PORTLAND, Ore. –On Sunday afternoon, Lewis & Clark women's lacrosse played their best half in program history as they erased a four-goal halftime deficit and held Pacific University scoreless for 27 minutes and 58 seconds before giving up the game-winning goal with 2:30 left in the game.
 
THE BASICS
 
Pacific 12, Lewis & Clark 11 
(Lewis & Clark 0-8)
(Pacific 2-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Lilly Sullivan led the defensive line for Lewis and Clark. The junior had a career-high three ground balls; one caused turnover and grabbed her first collegiate draw control.
 
Sage Swegle pulled off the double hat trick with a career-high and program record six goals in a game to lead the Pioneers offense. The freshman led the team with five ground balls and had a career-high 10 draw controls while recording her sixth career assist.
 
Freshman Rowan Levandoski was second on the team with two goals and added an assist.
 
After Pacific scored at 12:29 in the first quarter, Swegle and sophomore Kate Meinhard scored back-to-back goals at 11:47 and 11:10 to put Lewis & Clark up 2-1 early. Freshman Kate Corsaro set up Swegle's goal by grabbing the ground ball after Meinhard's first attempt was saved by the Pacific goalkeeper.  
 
The Boxers responded with three goals over four minutes to take a 4-2 lead. Freshman goalie Zoey Hamel-Hyland grabbed the first of her two ground balls after a wide shot by Pacific's Devyn Davis to start a Lewis & Clark rally.
 
Swegle scored her second goal of the game at the 5:50 mark. Meinhard won one of her three draw controls to give the ball back to the Pioneers, and 34 seconds after the last goal, Swegle found freshman Finley Allen inside the arc to tie the game at 4-4. The Lewis & Clark defense forced a shot clock violation at the end of the first quarter to cause a Pacific turnover.
 
Sullivan grabbed her first career draw control to open the second quarter and the two teams battled for dominance over the first four minutes. The Pioneers caused four turnovers turning that time, with Swegle, Allen, Meinhard, and sophomore Delaney Jones all notching a caused turnover, but the Boxers prevailed, scoring three unanswered goals to take a 7-4 lead.

Levandoski ended an almost 15-minute Lewis & Clark scoring drought and pulled the Pioneers within 7-5 just under six minutes before halftime. After Pacific responded with two goals, Levandoski scored her second goal of the game at 3:24 to cut the deficit to 9-6.
 
Swegle turned a free position shot into her 23^rd goal of the season at 1:47 to pull the Pioneers within 9-7. The Boxers scored two goals in the final minute to take an 11-7 lead into halftime.

Freshman Alexandra Vargas-Buell grabbed her first collegiate draw control to open the second half. The two teams battled it out defensively for the next six minutes. At 9:21, Swegle caused a Pacific turnover and converted it into a score for Lewis & Clark with her fourth goal at the nine-minute mark.
 
Less than a minute later, freshman Evelyn Burnett scored her second goal of the season and pulled the Pioneers within two goals, 11-9, at 8:07. Swegle then grabbed the ensuing draw control and raced down the field to pull Lewis & Clark within 11-10 with 7:42 to go in the third quarter.
 
The Boxers had a free position shot attempt at 5:20, but freshman Gloria Meehan caused Davis to turn the ball over and allowed Hamel-Hyland to grab the ground ball. For the first time in program history, Lewis & Clark held a team scoreless in a quarter, not allowing Pacific to score in the third quarter.
 
At 10:06 in the fourth quarter, Levandoski found Swegle in the arc, returning the favor from earlier in the game and completing the Pioneers comeback as they tied the game at 11-all.
 
Over the next seven and half minutes, the two teams combined for four shots and three saves. With 2:30 on the clock, Pacific went up 12-11 after being held scoreless for 27 minutes and 58 seconds.
 
Levandoski caused a turnover after the draw control, which Swegle picked up. The Pioneers' final shot attempt of the game hit the post, and Pacific won 12-11.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
 

• Swegle notched career-highs in goals (six), shots on goal (nine), ground balls (five) and draw controls (10).
• Meinhard recorded a career-high six shots on goal.   
• Lewis & Clark had more shots on goal (20-17) and draw controls (18-10) than Pacific.
• Burnett tied her career-high with two shots, one goal and one point.
• Levandoski earned her first collegiate-caused turnover in the game.

 
WHO'S NEXT
 
The Pioneers start a three-game Southern California road swing on Sunday at the University of Redlands. The game starts at 1:00 p.m.