INDIANA, Pa. – Despite a four goal effort from sophomore attacker Adriana Greco (Sound Beach, N.Y./Rocky Point), the No. 18 IUP women's lacrosse team dropped a narrow 14-12 decision to Tiffin in non-conference action at George P. Miller Stadium on Wednesday evening.

With the loss, the Crimson Hawks fall to 3-3 overall this season. Meanwhile, the Dragons improve to 5-3 and extend their winning streak to four games.

The four goals marked the fifth multi-goal game of the year for Greco. Carissa Smith (East Brunswick, N.J./East Brunswick), Ally Burrows (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) and Kelly Shields (Grasonville, Md./Kent Island) each added two goals in the loss. Shields and defender Hannah Bertolo (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) each totaled three ground balls. Bertolo led the team with three caused turnovers while Shields and Maggie Malane (Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional) each added two.

The two teams each scored relatively quickly as Tiffin jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the 28:47-mark of the first half on a goal from Elle Hamilton. IUP then tied the game at 1-1 with a goal from Greco just under two minutes later. After the Crimson Hawks tied it at 2-2 on a Smith goal, the Dragons took a 4-2 lead with goals from Hamilton and Morgan Sherley. IUP then tied the game on Greco's second tally of the game at the 16:11-mark.

Nearly eight minutes later the Crimson Hawks took a 7-5 lead when Greco found the back of the net for the fourth time. After extending the IUP lead to 8-5, Tiffin retook the lead at 9-8 with a goal from Tori Nelson with 28 seconds to play in the half. Just 17 seconds later Smith tied the game at 9-9 right before the half.

In the second half IUP and Tiffin traded goals for most of the opening 10 minutes as Shields tied the game at 11-11 at the 20:45-mark on a feed from Smith. Sherley put Tiffin up 12-11 at the 16:59-mark before a goal by Bri Chavis (Sykesville,Md./Century) knotted the game at 12-12 just 34 seconds later. The game remained tied at 12-12 for several minutes before Sherley put the Dragons on top 13-12 with a free position goal at the 8:49-mark. Tiffin added an insurance goal from Gina Abulone with just over four-minutes to play to provide the winning margin.

The game was evenly matched throughout as Tiffin held a slim 25-23 shot advantage, while IUP held a 21-20 shots on goal margin. The Dragons totaled 18 ground balls compared to the Crimson Hawks' 17 ground balls.

Up Next
The Crimson Hawks resume Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play on Saturday, April 1 when they travel to Shippensburg for a 1 p.m. contest.

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