WLAX Falls on Road to Ohio State, 18-11

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Marquette women's lacrosse team (1-3, 0-0 BIG EAST) dropped a road battle to Ohio State on Sunday afternoon, falling 18-11 at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.

Despite playing three tightly-contested quarters, the unbeaten Buckeyes (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) used a late surge to come out on top.

After falling behind by a pair of goals early, the Golden Eagles responded to a 2-0 deficit by scoring four goals in rapid succession. It took just over five minutes for MU to capture a two-score lead of its own midway through the first quarter.

Following a 6-5 shootout in the first quarter in which senior attacker Shea Garcia posted a first-quarter hat trick in just 11:38 of action, each team scored a pair of goals in the second as MU took an 8-7 lead into the break.

OSU regained its footing in the third quarter, scoring with 3:15 left to take its first lead since early in the contest, and then continuing to string together nine-straight goals. Junior attacker Mary Schumar snapped the scoring skid with her first goal of the game, before a Buckeye goal with :03 remaining finished things off.

While being out-shot 40-27 in the contest, Marquette's Amanda Rumsey recorded 11 saves in the net.

Garcia finished the afternoon with four goals and an assist while taking a career-high nine shots. Junior midfielder Emma Soccodato filled the stat sheet as well, recording two goals on six shots, as well as a caused turnover and a game-high seven draw controls.

The Buckeyes were led by Jamie Lasda, who finished with three goals and two assists. Three different Ohio State players recorded hat tricks in the contest.

UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles will travel to Michigan to face Detroit Mercy on Friday, Feb. 25. First draw is set for 1 p.m. (CT). The game will be streamed on ESPN+, and live stats can be found on GoMarquette.com.

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