The Saint Vincent women's lacrosse team opened Presidents' Athletic Conference play on the road against Westminster College. The Bearcats fell to the Titans 20-10.
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Westminster grabbed an early lead by scoring the first three goals of the game. Saint Vincent responded as
Kami Davis netted the first Bearcat goal at the 21:28 mark in the first.
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The Titans scored two more goals and extended their lead to four, 5-1.
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Naomi Schwaiger brought Saint Vincent within three as
Joey Smith picked up an assist.
Westminster recaptured its four-goal before
Courtney Kloos scored and brought the score to 6-3.
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Kloos scored at the 8:24 mark just after the Titans scored and kept the game within three, 7-4.
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Westminster scored the final five goals of the first half and led 12-4 going to halftime.
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The Titans scored the first two goals of the second half and extended their lead to 10.
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Julianne Rosa scored her first goal of the game at the 25:46 mark in the second. Westminster scored two more goals and led 16-5.
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Rosa scored two consecutive goals and cut the lead to nine. Schwaiger followed it with her second goal with 20 minutes remaining in regulation.
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The Titans scored to regain a nine-goal lead. Schwaiger then completed the hat trick at 17:34. Rosa followed with her fourth goal of the game and brought the game to 17-10.
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Westminster scored the final three goals of the game and won by the final of 20-10.
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Rosa finished the game with four goals while Schwaiger netted three. Smith finished the game with three assists.
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Emma Bradley started in net for the Titans, making five saves in the victory.
Maria Franey started in net for the first time this season and made 11 saves.
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Saint Vincent is now 0-4 and returns home for a match against Frostburg State. Start time is 4:00 p.m.
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