ASTON, Pa. - The Neumann University women's lacrosse team saw its five game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday afternoon, falling by a score of 20-5 to Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) rival Cabrini University.
Kaitlyn Conrad and
Shae Risley each scored twice for Neumann, while
Courtney Petrucelli chipped in with a goal of her own.
Gabby Curry got the start in net, making 11 saves in the loss.
In a rematch of last season's CSAC championship game, Cabrini came out flying early. The Cavaliers rattled off the game's first 10 goals to put Neumann in a hole it could never recover from. Conrad scored the Knights lone goal of the opening half at the 17:16 mark, but the Cavaliers would tack on four more scores to head to halftime with a commanding 14-1 lead.
Neumann played much better in the second half, but it was too little, too late for the Knights. Risley led the way in the second stanza with a pair of goals to go along with scores from Conrad and Petrucelli, but the Cavaliers would add on six more tallies of their own to walk away with the 20-5 road victory.
Neumann (5-8, 4-2 CSAC) will look to get back into the win column on Thursday, April 13
th when it hosts Immaculata University in CSAC action. Game-time is scheduled for 4:00 PM.