The Hartford Women's Lacrosse team lost 18-9 to Endicott College on Saturday. Hartford started out the game strong but couldn't hang on, thanks to a lack of shots on goal and turnovers galore.

Rapid Recap:

• Endicott responded by going on a 8-0 run to start the second quarter, bringing the score to 12-4. Hartford's Madison Olmstead (Wolcott, Conn.) broke the streak with 54 seconds left in the quarter, with a free position goal.

• The third quarter saw Endicott extend their lead to 9, with Hartford's only goal coming from Madison Olmstead with 13:01 remaining in the quarter. The Hawks offense went ice cold for the rest of the quarter.

• The fourth quarter saw Hartford fight back early, with Meghan Smith netting another 2 goals within the first 5 minutes of play. From there, the offense fizzled out and Hartford fell to the Gulls 18-9.

Inside The Numbers:

• Madison Olmstead and Meghan Smith both lead the offense with 5 points on the day. Olmstead obtained her 100th point with an assist to Smith in the first quarter.

• The defense was led by Lauren Samela (Cheshire Conn.) and Madison Carangelo (Vernon, Conn.) who both finished the game with 2 ground balls, and a caused turnover.

• In net Mandi Rivard (Vernon, Conn.) had a decent day with 14 saves on 30 shots faced.

Up Next:
The Hawks will look to bounce back on Tuesday April 1st against Curry College.