WORCESTER, Mass. – Lehigh's Olivia Memeger scored five goals to lead the Mountain Hawks to a 20-8 victory over the Holy Cross women's lacrosse team at the Ulrich Sports Complex in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament. Lehigh improves to 12-5 on the season and advances to face Loyola (Md.) in the semifinals. The Crusaders conclude the year with an overall record of 7-11.

Junior Lauren Drillock and sophomore Ella Kittredge led the Holy Cross offense, both posting two goals and one assist on the day. Senior Christine Fabrizi added a pair of goals, while junior Tori Cini made 14 saves in goal.

The Mountain Hawks opened the game by jumping out to an early 4-1 lead, and were later up 8-3 with 5:15 remaining in the second quarter. Kittredge and Drillock then scored back-to-back goals to cut the deficit to three, before Lehigh took a 9-5 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The Mountain Hawks opened the second half with four straight goals, before Fabrizi and freshman Kate Burns both scored to make the score 13-7 with 8:36 left in the third quarter. But Lehigh came back with the next three goals and pulled away down the stretch to win by 12.

The Crusaders were out shot by the Mountain Hawks 45-22 on the day, while Lehigh held a 20-12 advantage in draw controls.

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