GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The No. 23 Haverford College women's lacrosse team (8-4, 5-1 CC) suffered a Centennial Conference defeat to No. 8 Gettysburg (11-2, 5-0 CC) 16-5, on Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium Saturday afternoon. 

Brooke Epstein and Tiffany Mikulis led the Fords in the scoring department with two goals each, while Kylie Kearon found the back of the net once. 

Defensively, Eva Baumann caused three turnovers and scooped up three ground balls. 

In between the pipes, Lizzie Symonds made six saves.

The Bullets jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead, scoring four-straight goals to begin quarter number one. The 4-0 scoring run was highlighted by two goals from Julie Breed. Gettysburg continued the relentless offense in the second quarter, going on another 4-0 run, to take a commanding 8-0 lead with 9:11 to go in the first half. Tiffany Mikulis snapped the host's scoring run at the 6:04 mark with a player-up goal, as the Bullets held a 8-1 lead heading into the halftime break.

Quarter number three began with a Gettysburg goal from Julia Daly, before Epstein answered right back with 12:06 remaining in the third stanza, as the Scarlet and Black trailed just 9-2. Two more goals from the Bullets extended the lead to 11-2, before the Fords scored two unanswered goals from Kearon and Epstein, to pull within seven, 11-4. Gettysburg would then tack on three more goals in the third to take a 14-4 advantage into the final quarter.

After two more goals from the Bullets in quarter number four, Mikulis recorded her second goal of the day with just 11 seconds to go. However, it was too little too late for Haverford, as Gettysburg came away with the 16-5 victory.

Women's lacrosse returns to Swan Field on Wednesday, April 17, for the One Love game against Ursinus. The first draw is slated for 7 p.m.