saturday (May 1) at 1:00 p.m.