WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University women's lacrosse team (2-10, 0-7 NEWMAC) battled for over 60 minutes with Smith (7-7, 3-4 NEWMAC), but fell 16-15 in overtime in a thrilling conference contest on Wednesday night from Granger Field.   

How it Happened

• Sophomore Claudia Oakleaf gave Clark an early 1-0 lead and right after a Smith goal, first-year Aubrey Conners gave the Cougars the lead back at 2-1 with 10:19 left in the first quarter.
• Oakleaf and Conners combined to score two of the next three goals in the game as Clark led 4-2.
• Conners and fellow first-year Meghan Fogarty scored two more goals as the Cougars went on a 4-0 run to push the advantage to 6-2 and Clark led 6-4 after one quarter of play.
• After Smith took an 8-6 lead, Conners netted a goal off a feed from fellow first-year Erin Lucas and another Conners goal before the break tied the game at 8-8.
• Lucas found the back of the net with 10:41 remaining in the third quarter off a nice pass from Oakleaf and a free position goal from Conners tied the game off a free position shot to tie the game again at 10-10.
• Sophomore Mary Greene and Conners scored Clark's final two goals of the third quarter, including a goal off a Smith turnover with 0:53 left in the third quarter and Smith led 13-12 after three.
• Fogarty found the back of the net with 13:53 remaining in the fourth off a pass from Lucas to tie the game back up and Conners gave Clark a 14-13 lead with 9:43 to go in the game.
• Smith scored the games next two goals, but the Cougars answered with a man-up goal from sophomore Jacqueline Faulise off a feed from junior Kiley Simmons to tie the game at 15-15 as the contest went to overtime.
• The Pioneers netted the game-winning goal in overtime after earning a free position attempt.

Inside the Box Score

• Conners led the way with a career-high eight goals and fired 10 shots on goal.
• Oakleaf added two goals and an assist.
• Fogarty netted a pair of goals and Lucas tallied a goal and two assists.
• Senior Sophie Phelan scooped up seven ground balls.
• Conners recorded seven saves in goal.

What's Next

Clark will play its final home game of the season on Saturday night when they welcome MIT to Granger Field for senior night beginning at 7:00 p.m.