Box Score GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The fourth-ranked Indiana Tech women's lacrosse team could not overcome two late goals in a back-and-forth battle of ranked teams and Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference rivals in an 18-17 loss to No. 7 Aquinas in Grand Rapids on Tuesday.

Kendall Guthrie opened the scoring for the Warriors (5-4, 5-2 WHAC), which was closely followed by a Saints goal from Meaghan Farrell. Tayler Campbell put the Warriors ahead, only for the score to be tied at 2-2 with a response from Dani Brodberg. Goals from Alexa Winter, Alexis DiGiovanni and Autumn McMillin put the Warriors ahead by three, but only for the Saints (7-3, 5-2) to respond with three of their own from Hannah Crosby, Alexandra Burns and Bailey Terebinski.

Guthrie, McMillin and Campbell traded three more tallies with the Saints, taking an 8-7 lead, however, the home team then used a 4-0 run to take an 11-8 lead. McMillin and Guthrie each scored once more before the half to make is 11-10 Saints at the break.

Throughout the match, the Warriors never led or trailed by more than three goals and the score was tied on nine different occasions. Tech was outshot 22-12 in the first half while goalkeeper Meghan Eldridge came up big again with nine saves.

Two quick goals by Aquinas pushed the lead back to three, 13-10, but Guthrie and McMillin answered for the Orange and Black. After trading several goals, McMilliin netted the equalizer with 9:44 to play to make it 15 all. Crosby put the Saints back ahead but Winter and Campbell answered, the latter coming with 2:37 to play, to take a 17-16 lead.

Unfortunately two late goals by Burns and Crosby gave the Saints the win.
Aquinas outshot Tech 42-22 in the game with Eldridge tallying 18 saves.
Guthrie and McMillin led scoring for the Warriors with five goals each while Guthrie added an assist.

Crosby led Aquinas' scoring efforts with seven goals and one assist while Burns had four tallies and three assists.

The Warriors play host to Siena Heights at 7 p.m., Friday, Apr. 4. Indiana Tech previously defeated Siena Heights 18-7 on March 30.