The Women’s lacrosse team gave everything they had on a wet Sunday afternoon in Ithaca, rallying from a six-goal hole and nearly forcing overtime, but came up one goal shy in a 14–13 loss to Ithaca College in the Liberty League championship game.
It was a crushing end to an otherwise remarkable season. After clawing back from a 10–4 deficit, Union had the ball with a chance to tie in the last seconds, but could not get a shot off. The loss ended Union’s chances at an NCAA Tournament bid.
Greta Maurer capped off her stellar senior year with five goals and three ground balls, pacing an offense that outshot Ithaca 32–27 Gillian Joseph added two goals and two assists, while Christina Guanci and Maddy Schiller each netted two for Ithaca.
They entered the day 28th in the NCAA Power Index but fell to 30th after the loss. The defeat closes the college careers of four seniors: Greta Maurer, Teagan Shay, Morgan Adams and Sarah Murphy.
