EMMITSBURG, Md. - The Towson University women's lacrosse team traveled northwest on Friday to take on Mount St. Mary's. The Tigers (1-0) defeated the Mountaineers (0-1) 14-11 in an exciting, faced-paced contest.

Key Stats vs. Mount St. Mary's

• Hannah Lewis and Ocea Leavy led the Tigers offensively, each posting a career-high four goals.
• Towson finished 4-for-5 on free position attempts, while Mount St. Mary's went 4-for-7.
• Defensively, the Tigers forced 10 Mount St. Mary's turnovers.

How it Happened vs. Mount St. Mary's

• The Mount opened scoring in the first quarter with a free-position goal from Brooke Molchanoff, but Hannah Lewis answered less than a minute later with her first goal of the game to even the score.
• Mount St. Mary's regained the lead late in the quarter as Maddie Malfa converted on another free-position attempt, giving the Mountaineers a 2-1 advantage after one.
• Four minutes into the second quarter, Katie Roszko netted a goal for Towson to tie the game once again. The Mount responded with a score from Ava Kraszewski, but senior Ocea Leavy countered less than a minute later with her first goal of the day, sparking a 3-0 run for the Tigers.
• Lewis closed the first half with back-to-back goals, including one assisted by Hailey Waldron. The Mountaineers added a late goal from Morgan Baird, assisted by MK Allingham, to head into halftime trailing by one.
• Molchanoff and Hailey Chester opened the second half with back-to-back goals to give Mount St. Mary's a one-goal lead. Towson responded with a four-goal run, as Roszko, Luca DeMaio, Lewis and Valerie Thompson all found the back of the net to put the Tigers ahead 9-6.
• Kraszewski and Haylee Bittinger (assisted by Molchanoff) answered with two goals to cut the deficit to one. Leavy closed the third quarter with a goal to push Towson into double figures, sending the Tigers into the final period up 10-8.
• Leavy continued her strong day by opening the fourth quarter with two goals, giving her a career-high four on the afternoon and extending Towson's lead to 12-8. Kraszewski and Molchanoff each completed hat tricks with back-to-back goals to pull the Mountaineers within two.
• Towson sealed the win with a late two-goal run, as Roszko and DeMaio each scored their second goals of the day to make it a four-goal game with 1:49 remaining. Mount St. Mary's added a final goal from Chester, but Towson held on for the 14-11 victory.

Up Next
The Tigers are back on the road to Pennsylvania to face off against Villanova on Monday, February 9 at 2:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.