CHESTER, Pa. – Caroline Kelley scored a career-high six goals, but a late comeback from the Widener University women's lacrosse team came up a few tallies short as the Pride fell to the Moravian Greyhounds 21-16 on Saturday afternoon.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Kelly Lynch led Widener with eight points on the strength of three goals and five assists.
• Melanie Bert posted three goals and added a helper.
• Olivia McDonald posted the first two goals of her collegiate career.
• Meg Steffney and Megan Racioppi both found the back of the net for the Blue and Gold.
• Amber Bretz and Emma DiGilio each had an assist.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Widener jumped out to an early 3-0 lead as a goal by Steffney and two by Bert all happened in the opening 3:29 of the contest.
• From there, Moravian found its footing, using a 12-3 run to take a 12-6 lead before McDonald found the back of the net with one second remaining in the first half.
• Within the first 10 minutes of the second frame, the Greyhounds pushed the lead to 18-9 before the Pride made its move. Widener scored seven of the next nine goals, five of them by Kelley, pulling to 20-16.
• Moravian was able to hold on down the stretch and added an insurance goal with 97 seconds remaining to seal the final.

 
UP NEXT
Widener is back in action on Wednesday, March 20 when it travels to Stockton. Opening draw from Galloway, N.J. is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.