BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg women's lacrosse team dropped a non-conference bout to Wilmington (Del.), 19-12, at Steph Pettit Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
 
Bloomsburg (1-3) posted a strong showing in the first half, notching eight goals on 16 shots on goal. Wilmington (5-0) outscored the Huskies 9-4 in the second frame to claim the victory.
 
A pair of goals from Marykate Sitko (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) and Alexis Guzylak (Corning, N.Y./Horseheads) in the first 52 seconds gave the Huskies the momentum early on. The Wildcats responded with two goals of their own to level the score halfway through the quarter. Bloomsburg regained the lead with another two goals within a minute of each other courtesy of Delaney Fox (Barto, Pa./Boyertown) and Emily Simpson (North Wales, Pa./Lansdale Catholic). Wilmington knotted the score at 4-4 with under two minutes to play in the opening frame.
 
The maroon and gold opened the second quarter with another quick goal, as Sitko notched her second of the contest 44 seconds in. Wilmington then took its first lead of the contest, scoring three in a row to make it 7-5. A goal from Ava Corvino (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) at 9:23 pulled the Huskies within one before another three-goal stretch from the visitors made it 10-6. Reiley Knize (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) and Payton Bettys (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) both scored late in the half to make it 10-8 heading into halftime.
 
Bloomsburg scored early into the quarter yet again, as Guzylak scored 30 seconds into the third off a pass from Brianna Austin (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh). The Wildcats answered just 39 second later to reestablish a multi-goal lead. Guzylak completed her hattrick 51 seconds after the Wilmington goal to keep Bloomsburg within one. WU pulled away in the third quarter, scoring four unanswered to take a 15-10 lead.
 
Goals from Emily Simpson (North Wales, Pa./Lansdale Catholic) and Reiley Knize (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) were not enough to mount a comeback for the maroon and gold, as Wilmington took the victory, 19-12.
 
Three Huskies finished the day with three points as Guzylak tallied a hattrick and Simpson and Sitko each posted two goals and an assist.
 
Bloomsburg is back in action on Wednesday, March 11 in a road contest against Shippensburg at 3 p.m.