DANBURY, Conn. – The University of Hartford women's lacrosse team fell to Western Connecticut State, 19-11, Wednesday at The Westside Athletic Complex.
The Wolves scored 11 of the first 13 goals, including seven of eight first-period tallies. Hartford was able to score three of the last four goals of the second period to pull to within seven and then added another goal to open the third period to get as close as six.
Freshman Madison Olmsted led the Hartford scoring attack with a career-high four goals. She added her team-leading third assist on the day. Freshman
Katie Graham added a pair of goals for the Hawks.
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES
- First career multigoal game for Olmstead.
- Graham and Smith had their second multigoal games of the season, while Smith now has eight career multigoal games.
- Hartford was outshot 42-29. The Hawks committed 13 turnovers while forcing nine.
- Draw controls were nearly even with the Wolves holding the 18-16 advantage. Senior Lenaijah Ferguson finished with a team-high nine draw controls.
- Hartford was 4-of-9 on its free position shots, and West Conn converted its lone FPS opportunity.
WHAT'S NEXT
Hartford (0-3) concludes a stretch of four straight home games to begin the season Noon Saturday, traveling to the United States Coast Guard Academy.
