ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa.--Lycoming's women's lacrosse team (10-1, 5-1) lost its first game of the season 14-13 at Elizabethtown (8-1, 6-0) on Tuesday. The teams had been tied for first in the MAC and the Lady Warriors had risen to #16 in the IWLCA coaches poll this week.

Elizabethtown boasts a stout defense, previously holding MAC opponents to a league-low 29 goals this season. But Lycoming built a 10-5 halftime lead thanks to junior Megan Wallenhorst (Rochester, NY) who netted three goals on the day, including the 150^th of her career. Wallenhorst’s milestone goal was the first score of the second half, which put the Lady Warriors up by six.

Justine Titko (Wrightstown, NJ) assisted two of Wallenhorst’s goals, while Heather Suit (Annapolis, MD) also dished a pair of assists for the game. Lady Warrior Megan McIntyre (Baltimore, MD) led both teams with four helpers.

Much to the chagrin of head coach Kara Reber though, Lycoming won only three draw controls in the second period and was outshot 40-28 for the game (20-11 in the final period). Elizabethtown crept back in the game at 12-9, before an unassisted Crystal Cody (Rochester, NY) goal at 8:34 invigorated the Lady Warriors.

Unfortunately, the Lady Blue Jays reeled off five unanswered goals in the last eight minutes to snag the victory. The deciding score came from Elizabethtown’s Stephanie Kreis on a free position shot with just 21 seconds remaining in the contest.

Cody, Titko, McIntyre, Sarah Wingerden (Macedon, NY) and Christi Karr (Lansdale, PA) all scored twice for Lycoming on the afternoon, while goalkeeper Kristina Peacock (Webster, NY) made 16 saves.

Elizabethtown takes on #5 The College of New Jersey on the road on Thursday. A strong showing would help Lycoming remain in the nation’s Top-20. The Lady Warriors take on Moravian at Shangraw Athletic Complex on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.