OWINGS MILLS, Md. - For the second-straight game, the Stevenson University women's lacrosse team rallied from a three-goal deficit to tie the game late in the second half against a team ranked in the top-20, but came up short by one goal as No. 13 Catholic held off the Mustangs 12-11 Saturday at the Caves Atheltics Complex. On Thursday, Stevenson (3-4) was edged by No. 20 Elizabethtown, 16-15.

The Cardinals (6-2), who scored two of the game's final three goals over the last seven minutes, got the game-winner from Katie Miller with 6:12 remaining, just 54 seconds after Lindsay Davenport broke a 10-10 tie.

Trailing 7-3 less than three minutes into the second half, the Mustangs scored six of the next eight goals to tie the game at 9-9.

Junior Lauren Zegowitz (Gaithersburg/Damascus) had two goals during the run while junior Kristyna Hnizda (Manchester/North Carroll) and sophomore Lisa Baker (Westminster/Westminster) added a goal and an assist each.

Hnizda finished with three goals and four points to lead the Mustangs with Zegowitz adding three goals and Baker totaling two and one assist.

Stevenson outscored the Cardinals 8-6 in the second half after outshooting them 18-11.

Trailing 12-10, four of the Mustangs' seven shots in the final 3:42 were either wide or blocked while two were saved by Melissa Brashear. Stevenson's final tally came with just 25 seconds left when sophomore Megan Weiss (Odenton/Seton) netted her 11th of the season.

Brashear and freshman Jenny Schroeder (Severna Park/Seton Keough) each made 10 saves in goal while Laura Haring led Catholic with four goals and five points.

Stevenson looks to snap its three-game losing streak on Wednesday when it travels to Notre Dame (Md.) for the last of five consecutive non-conference games. Game time is at 4:00 p.m.

2009-03-22