OWINGS MILLS, Md. – The Arcadia University women's lacrosse team closed the game with a four-goal run but it was not enough as host Stevenson University held on for a heart-pounding 14-13 win Saturday in a Commonwealth Conference contest. The Mustangs improved to 7-6 overall and 3-1 in conference play with the win, while the Knights fell to 9-4 overall and 2-3 in league play with the loss.
 
The game was tied at six at the halfway point and was knotted at eight following back-to-back goals from juniors Adeline Bellesheim and Dawn Faranetta over a span of 1:24 in the early stages of the second half. Junior Tori Wagner scored the first of three straight Stevenson goals just over a minute later and another three-goal run put the Mustangs ahead 14-9 with 13:22 left in the game. Sophomore Brady Heher scored the first of those two goals while classmate Tori Bruno capped it with the eventual game-winner.
 
Faranetta scored three times in Arcadia's four goal run that closed out the game, bringing the Knights within one with 3:09 remaining in the contest. Junior Maggie Lawder was then put back in goal and the move paid off as she stopped sophomore Erin Misner with 42 seconds to go. Sophomore Rachel Akshar picked up the ground ball off the save and Stevenson was able to clear the ball before running out the clock as it held on for the win.
 
Senior Jaclyn Feffer got the draw control following Faranetta's final tally, which led to a scoring chance for Bellesheim, but her shot with just under two minutes to go was off the mark before Misner's bid was saved in the final minute.
 
Junior Carli Bafford and Heher scored four goals each to lead the Mustangs. Bafford also had two assists, giving her a six-point game. Sophomore Olivia Monteiro had one goal and a game-high three assists. Lawder was credited with the win in net after playing in just 19:20, allowing three goals with the one save in the final minute, while senior Leanne Bitter had just three saves and allowed 10 goals in 40:40.
 
Faranetta scored a game-high five goals on with one assist for a game-high six points for the Knights, while Bellesheim finished with four goals and one assist. Freshman Nicole Hutson scored a pair of goals and assisted on another. Junior Jordyn Dunacusky totaled seven saves while taking the loss in goal.
 
Stevenson out shot Arcadia 27-19 in the game while holding slight edges in draw controls (15-13) and ground balls (12-11).
 
The Knights will next travel to Stevens Institute of Technology, which is receiving votes in this week's coaches' poll, Wednesday night for a non-conference contest.