The women's lacrosse team came away with a win and a loss on the road last week, defeating Quinnipiac Tuesday and falling to No. 17 Princeton Saturday. Bruno (3-2, 1-1 Ivy League) lit up the Bobcats (0-3) for 16 goals but could not keep pace with the Tigers (3-1, 1-0).
Brown 16, Quinnipiac 11
Attacker Bre Hudgins '14 led the scoring charge with six goals on 10 shots, bringing her season total to 13 goals, tied for most on the team with Kaela McGilloway '12.
Though Quinnipiac scored first, Erin Roos '14 responded with back-to-back goals to put Bruno on top 2-1. The Bobcats responded at the eight-minute mark, scoring two goals in 20 seconds to put them back in the lead 3-2.
But the Bears then unleashed a seven-goal scoring streak fueled by five different players. Two goals apiece from Hudgins and McGilloway, as well as tallies from Nancy Baker '12, Julia Keller '12 and Grace Healy '14, extended Brown's lead to 9-3.
"It's essential for long-term success, having a diverse group of scorers, as well as people who can score in different ways," said Head Coach Keely McDonald '00.
"Last year, we had three or four scorers every game," said tri-captain Paris Waterman '11. "This year, at any given point, anyone can score, which is awesome for us, because the defense doesn't know who to key in on."
The Bobcats refused to go down without a fight, scoring three goals in quick succession to cut Brown's lead to three. The Bears managed to score two more before the end of a high-scoring first half, leading Quinnipiac 11-6.
The Bobcats struck first in the third, though not until 12 minutes into the half. But the Bobcat's defense then broke down and allowed five goals, giving Bruno a commanding 16-7 lead. Four late goals from Quinnipiac were not enough to make up the deficit.
"Quinnipiac in the past has been somewhat of a tough game for us," Waterman said. "So it's a really good positive to see that, although we didn't come out and play our best, we were still able to get the win."
Princeton 17, Brown 5
The Tigers scored early and often against the Bears Saturday, bringing Bruno's Ivy League record to 1-1. Hudgins and McGilloway struggled to break open the scoring against Princeton, but the Tigers ran through gaps in the Bears' defense.
The Tigers got off to a roaring start in the first half, scoring 10 unanswered goals.
Goals from Waterman and McGilloway early in the second half were cancelled out by two more Princeton goals three minutes later, allowing the Tigers to maintain a commanding 10-goal lead. Hudgins and McGilloway struck again, but the Tigers quieted the Bears' offensive surges.
"I don't think anyone was happy with our performance," Waterman said. "Everybody wanted to step up and make big plays, but instead of staying as a cohesive unit and doing the things we normally do, we kind of got in a stink."
Though the first loss in Ivy League play stung, the team aims to take the same positive approach to Wednesday's home game at 5 p.m. against Holy Cross (1-6).
"We had a great game plan going into (the Princeton game)," Waterman said. "And we know that we need to stick to the game plan and do what we know how to do."
