Charlotte, N.C. – With the score tied at 9-9 through three quarters, the Queens University women's lacrosse team scored six of the final seven goals to hand Elon its first defeat of the season, 15-10, Wednesday night.
 
With the loss, Elon falls to 1-1 on the season, while Queens improves to 1-1.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• On the opening possession of the game, Sammy Fisher scored unassisted to put Elon ahead early.
• After Queens tied the game, freshman Mia Zebley put Elon on top 2-1 with her second career goal to complete the first quarter scoring. Cierra Hopson's tally early in the second gave Elon its only two-goal lead of the night.
• Queens rallied with six of the next seven goals spanning into the third period to put Elon behind for the first time in 2024. The lone Phoenix goal in that stretch came on a Fisher behind-the-head goal with an assist from Michaud, her second of the night.
• Facing a 7-4 third quarter deficit, Elon rallied as Mikaela Buoscio scored her first of the night on a free-position shot with 10:59 to play in the quarter. Just over a minute later, Fisher recorded her first assist of the game, passing out of a free-position opportunity and finding Hopson for her second goal of the contest.
• Queens, though, answered back with a pair of goals to push the lead back to three at 9-6.
• Once again, Elon rallied. Zebley scored midway through a high-scoring third period on a free-position shot to get the Phoenix back within two. Just over two minutes later, Anna Hackett drove a shot home to make it 9-8. The Phoenix then tied it just a short time later when Buoscio's free-position shot found the back of the net.
• Tied at 9-9 heading into the fourth quarter, Queens scored three straight. Elon tried to come back once more, getting a goal from Hackett, but the Royals closed out the contest with three more in a row.

 
STATS AND NOTES

• Elon's 10 goals came from five different goal-scorers. Sammy Fisher, Mia Zebley, Anna Hackett, Cierra Hopson and Mikaela Buoscio scored two apiece.
• Fisher had a team-high three points, adding an assist.
• Fresh off a career-high five-goal game, Kaitlyn Michaud was held without a goal but did produce a team-best two assists.
• Goalkeeper Caitlin Walsh led Elon with three groundballs.
• Reagan Kuehn and Hackett each had two caused turnovers.
• After tying Elon's single-game record with 12 draw controls in her collegiate debut to open the season, freshman MJ Santa Barbara had 11 draw controls against Queens.
• Caitlin Walsh made a season-high 11 saves for Elon.
• Queens had a 36-31 advantage in shots and 26-18 in shots on goal.
• Elon dominated the draw circle with a 19-10 edge. That comes one game after winning the draw circle 19-6 against Old Dominion.
• Elon's 20 turnovers were eight more than Queens committed. The two teams were fairly even on clear attempts with the Phoenix going 13-of-15 and Queens 13-of-14.
• The Phoenix had 10 free-position shots, scoring four goals.
• Elon's 26 goals over the first two games of the season are the most for the program to begin a campaign since the 2017 team also scored 26 in the first two games.

 
UP NEXT

• Elon will continue its three-game road stretch to open the season by playing at VCU Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
• Following that contest, Elon will host Furman for the home opener on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 5:00 p.m.