After yielding an opening lead against Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) foe Lasell College, the Mount Ida College women's lacrosse team dropped their first league loss of 2011 falling 15-11 Tuesday afternoon in Newton, Massachusetts. The Mustangs would pulled within one goal (11-10) at the 15 minute mark in the second half but it wasn't enough handing Mount Ida the loss falling to an overall record of 3-3 standing at an even .500 (1-1) in league play.
Mount Ida got a team high five goals from senior Jen Thompson (Easton, MD/Easton) while freshman Kayla Bravo (East Providence, RI/East Providence) added two scores. Senior's Danielle Chuba (Wrightstown, NJ/Northern Burlington Regional) and Kira Feeter (Keene, NH/Keene), and freshmen Mariah Callahan (Franklin, MA/Mount Saint Charles Academy) and Molly Sheppard (Brookhaven, NY/Bellport) all added a goal a apiece. Sheppard would dish out two assists as well.
Mustang netminder freshman Katherine Chousa (Norwood, MA/Norwood) played all 60 minutes for Mount Ida denying six shots by the Lasers.
The Mustangs will host non-conference Anna Maria College this coming Thursday afternoon with game time slated for 4:00 p.m.