WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Kelly Lynch scored seven goals and had two assists, but the Widener University women's lacrosse team dropped a heartbreaker 18-17 to the Lycoming Warriors in overtime on Saturday afternoon.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Lynch posted a career-high with her seven goals. It was her fourth game this season with nine or more points.
• Melanie Bert also had a hat trick for the Pride, finding the back of the net three times.
• Ashley Mastronardo had two goals and three assists for a career-best five points.
• Emma DiGilio had a pair of goals with Lexi Colella, Meg Steffney, and Caroline Kelley contributing one each.
• Katie Hayes made 19 saves for the Blue and Gold.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Things started slowly for the Pride as Lycoming took a 6-1 lead in the first eight minutes of play.
• Widener battled back, scoring three unanswered as a pair of goals from DiGilio sandwiched a score from Lynch, cutting the lead to 6-4 at the 12:18 mark and forced a Warriors' timeout. Following the reset, Lycoming netted three in a row to go up 9-4.
• Undeterred, WU continued to chip away. Back-to-back goals from Bert were followed by Kelley and Lynch finding the back of the net, cutting the lead to 9-8 with just under two minutes to play in the opening half. A goal right before intermission put Lycoming up by two at halftime.
• After the two teams traded goals to open the second half, Widener ripped off three in a row as markers from Mastronardo, Collela, and Bert gave the Pride its first lead of the game at 13-11.
• Not done, the Blue and Gold extended its lead to 16-13 before a Lycoming rally pushed the Warriors on top 17-16 with 2:23 remaining in the contest.
• Undaunted, the Pride won the subsequent draw control. Working the ball around, the Pride netted the equalizer on Lynch's seventh goal of the contest with 1:02 remaining.

 
UP NEXT
Widener returns home for a MAC Commonwealth matchup against Alvernia in its Breast Cancer Awareness game on Wednesday, April 18. Opening draw is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.