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BALTIMORE, Md. – The UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team saw their six-game win streak halted at UMBC, 18-7, in the team's conference opener on Saturday afternoon.
 
The win streak marked the longest in history for the program, as they now fall to 6-3, 0-1 AE, on the year, while UMBC improves to 8-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play.
 
Sophomore Rebecca Idson (East Atlantic Beach, N.Y.) became the first player in program history to eclipse the single season 20-goal mark, with her tally at 16:45. After splitting a pair of defenders, the attacker blasted one home for her career-high 20th goal of the season.
 
Classmate Jane Dudley (Duxbury, Mass.) paced the squad with three points (1g, 2a), recording her seventh multipoint game of the season.
 
A heavy offensive first half swayed in favor of the Retrievers who carried a comfortable 11-4 advantage after 30 minutes of play. UMBC was lead by Lauren McDonald and Sam Nolan who each picked up hat tricks in the first frame, while the River Hawks saw four different scorers contribute to the scoring. UMass Lowell was outshot 25-7, as goalkeeper Courtney Barrett (South Burlington, Vt.) was forced to go to work early and often to keep her squad within seven.
 
The Retrievers opened up the tilt scoring five early goals, after a pair of UMass Lowell fouls left UMBC with two, man up advantages. With back-to-back goals by Idson and Dudley at 16:45 and 14:18, respectively, UMass Lowell was able to get themselves on the board and cut the deficit to 5-3.
 
The River Hawks went on to find the back of the net two more times in the first half. Freshman Hana Caster (North Attleboro, Mass.) netted her third of the year, after splitting a pair of defenders, before junior Taylor Sokol (Hopkinton, Mass.) rounded out the squad's first half scoring with a laser past the UMBC goalkeeper. Caster picked up the helper on Sokol's goal, marking her second straight multipoint game. The home team finished the opening half on a three goal run, as the squad was able to provide an 11-4 edge.
 
The second half continued to play in favor of the home squad, as UMBC posted seven goals in the final 30 minutes, outscoring the River Hawks 7-3.
 
Junior Kaylan DiModugno (Deer Park, N.Y.) broke open the second half scoring for the River Hawks with a free positon goal at 19:07, before classmate Austin Trasatti put one home to cut the Retriever's lead to 13-6 with 14 minutes remaining. Sokol later wrapped up the River Hawks scoring with her second marker on the day, for UMass Lowell's seventh and final goal
 
Despite battling back, UMass Lowell couldn't catch UMBC, as the Retrievers offensive continued to work and run away with the 18-7 victory.
 
UMass Lowell continues conference play, as the squad will welcome New Hampshire to Wicked Blue Turf on Wednesday, April 4 for a 5 p.m. contest.