STANFORD, Calif. University of Denver women’s lacrosse senior attacker Steph Coyne (Baltimore, Md.) recorded a goal and four assists and senior midfielder Karen Morton (Adelaide, Australia) had a hat trick, but the Pioneers fell to Stanford 17-10 on Friday evening.

 

Senior attacker Megan Carver (Baltimore, Md.), junior midfielder Lexi Sanders (Greenwood Village, Colo.) and freshman midfielder Kaiti Delaney (Denver, Colo.) each added a pair of goals for the Pioneers.

 

Denver jumped to an early 5-2 lead with 22:20 minutes remaining in the first half, but Stanford went on an 11-2 run over the next 30 minutes and did not relinquish the lead.

 

Stanford was led by Dana Lindsay’s four goals, while Sarah Flynn and Lauren Schmidt also had three goals and an assist.

 

The Pioneers continue their three-game road trip at UC Davis on April 12 and Fresno State on April 13.