WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Frostburg State University women's lacrosse team held a 5-3 lead midway through the opening half, but Washington & Jefferson rebounded for a 12-9 win in non-conference action, Tuesday evening.

Box Score

The loss is the fourth straight for the Bobcats as they fall to 1-5 on the season. Meanwhile, the victory is the third for the Presidents as they remain undefeated at 3-0.

The Bobcats jumped out to a 1-0 lead less than two minutes into the game as sophomore Taylor Cassatt (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty) scored off a pass from freshman Megan White (Delmar, Md./Wicomico).

W&J answered with two goals of its own over the next three minutes to capture a 2-1 lead. Junior Ali Kapustin (Columbia, Md./Marriots Ridge) notched her first of four goals on the day off a free position shot to knot the game at 2-2.

Washington & Jefferson recaptured the lead with a goal at 16:23, but the Bobcats rattled off three-straight scores for a 5-3 advantage. Kapustin scored the first goal while freshman Malory Brunett (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) found the net twice as FSU led with 13:05 left in the opening half.

However, the Presidents captured the lead for good with five-consecutive goals over the remainder of the first and the beginning of the second half for an 8-5 edge. Washington & Jefferson held a slim 6-5 lead at intermission.

Kapustin scored for the third time at 24:40 off an assist from White as FSU stopped the W&J run and cut the deficit to 8-6. After the Presidents pushed their lead to 9-6 less than a minute later, Cassatt found White for a goal at 18:14 that brought the deficit to within two again.

The Bobcats appeared ready to retake the lead, but W&J scored back-to-back goals at 16:57 and 13:23 to increase their lead to four 11-7.

FSU had one final surge with less than 10 minutes to play in regulation. White handed out her third assist of the game as she found Brunett for a score at 8:48. Two minutes later, Kapustin scored her fourth goal of the game with 6:45 left as FSU brought the deficit to within two goals for the third time in the second half.

Over the next minute and half, the Bobcats had three solid chances to further cut into the lead, but W&J keeper Julia McLellan made three huge saves to keep the score at 11-9. With 10 seconds left, Washington & Jefferson added an insurance goal to seal the win.

Kapustin's four goals increase her season total to 12, while Brunett scored three times and has nine goals on the year. White finished with one goal and three assists and now has five goals and five assist this spring. FSU keeper Karoline Miller (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) stopped 12 shots, including seven in the first half.

Brittany Fredkin scored four times for Washington & Jefferson while Brittney Oake had three goals and one assist. Both scored a pair of goals in the second half that helped keep FSU from retaking the lead.

Frostburg State heads south for spring break starting with a game against Greensboro this Saturday at 1:00 pm.