Women’s Lacrosse Defeated by No. 12 Navy, 18-12

Saturday, March 9

Annapolis, MD

12:00 PM

Brown University

2-4

Navy

5-2

Brown

Navy

Women’s Lacrosse Defeated by No. 12 Navy, 18-12

3/9/2019 3:46:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Brown women's lacrosse team was defeated by No. 12 Navy, 18-12, on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. After the Midshipmen gained a 11-5 lead after one half of play, the Bears fought back to trail by just three (13-10) in the second but were unable to get closer as Navy pulled away with a 5-2 scoring advantage the rest of the way.

"It was a great fight against a strong Navy team," said head coach Keely McDonald. "I liked how we adjusted for the second half. I am excited for the week of practice with this group."

Sophomore Risa Mosenthal (Campton, N.H.) paced the Bears offensively with four goals and two assists, her third-straight game with at least a hat trick, while freshman Alaina Parisella (Chatham, N.J.) contributed two goals and one helper.

Brown (2-4) opened the game with a 3-1 advantage with scores by Parisella (28:38), Mosenthal (27:07) and junior Emma DeGennaro (Huntington, N.Y.) (24:07) before Navy (5-2) countered with five-straight tallies to take a 6-3 advantage at 16:13. A goal by junior KC Williams (Duxbury, Mass.) stopped the scoring drought for Brown but the Mids again strung a bunch of goals together, this time with four for a 10-4 lead.

Mosenthal added her second at 1:08 while Navy's Kelly Larkin concluded the scoring in the stanza for an 11-5 lead.

The Midshipmen outshot the Bears 19-14 in the opening frame and had a 13-4 advantage in draw controls. Navy was 3-for-5 on free position shots while Brown went 1-for-3.

Brown gained momentum in the second half with goals by Parisella (29:16) and senior Zoe Verni (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) (27:35) to start things and pull the Bears within four, 11-7. Navy notched two scores to push its lead back up to six (13-7) at 24:43 before the Bears went on a three-goal run to trail by just three with a goal by Williams at 18:40.

Two two-goal Navy runs split up a score by Mosenthal and brought the game to 17-11 with under five minutes remaining. Junior Ally Pidedjian (Manhasset, N.Y.) put in a goal at 1:42 and Larkin closed out the game with a tally with 30 seconds left for the final of 18-12.

Navy held just a two-shot advantage for the second half at 20-18 and had a 8-7 edge in draw controls while each team was 0-for-3 on free position shots in the period.

Larkin led the Mids in scoring with six goals and three assists while Andie O'Sullivan (5G, 1A) also had a strong effort.

In addition to Mosenthal and Parisella, DeGennaro (1G, 1A) and Williams (2G) had multiple points.

Freshman Erin Tucker (Centerport, N.Y.) finished the afternoon with 10 saves, her fifth-straight game with double digit saves, while Gab Harchelroad made five saves in the win for the Mids. Abbi Young also added two saves in the second half for Navy.

The Bears next host their first Ivy League contest when they welcome Yale to Stevenson-Pincince Field on Saturday, March 16 for a 12:00 p.m. contest.

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.