PISCATAWAY, New Jersey – Marist women's lacrosse drops a 13-9 game to Rutgers at High Point Stadium. Rutgers improves to 2-1 while Marist falls to 0-2.
 

SUMMARY

Hailey Wagner won the opening draw, immediately translating to points. Samantha Mehalick took a great feed from Devon Connolly to get Marist on the board. Rutgers responded with a 4-0 run with less than 15 minutes in the half.
 
Both teams exchanged goals throughout the rest of the second half, with Connolly scoring three in a row for Marist. Mehalick found the back of the net with seven second left in the half to cut the deficit to 8-5 at the end of the half.
 
Marist came into the second half on fire, with Hailey Wagner and Mehalick scoring to make it a one point game. Rutgers responded to bring its cushion back to three points. Trailing 11-8 with 18:29 left in the game, Marist had a chance to come back. The Red Foxes could not find good looks on offense and Rutgers maintained its lead for the win.
 

STATS

• Mehalick led the offense with four goals.
• Wagner had eight draw controls.
• Rutgers outshot Marist 31-22
• Marist cleared 13 out of 18 clears.

 

UP NEXT

Marist will have a week before they take on Vermont on Sunday, February 24. First draw is set for 12 pm.