CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Women's lacrosse fell to the nationally ranked Princeton Tigers on Saturday afternoon by a score of 19-13. The Crimson battled through the first quarter and a half as the Ivy foes went back and forth before the Tigers pulled away late in the second quarter.

The Crimson fought back in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to three after three straight goals to make it a 13-10 game before the Tigers responded with six of the next seven goals.

Charlotte Hodgson led the way for the Crimson, completing a hat trick just a minute into the second quarter. The senior midfielder finished with four goals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Charlotte Hodgson opened the scoring for the Crimson, splitting through the Tigers' defense for her first of the afternoon. Trailing 3-1, Grace Mullahy scored one of the best goals of the day, taking a defender one-on-one and spinning toward the cage to make it 3-2.

Down 5-2 with 40 seconds left in the first quarter, Hodgson picked up her second of the game before opening the third quarter with another goal to make it 5-4.

Princeton responded with a goal of its own as Jami MacDonald found the back of the net, but Emmerson Miedura answered to keep it a one-goal game. The Crimson kept pace with the nationally ranked Tigers thanks to a key goal from Cecilia Batchelder, until four straight Princeton goals gave the Tigers an 11-6 lead at the half.

Hodgson netted her fourth of the game on the woman-up advantage to start the third quarter before two quick Tiger goals followed as the Crimson ran into penalty trouble.

Callie Batchelder and Kate Gilliam pulled the Crimson within three with two goals in 40 seconds. The Tigers went on to score six of the next seven goals before Batchelder and Mullahy netted the final two goals of the game as the Crimson fell 19-13.

Harvard drops to 1-4 on the season and 0-2 in Ivy play. 

NEXT UP
Harvard makes the quick trip to Chestnut Hill to take on the Eagles on Thursday.