BLACKSBURG, Va. – Elon University women's lacrosse came up short at No. 25 Virginia Tech on March 23, 14-11.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Phoenix took a 2-1 lead just over five minutes into the game, with the maroon and gold's goals coming from Cate Mackel and Hannah McCarthy. Over the next five minutes, the Hokies went on a 3-1 run. But back-to-back goals from Margaret Stephan and Kaitlyn Michaud put the Phoenix up 5-4 heading into the second quarter. 
-Following a Virginia Tech goal and another from Michaud, the Hokies scored three unanswered goals to hold an 8-6 advantage at the half.
-Both teams managed to find the back of the net three times in the third period, resulting in an 11-9 score heading into the final 15 minutes of play.
-Virginia Tech went on a 2-0 run that lasted just under 10 minutes (13-9). Kaley Ehnow and Gillian Curran both added a goal to cut the Hokie lead to two in the remaining time, but a goal by Virginia Tech with less than 30 seconds on the clock led to the three-goal victory for the Hokies. 
 
NOTES
-McCarthy paced the Phoenix offense with her fourth hat trick of the season, followed by Curran, Michaud and Mackel with two goals apiece. Stephen and Ehnow also chipped on one goal each.
-Michaud recorded a career-high five draw controls to tie Curran for the team high in addition to setting a new personal best in single-game ground balls (3). Her ground balls also matched Kiley Selquist's for Elon's high on the day. 
-In goal, Paige Brown totaled five saves. The senior has now tallied at least five saves in three consecutive games.
-Virginia Tech entered the game ranked 25th in the nation in the latest Inside Lacrosse poll. 
-With the loss, Elon falls to 3-6 on the season.

UP NEXT
The Phoenix will finish nonconference play on Saturday, March 26 when it hosts Winthrop at 1 p.m.