Women's Lacrosse Falls to No. 24 Denver

CINCINNATI - The Xavier women's lacrosse team dropped an 18-2 contest against No. 24 Denver on Sunday afternoon.

The Musketeers fall to 1-8 (0-1 BIG EAST) while the Pioneers improve to 6-4 (1-0 BIG EAST).

how it happened

Xavier was able to get off four shots in the first period, but Denver's goalkeeper also made four saves in the quarter. The Pioneers scored nine unanswered in the first to take an early lead.

The Musketeers were held without a shot throughout the second period while Denver added five more to their tally.

Xavier was held without a goal until Lola Mancuso converted a free position shot with eight minutes left in the game.

The Musketeers forced six turnovers and picked up nine ground balls in the final period. Xavier outscored Denver 2-1 in the fourth quarter.

Lily Villaflor scored her second career goal in the final seconds of the game.

notables

Lola Mancuso scored her team-high 29th goal of the season. The junior is the only Musketeer that has scored in all nine games this season. She also had one ground ball, one draw control and one caused turnover.
Lily Villaflor continued her scoring streak through two games coming off of her first career goal Wednesday night against Louisville.
Machaela Henry picked up five ground balls, forced four caused turnovers and had one draw control.
Brooke Kelly had three caused turnovers and two ground balls.
Jada Brandon registered a season-high seven saves in goal.
The Musketeers picked up 20 ground balls in comparison to Denver's 17.

up next

Xavier will travel to Marquette this weekend for its first BIG EAST road game. First draw is set for 3:00 p.m. EST in Milwaukee on Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Jada Brandon

Machaela Henry

Brooke Kelly

Lola Mancuso

Lily Villaflor

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