TEANECK, N.J. – The Hartford women's lacrosse team remains undefeated after defeating Fairleigh Dickinson, 13-12, on Saturday. The Hawks improve to 3-0 on the season, while the Knights drop to 0-5 on the year.
 
HARTFORD 13, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 12
Hartford opened up the scoring in the contest by taking a 2-0 lead after goals from Kelly Hoxie and Meghan Smith. Fairleigh Dickinson would respond with two goals of its own, tying the game up at two apiece with less than a minute to play in the opening frame. In the waning seconds of the first, Lily Belle Baker found the back of the net to give the Hawks a 3-2 lead heading into the second. 
 
Four different goal scorers including Lenaijah Ferguson, Emily Steele, Baker and Smith combined to outscore the Knights 6-2 in the second quarter to take a 9-4 advantage into the halftime break. 
 
FDU came out of the locker room strong, opening up second half of action on 6-0 run to take a 10-9 lead with 14:31 remaining in regulation. Less than 90 seconds after the lead-changing goal, Smith would score her fourth goal of the contest on a free position attempt to tie the game at 10. The Hawks would tack three more goals on the board to take a one goal lead with just over four minutes remaining in the contest. Despite the Knights' late push to mount a comeback, Hanna Ramsey and the Hawks defense would hold on to earn the 13-12 victory. 
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Smith led the Hawks offense with her third hat trick in as many games to start the season, finishing with a game-high five goals.
• Baker finished with four goals on the game for her second hat trick of the season. 
• Steele, Ferguson and Hoxie each added goals of their own. 
• Ramsey earned her third win in net, making a season-high 12 saves.

 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford travel's down to Hilton Head, S.C., to compete in a spring break tournament against Emerson, Colby Sawyer and Westminster. The Hawks open up play on Monday, March 13 at 4 p.m., against the Lions of Emerson College.