Baltimore – Juniors Grace Bruce and Katana Nelson scored a pair of goals each, however, the host UMBC women's lacrosse team dropped a 17-6 decision against the Towson Tigers on Wednesday afternoon at UMBC Stadium.
 
Bruce now has a team-high 23 goals on the season while Nelson has contributed 16.  Junior midfielder Ria Lagdameo and junior attacker Alexis Abe both added a tally.
 
UMBC (4-3, 0-0 America East) got on the board just 2:34 into the contest as junior attacker Kolby Weedon found Bruce in front of the net to pick up her 10^th assist of the campaign.
 
Towson tied the score on an unassisted marker by Milana Zizakovic (4 goals, 2 assists) with 7:37 left in the quarter but the hosts answered right back to take their final lead of the game on a winner by Alexis Abe just 1:31 later. Senior attacker Mary Ellis was credited with her team-leading 12^th assist.
 
The Tigers then scored three consecutive times to grab a 4-2 advantage with 10:10 left in the second quarter. Lindsey Marshall (3 goals, 2 assists) had a goal and an assist during the run.
 
Nelson trimmed the deficit to 4-3 with 8:38 left in the half as she scored an unassisted goal, but the visitors reeled off four consecutive unassisted goals to grab an 8-3 advantage at the break.
 
Towson put the game out of reach in the third quarter as they scored the first five goals to extend their lead to 13-3 with nine minutes left. Marshall scored two more goals during the burst.
 
The Tigers led, 17-4, early in the fourth before Bruce and Lagdameo scored the final two goals of the game for the Retrievers.
 
UMBC senior goalie Isabella Fontana made eight saves in a losing cause.
 
The Retrievers will host Manhattan on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.