Box Score
Newark, Del. - The UMBC women's lacrosse team had its three-game winning streak halted by the Delaware Blue Hens following a 16-8 defeat on Raymond Field on Wednesday afternoon. UMBC fell to 4-2 on the season while the hosts improved to 1-3.

Sophomore attacker Reese Macintosh (three goals, assist) and sophomore linemate Emily Knapp (three goals) continued their red-hot offensive start to the season as the duo combined for six goals and an assist in a losing cause. Macintosh scored all three times on free position tallies and now has recorded hat tricks in back-to-back games for the first time in her career. Knapp has registered at least three goals in all six contests this season and continues to lead the America East Conference with 25 markers. Senior attacker Lizzie Bateman contributed a pair of assists.

Sophomore goalie Emine Luznar made a career-high 11 saves in sixty minutes, including several of the spectacular variety to keep the Retrievers within striking distance for most of the contest. Senior attacker Libby Staples was credited with a pair of caused turnovers, and classmate Ella Killian won a team-high three draws.

The Blue Hens scored the first three goals of the game after a scoreless 8:10 to start the contest.  The hosts scored twice within thirty seconds (6:50, 6:20) and made it 3-0 when Ella Rishko netted her first of four at 4:11.

UMBC answered right back with three consecutive goals to even the game for the final time with 12:36 left in the second quarter.  Knapp ignited the stretch after a spectacular steal on a clear attempt with 2:10 left in the first stanza. Sophomore Tess Curtis opened the second quarter scoring with a blast just eight seconds into the frame after taking a feed from Bateman.  Macintosh capitalized on a two-woman up goal, putting home her first free position attempt to cap the burst.

Delaware scored the next two goals to take the lead for good as Morgan Gore (three goals) and Ella Rishko beat Luznar to make it 5-3 with 10:16 left in the half.  The Retrievers trimmed the deficit to 5-4 after Mya Stewart-Parsons found Knapp for another tally at the 8:07 mark, but Ella Rishko and Gore scored before the break to make it 7-4.

Ella Risko opened the scoring with her fourth tally 2:51 into the third quarter to double up the Retrievers, but Staples got one back less than a minute later after taking a feed from Bateman. However, Riley Sturtevant (free position) and Sophia Muscolio (women up) scored the final two goals of the third quarter to stake the hosts to a commanding 10-5 advantage.

Macintosh scored the first goal of the final quarter to inch the Retrievers within 10-6 at the 12:53 mark, but Delaware ran off three straight goals, two by Lulu Rishko, to widen their lead to 13-6 with just 5:09 remaining in the contest.

Macintosh and Knapp added late goals to complete UMBC's scoring on the day.

Delaware outshot UMBC by a 37-25 margin and won 18-of-25 draws.

The Retrievers will travel to American on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.