The Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team suffered a 19-7 loss to the Boston College Eagles on Saturday, March 20 at the James M. Shuart Stadium.

A week after Alyssa Parrella had a game to remember, the Pride was looking to continue the momentum against the Eagles, but quickly saw themselves down by two goals after Charlotte North was able to find the back of the net twice.

Caitlynn Mossman and Jenn Medjid each added a goal of their own, giving the Eagles a four-goal advantage.

Alexa Mattera got the Pride on the board with her first goal just under eight minutes in. Taylor Mennella chipped in soon after, cutting the Pride deficit to just two goals.

The Eagles followed up with an eight-goal run to end the half, putting the Pride down 10-2.

Coming out of the half, Courtney Weeks added two more goals for the Eagles to increase their lead to 10.

Mennella, Parrella, Kate Fiola, Arianna Esposito and Grace Langella each added a goal in the second half to bring the Pride up to seven goals in the afternoon.

Despite cutting the deficit to 12-7, Hofstra’s run was short-lived as the Eagles responded by putting up seven unanswered goals to take a 19-7 lead over the Pride until time ran out.

Mattera and Mennella led the Pride with two points each. Jess Smith had the loss for the Pride despite six saves. Anna Kaufman led the Pride with ground balls as she had three.

“[Boston College has] a very talented group, obviously,” said Pride head coach Shannon Smith. “We got to string some good minutes of lacrosse together both defensively and offensively on the field.”

The Pride looks to get back in the win column on Thursday, March 25 when they visit the Stony Brook University Seawolves for an iteration of the “Battle of Long Island.”

Photo Courtesy of Evan Bernstein/The Hofstra Chronicle