GLASSBORO, N.J. - The Catholic women's lacrosse team took a quick break from Landmark Conference play and hit the road for a match up against No. 15 Rowan on Tuesday evening. The Cardinals fought hard in the tight race, but they were unable to overcome the Profs, falling 13-9.

Maggie Traynor opened the scoring for the Cardinals in the first two minutes of play, scoring off an assist from Lindsay Sawyer to begin her hunt for a hat trick. Sawyer then scored a goal of her own to go up 2-0 over Rowan.

The Profs responded a few minutes later, tying up the game, first with a goal from Madison Rothwein, followed by another from Alexis Lowry to even the score at two as time ran out in the first.

The nationally-ranked Profs had a stellar second quarter, scoring seven goals to the Cardinals' two. They netted three-straight, including two consecutive goals from Fiona Lockhart. Rowan couldn't hold Catholic off completely, as Henley Bredemann found the back of the net. Later on, Traynor added her second goal of the game to try and keep the Cardinals within reach. The Profs added three more goals to close out the half, leading 9-4 heading into the break.

The Cardinal defense stood strong in the third quarter, holding Rowan to a scoreless 15 minutes while the offense cut the deficit to three. Neither team added to their tally until the final five minutes of the quarter when Annie Galarza snuck one past the Rowan goalkeeper. With less than two minutes remaining in the period, Traynor secured her hat trick, scoring unassisted. Catholic trailed 9-6 heading into the fourth.

Maddie McDevitt added a goal to the Cardinals tally, narrowing the gap to two to open the quarter. Rowan answered with two more goals from Lockhart, followed by two from Rothwein to lock in the win. Bredemann and Galarza each netted goals to keep the fight alive, but Catholic was unable to take back the lead, falling 13-9.

Traynor led the charge for the Cardinals, recording four points with a hat trick and an assist. Sawyer followed with three points, logging two assists and a goal against the Profs, her 20th goal of the season. Galarza and Bredemann each finished the day with two goals. 

Defensively, Kelly Bunnick had a standout day for Catholic, recording three caused turnovers and three ground balls. Grace Button and Olivia Daniels each had two caused turnovers, and Button scooped up four ground balls.

In goal, Alexandra Ragano saw all 60 minutes of game action, recording nine saves. She currently has 49 saves so far in her sophomore season. 

With this loss, Catholic falls to 5-5 overall. Up next, the Cardinals will resume Landmark play, facing off against Drew on Thursday, April 2. The game is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Ranger Stadium.