BELOIT, WIS. – The University of Northwestern women's lacrosse team dropped a 15-9 decision to Beloit College [1-9 overall] Friday evening in Wisconsin. Due to the deficit, the Eagles now move to 2-6 on the season.

In a dominant offensive effort, BC paced the first 30:00 frame, knocking in nine goals on the half to take a 9-3 advantage into the halftime break. Both teams turned up the heat in the second period, netting six goals apiece, with the home Buccaneers keeping the lead in their favor to secure a 15-9 win over the visiting Eagles.

Junior Hannah Shands (Hugo, Minn./Mahtomedi) and Sophomore Talia Sherry (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) led the offensive front on the contest, burying four goals apiece. Shands also finished the evening battle with three grounders, two draw controls, and one assist, while Sherry noted three draw controls and an assist. Freshman Coral Hulcher (Oakton, Va./Oakton) also had a strong showing on the game, as she was the only other Eagle to find the back of the net.

On the defensive end, Freshman Logan Retzlaff (St. Peter, Minn./St. Peter) collected a game-high six grounders and recorded four caused turnovers. Goalkeeper Sydney Werlein (Appleton, Wis./Appleton North) also defended the cage well, as she topped on the night with an impressive 13 saves.

As a team, UNW fired off 29 shots, scooped 29 ground balls, matched BC in draw controls [13], and went 14-for-24 on clears. 

Northwestern will play North Central College tomorrow afternoon in Naperville, Ill. First draw is slated for 4 p.m. For more information, fans can visit www.unweagles.com and follow @unwwlax of Twitter.