FREDERICK, Md.- The Mighty Mac women's lacrosse team (2-3) battled tough at Hood College (6-1) on Wednesday afternoon in a non-conference tilt, but they were unable to keep pace as the Blazers dealt the Macs a 19-9 defeat.
 
Junior Layne Kennedy had four points with three goals and one assist, while senior Bailey Krewson and junior Anna DiDonato each scored three times as well.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Macs struck first on a tally from Kennedy to Krewson, and following a Hood goal, the Macs re-took the lead less than five minutes in on a free position shot by Kennedy to make it 2-1
-The Mighty Mac offense was then shut down for the next 21 minutes as Hood went on an 8-0 spurt to take a 9-2 lead
-IU prevented it from getting away from them as Kennedy and DiDonato each scored unassisted to cut the deficit to 9-4 going into the break
-The Blazers halted any Mighty Mac momentum out of the locker room with the first four goals of the period to push their advantage to 13-4
-The Macs scored two of the next three on tallies by DiDonato and Krewson, but the deficit was push to 16-6 after a Hood goal with 12:50 remaining
-DiDonato, Krewson, and Kennedy each added one more around three Hood goals to get to the final
 
TEAM COMPARISON
-The Macs were outshot, 40-16, and Hood held a 19-7 edge in groundballs
-IU cleared it successfully 14-of-20 times and Hood di so 8-of-11
-The Macs turned it over 26 times to 17 for Hood
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Goals: Kennedy 3, Krewson 3, DiDonato 3
-Assists: Hankin, Kennedy
-Groundballs: Gallagher 3
-Caused Turnovers: DiDonato 2, Krewson 1
-Emily Schumann had 10 saves in the loss
 
UP NEXT
The Macs will be off until next Wednesday when they host DeSales at 4 p.m. at Draper Walsh Stadium