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UD womens lacrosse falls to No. 4 Loyola College 10:46 a.m., March 15, 2004--The University of Delaware women's lacrosse team fell 11-8 to fourth-ranked Loyola College on Friday afternoon at Curley Field in Baltimore. The Fightin Blue Hens fell to 1-3, having lost three straight games by four or fewer goals. UD will host the University of Denver at noon, Sunday, March 21, at Rullo Stadium. Denver is 3-1. In Fridays loss, UD senior Michelle Campolettano scored a career-high five points on three goals and two assists while Jenny Diana added a goal and an assist. UD goalkeeper Patrice Hughes had nine saves. Loyola, a perennial national power, got four goals from Talia Shacklock and two goals and five assists from Rachel Shuck to improve to 4-1 on the season. Sydney Greene and Kate McHarg both added a goal and an assist, and goalkeepers Kim Lawton (10 saves) and Cindy Nicolaus (eight saves) combined to stop 18 UD shots. The Hens jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the first 13 minutes of the game as Campolettano scored on a free position and then fed Kristin Cellucci. But Loyola reeled off four straight goals, including two by Shacklock, to take a 5-3 lead into halftime. Loyola scored six of the first eight goals of the second half to take a 10-5 lead as Shacklock ended the scoring with a goal with 15:43 left to play. The Hens followed with a furious rally as Campolettano scored twice and Laura Libertini added her first goal of the season. Campolettano's second goal cut the lead to 10-8 with 8:14 left to play. UD was held in check the rest of the way and Loyola added an insurance goal by Jaclyn Borrone with 4:09 left in the game. To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |