Traveling to South Hadley, Massachusetts today for their season opener, Gordon College Women's Lacrosse was dealt an 18-5 loss by the Mount Holyoke Lyons. 

Gordon's effort was led by Katelyn Dyer who had two goals and six ground balls and Molly Guthrie who netted a goal while dishing out an assist.

For the Lyons, Caroline Flynn (So./Williamstown, Mass.) had a game-high five goals, while Allie Brown (So./Burlington, Vt.), Julianna Rankin (Sr./Annapolis, Md.), and Abby Baldwin (So./Florence, Mass.) each recorded a hat trick.

How It Happened

• Less than two minutes into the contest, MHC's Baldwin put the Lyons on top, 1-0. Four minutes later, Gordon's Dyer took full advantage of her free position attempt to knot it up at 1-1.
• The Lyons quickly regained the lead thanks to a Brown goal less than 20 seconds later.
• After winning the draw, the Scots raced down the field where Guthrie fed Dyer who booked her second straight goal to make it a 2-2 game.
• However, MHC went on a 6-0 run to take an 8-2 lead at halftime.
• MHC continued to put pressure on the Scots' defense, scoring four more goals to take a 10-goal lead early in the second. Guthrie put a halt to MHC's scoring as the junior found the back of the net for Gordon's third tally of the day.
• The Scots added two more goals in the second but it wasn't enough as MHC secured the 18-5 win.

Beyond The Box Score

• Next up for the Scots is their home-opener at the Brigham Athletic Complex, Saturday, February 29 at 12 p.m.
• Abigail Mansfield recorded her first collegiate goal in today's contest.