CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Tufts women's lacrosse team opened up a 6-0 lead late in the first half and held off a Cortland comeback to earn a 13-11 victory against the ninth-ranked Red Dragons Sunday afternoon in non-conference action at the Stadium Complex. The Jumbos improved to 6-4 with the win and ended Cortland's 83-game home win streak which dated back to Mar. 23, 2010. The Red Dragons fell to 7-3.

Junior Hannah Elmer (Syracuse/West Genesee) led Cortland with six points on three goals and three assists. Senior Makenzie Annable (Navarino/Onondaga) tallied two goals and one assist, and senior Nicolette Tortorici (Deer Park) and freshman Lexie Meager (Syracuse/West Genesee) also netted two goals. Senior Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) recorded one goal and two assists. and sophomore Carly Stone (Syracuse/Jamesville-DeWitt) chipped in with one goal and one assist.

Senior goalie Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) turned aside 10 shots. Tortorici won four draw controls, caused two turnovers and collected two ground balls, and senior Laura Messer (Ransomville/Niagara-Wheatfield) scooped up two ground balls.

Senior Kate Mackin (Chagrin Falls, OH) led Tufts with five goals. Freshman Emily Games (Wayne, PA/Radnor) contributed two goals and two assists. Freshman Lily Baldwin (Cincinnati, OH/Ursuline Academy) tallied two goals and one assist, sophomore Annie Sullivan (Barrington, RI) notched two goals, and junior Taylor Meek (Beverly, MA/Manchester-Essex) and sophomore Cecily Freliech (Wilton, CT) each chipped in with a goal.

Sophomore goalie Audrey Evers (San Francisco, CA/San Francisco University) made five saves, all in the opening half. Freliech secured four draws, and sophomore Megan Toner (Roswell, GA) collected five ground balls.

After Tufts built the 6-0 lead at the 2:37 mark of the first half, Cortland closed the half with three goals in a 1:25 span to pull to within 6-3 at the break. The Red Dragons then scored four of the first five goals of the second half to pull even at 7-7 with 20:24 on the clock. The Jumbos regained the lead for good by netting three of the next four goals for a 10-8 advantage with 13:07 to play. Cortland cut its deficit to one goal three times and trailed 12-11 with 7:21 on the clock. Tufts made it a 13-11 score at 4:42 and was able to gain possession late and run out the clock to seal the win. 
 
Tufts 13, Cortland 11
 
GAME SUMMARY:
 
Team               1-2    Final
Tufts                6-7        13
Cortland           3-8       11
 
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Tufts: Kate Mackin 5-0, Emily Games 2-2, Lily Baldwin 2-1, Annie Sullivan 2-0, Cecily Freliech 1-0, Taylor Meek 1-0
Cortland: Hannah Elmer 3-3, Makenzie Annable 2-1, Nicolette Tororici 2-0, Lexie Meager 2-0, Kristen Ohberg 1-2, Carly Stone 1-1
 
Goalkeepers:
Tufts: Audrey Evers, 5 saves (11 GA in 60:00)
Cortland: Jaclyn Beshlian, 10 saves (13 GA in 60:00)
 
Shots: Tufts 35, Cortland 23
Ground Balls: Tufts 18, Cortland 9
Clears: Tufts 13-of-13, Cortland 11-of-18
Draw Controls: Tufts 14, Cortland 12
Caused Turnovers: Tufts 7, Cortland 4
Turnovers: Cortland 12, Tufts 8
 
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 7-3 (ranked 9th nationally in Div. III); Tufts (Jumbos) 6-4