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Fresno State Edged Out By Monmouth
3/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
By Josh Mitchell
jomitchell@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State battled until the end, but ultimately fell 8-7 to Monmouth on Thursday night at the Fresno State Soccer & Lacrosse Field.
The Bulldogs raced out to a 3-0 lead in less than six minutes behind a pair of goals from junior Anjelica Fuccillo and one from leading-scorer Caroline Dineen-Carlson. Monmouth's Olivia Higson brought the Hawks back though, scoring twice before the 15-minute mark. The Hawks momentum continued as they scored three more unanswered goals before the end of the half, with Higson recording her third of the half with 3:29 remaining as Monmouth took a 5-3 lead going into the break.
Fresno State countered Monmouth's late first-half goals with three straight of its own to open the second period. Fuccillo capped off her hat trick, scoring just 50 seconds out of the break to bring the `Dogs within one at 6-5. Senior Marcy Levatino then found the back of the net twice within less than four minutes as Fresno State took a 6-5 advantage with 17:38 to play.
The momentum swings continued as Monmouth, led by two more goals from Higson scored three times within a three-minute span with under six minutes to go. Levatino scored her third goal of the game with 1:31 to play to cut the Bulldogs' deficit to one, but that was as close as the home side could get.
The `Dogs will return to its home field on March 23 as they host Oregon at 7 p.m.
