ELKINS, W.Va. — Davis & Elkins women's lacrosse concluded the home portion of its schedule with an 11-6 home loss on Senior Day to Frostburg State on Sunday afternoon at a cloudy and crisp Nuttall Field. 

Davis & Elkins (5-5) recognized seniors Taylor Baker, Mackenzie Smegal and Angelina Horan prior to the home finale. Hanna Bond scored a team-high three goals with Paige Graff added two more against a strong Frostburg State (9-4) defensive unit. 

Marissa Cuevas notched 15 strops for the Senators between the pipes. 

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score: Frostburg State 11, Davis & Elkins 6
• Records: Davis & Elkins (5-5) | Frostburg State (9-4, 8-2 MEC) 
• Location: Nuttall Field - Elkins, W.Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Paige Graff rifled home the first goal of the game, finishing a pass from Courtnie Couch, just over two minutes in for a 1-0 lead. The Senators kept up the pressure, accounting for three more shots, including one off the post from Horan over the next five minutes. 
• Frostburg responded with the next two goals, taking its first lead of the day at 2-1 with 21:10 left in the opening half. Horan raced through the middle one minute later, slotting a shot into the back of the net to even the score at two. 
• Two more goals for the Bobcats, scored less than a minute apart, made it a 4-2 game in favor of the visitors at 17:47 in the first. Bond finished a free-position shot at 14:52, trimming the D&E deficit to 4-3. 
• Both goalies stood tall while the defensive intensity picked up near the latter moments of the first half. Frostburg collected a clutch marker from Summer Cavey with just five seconds left in the first half, pushing the Bobcats ahead at 5-3. 
• Cuevas made a save to open the second period and Bond finished after the ensuing clear, slicing the D&E deficit to 5-4 at 27:45. The Bobcats used a three-goal spurt, ending at 18:06 with a man-down tally for a backbreaking goal and an 8-4 lead. 
• Bond got on the board for her third tally of the day as D&E trailed 9-5. Frostburg collected consecutive insurance markers with just around one minute left before Graff buried a free position attempt with under 20 seconds remaining for the 11-6 final score. 

NEWS AND NOTES

• Cuevas previously set the single-game program record for saves earlier this season against Frostburg State, a 14-7 road loss back on April 8. 
• Frostburg held a 35-22 edge in shots on the day. 
• Cuevas has notched 15 saves in each of the last two games for D&E. 
• Emily Smith, the team's leading scorer entering the afternoon, was held without a goal on two shots. 
• Stephanie King had a game-high four goals for the Bobcats. 

UP NEXT

• Davis & Elkins: The Senators continue their season with the MEC Tournament, against an opponent to be determined on Tuesday, April 27. 
• Frostburg State: Frostburg State will host an MEC Semifinal matchup on April 27. Full seedings and game times were not available at the time of release. 

   
 

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