The New Haven women’s lacrosse team concluded their weekend in Sparks, Md. on Sunday with their matchup against Seton Hill University. The Chargers forced overtime on the heels of a second half comeback in which they scored eight goals, but ultimately fell to the Griffins in a tight 13-12 game.
Seton Hill attacker Skylar Orlowski opened the scoring just 26 seconds into the game with an unassisted goal. The Griffins continued to apply early pressure with a free-position shot two minutes later from midfielder Mila Udovicic that found the back of the net and doubled their early lead.
Facing an early deficit, New Haven finally maintained possession as midfielder Gianna Caprioli fired a shot that was saved by goalkeeper Allison Hathaway, but eventually got on the scoreboard with the first of two goals from attacker Cameryn Antler.
After two missed shots by New Haven, Seton Hill regained possession and put themselves back ahead by two after Udovicic’s second of five goals.
Midfielder Katie Schenk cut the Chargers’ deficit back to one with an unassisted goal for the final score of the quarter. Turnovers proved to be costly for New Haven in the final minutes, with three turnovers that prevented them from staying in their offensive zone and tying the game.
Just 28 seconds into the second quarter, Antler tied the game at three with an unassisted goal. After a green card to Makayla Kintner, the Chargers found themselves in a man-up situation with a chance to take their first lead of the game. Caprioli found the back of the net for her second goal of the game to give the Chargers a 4-3 lead with an assist from midfielder Summer Castiglione.
Seton Hill tied the game at four with a goal from defender Tori Krapp for the first of three consecutive goals to give the Griffins a 6-4 lead. The score would stay with New Haven trailing by two going into the second half as neither team could generate a quality scoring chance in the closing minutes of the quarter.
New Haven came out firing in the second half with three shots in the first minute of the third quarter, but were unable to find the net until Schenk added her second goal of the game to make it a one-point game. Just 31 seconds later, attacker Caitlin Seleny tied the game at six with an unassisted goal.
Udovicic led the charge for Seton Hill after the goals from New Haven as she scored two of the team’s next three goals to put them back ahead by three. They continued to push the ball downfield as they fired two shots at the net, but both were stopped by goalkeeper Gabby Buscemi.
Castiglione tallied her first two goals of the game just two and a half minutes apart as the Chargers were still playing from behind in the middle minutes of the quarter. New Haven’s defense stood tall in the closing minutes of the quarter and allowed the attack to push the ball downfield.
In the final 30 seconds of the third quarter, Caprioli capitalized on another man-up situation with a free-position shot to make it a 10-9 game. They were not done, however, as midfielder Cypress Levitt added another score to knot the score at 10 on a free-position shot to bring the Chargers back in the game going into the fourth quarter.
Seton Hill tallied the first score of the fourth quarter to retake the lead, followed by Orlowski’s second goal of the game to put them ahead by two with 8:38 left in regulation.
Schenk topped off her hat trick with a man-up goal to make it a 12-11 game before Castiglione knotted the score once again at 12 with 4:34 left to play. New Haven continued to fire shots at the net as they looked to complete the comeback, but were unable to beat Hathaway as the game would head into overtime, where midfielder Carleigh Sutfin would bury the game-winning goal and send New Haven home with a tough 13-12 loss.
New Haven will be back in action on Wednesday, March 20 in Springfield, Mass. where they’ll take on American International College. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. as the Chargers look to start their stretch of conference opponents with a win. More information can be found at NewHavenChargers.com.
