DURHAM, N.H. - Senior attack Ali Levendusky scored three of the Retrievers' four goals, as the UMBC women's lacrosse team (2-7, 1-2 AEC) dropped its fifth straight game, falling to America East rival New Hampshire (7-2, 1-0 AEC) by a score of 11-4 Saturday afternoon.
The teams combined to score just two goals in the first half. UNH attack Ashley Durepo got the Wildcats on the board first when she converted a free-position shot just 6:05 into the game. Levendusky tied the score with less than five minutes remaining in the first half on an unassisted goal that sent the teams into the locker rooms tied at 1-1.
But the second half was all New Hampshire, as the Wildcats scored the first four goals of the period and 10 of 13 overall.
Levendusky's hat trick was her eighth of the season, and she now leads UMBC with 28 goals on the year. With her three goals on the day, she moved into a tie with Renee Tirocchi for 10th place all-time at UMBC with 114 career tallies.
Sophomore midfielder Megan Cook scored the Retrievers' only other goal of the game, which came on a feed from freshman midfielder Erika Braerman with 7:22 remaining in the game.
New Hampshire midfielder Michaela Hardy led the Wildcats with three goals, while attack Shaunna Kaplan tallied three points on two goals and an assist. In all, five different Wildcats scored multiple goals.
UMBC sophomore Kate Quick went the distance in goal and made nine saves, while Ashley Milley stopped eight shots in 60 minutes for UNH.
New Hampshire out-shot UMBC, 29-17, including 17-8 in the second half. The Wildcats also held a 10-7 advantage on draw controls and a 17-15 edge on ground balls.
The Retrievers return to action on Wednesday, when they host America East rival Albany at 7:30 p.m. at UMBC Stadium. The Retrievers will play six of their final seven games of the season at home.
