Women’s Lacrosse Falls at Dartmouth, 15-11, in Ivy League Opener

Saturday, March 2

Hanover, NH

1:00 PM

Brown University

2-2, 0-1

Dartmouth

2-3, 1-0

Brown

Dartmouth

Women’s Lacrosse Falls at Dartmouth, 15-11, in Ivy League Opener

3/2/2019 5:36:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

HANOVER, N.H. – The Brown women's lacrosse team was defeated by Dartmouth, 15-11, in its Ivy League opener on Saturday afternoon at Scully-Fahey Field. The Big Green jumped out to an 8-5 advantage after the first half and led by as many as seven in the second while fighting off a late Bear comeback for the victory.

"Both teams battled today," said head coach Keely McDonald. "I like how hard we worked all game and we had an outstanding defensive effort. We need to hone in on some small areas of our game and get after it this week."

Dartmouth (2-3, 1-0 Ivy League) took a 8-5 halftime lead behind an 11-3 advantage in draw controls and a 7-1 lead in free position shots, converting on three while Brown (2-1, 0-1 Ivy League) was shutout.

Brown opened the first with a 2-0 lead with scores from junior Emma DeGennaro (Huntington, N.Y.) (29:07) and freshman Alaina Parisella (Chatham, N.J.) (25:21) with sophomore Maggie Fowler (Bethesda, Md.) assisting both tallies. The Big Green then went on a three-goal run to take a lead before DeGennaro tied it up at 15:19. The two teams traded goals for a score of 5-5 before Dartmouth closed with three-straight scores for an 8-5 halftime advantage.

After a Brown goal to open the second half, the Big Green jumped out to a 13-6 lead with five-consecutive goals, two each by Kierra Sweeney and Katie Bourque.

The Bears halted Dartmouth's run with scores from DeGennaro and Parisella at 15:02 and 8:04, respectively, to pull Brown within five. Sweeney added a score for the Big Green before another two-goal swing from freshman Claire Jeschke (Syracuse, N.Y.) (4:41) and sophomore Risa Mosenthal (Campton, N.H.) (2:14, free position) to bring the game within four (14-10).

Dartmouth added a goal with 38 seconds left and kept Brown off the board until 16 seconds remained for the final of 15-11.

The Big Green had the shot advantage for the second half as well (21-16) while draws were an identical 11-3 like the first half.

Freshman Erin Tucker (Centerport, N.Y.) concluded the game with 13 saves, a career-high, while Kiera Vrindten made nine stops in the opposing net.

DeGennaro led the Bears with four goals on the day while Mosenthal netted a hat trick. Jeschke and Parisella each added two goals while Fowler had a career-high five assists.

Seven different players scored for the Big Green with Kierra Sweeney netting a game-high five goals.

The Bears next host Bryant Wednesday, March 6 for the Ocean State Cup starting at 6:00 p.m. at Stevenson-Pincince Field.

Video of all Brown women's lacrosse home contests and all Ivy League games, home and away, will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

Tickets for all Brown women's lacrosse games can be purchased online, calling the Brown Athletics Ticket Office at (401) 863-2773, or walking up to the Box Office located in the Pizzitola Sports Center, open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.