BOSTON - Senior attack Abbey Swift (Baltimore, Md./Towson) scored a career-high seven points and senior midfielder Kara Dorr (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) tallied three goals, including the 100th of her career, but the UMBC women's lacrosse team (9-8, 3-3 AEC) had its playoff hopes dashed by a 15-10 loss to No. 12 Boston University (13-3, 6-0 AEC) Saturday afternoon at Nickerson Field.
With a win over the Terriers, the Retrievers would have clinched a spot in the four-team America East Championships. UMBC also would have earned a berth with a loss had Vermont also lost to Stony Brook, but the Catamounts' 19-11 victory over the Seawolves on Saturday eliminated the Retrievers from playoff contention.
Dorr and Swift teamed up to score three of UMBC's first four goals of the game, and the Retrievers held a 5-3 lead with 10:42 remaining in the first half before the Terriers scored five in a row to end the period with an 8-5 advantage.
Freshman attack Emily Coady (Westminster, Md./Westminster) made it 8-6 just 1:12 into the second stanza, but that was the closest the Retrievers would get for the rest of the game.
Boston U. scored the next two goals before the teams alternated scores for more than 20 minutes, but the Terriers tallied the final two goals of the game.
Swift's seven points came on three goals and four assists. She played a part in four of UMBC's five first-half goals, scoring once and dishing out three assists, all on Dorr's tallies.
Dorr's third and final goal of the game was the 100th of her career, making her just the 16th Retriever ever to reach that milestone.
Sophomore midfielder Amanda Pappas (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) was the only other Retriever with multiple points, as she scored two goals and added a helper.
BU midfielder Sarah Dalton led all scorers with six points on four goals and two assists, while attacks McKinley Curro and Erica Baumgartner each tallied five points and attack Traci Landy also scored four goals.
Both goalies - UMBC's Kate Quick (Phoenix, Md./Maryvale Prep) and Boston's Rachel Klein - made three saves in 60 minutes.
