WORCESTER, Mass. - The Worcester State University women's lacrosse team fell to Johnson & Wales University by a final score of 13-8 Wednesday afternoon in non-conference action at John F. Coughlin Field.

With the loss, Worcester State drops to 2-3 overall on the season, while the Wildcats improve to 1-4.

The Lancers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes of the contest, thanks to goals from Lily Gendron (Lakeville, Mass.), Kylie Hill (Lunenburg, Mass.), and Abby Magnuson (Ellington, Conn.). The Wildcats, however, responded with seven of the half's final nine goals to take a 7-5 lead into halftime.

Hill scored the first goal of the second half to cut the deficit to one, but JWU responded with three straight goals to take a 10-6 lead with 14:33 remaining, all but putting the contest out of reach. Hill completed the hat trick with under a minute remaining, but the Lancers could not climb out of the hole.

Gendron and senior Rachel Hopkins (Chelmsford, Mass.) each netted a pair of goals for the Lancers. JWU's Dani Lydecker went off for four goals and three assists, while Julianna Giello also found the back of the net four times. Maria Patane had two goals and two assists in the victory.

Savanna Rosado (Milford, Mass.) took the loss for the Lancers in net, making 11 saves. The win was credited to JWU's Cassidy O'Hara with eight saves.

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