COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 7, 2021) – The Colorado State University Pueblo women's lacrosse team closed the nonconference season Wednesday with a 10-7 loss at Colorado College. 
 
The ThunderWolves (2-4, 0-1 RMAC) and Tigers (1-2) were even in ground balls (13-12 for the Pack), draw controls (10-9 for the Tigers) and in turnovers (18 for CSU Pueblo and 17 for CC), but Colorado College totaled 10 more shots (44-34) and put a total of 31 on goal to aid its offense. The ThunderWolves posted 34 shots with 22 on frame. 

Freshman Caira Lessick (M, Oregon City, Ore.) netted a hat trick, as she scored three goals on seven shots on goal. She also had three draw controls and two ground balls. 
 
Senior Ane Marie Horton (G, Long Beach, Calif.) made 15 saves in 44:01 of play. Freshman Madison Summers (Parker, Colo.) saw her first action of the season and made six saves, while allowing one goal in nearly 16 minutes in the cage. 
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS
 
"The team did a much better job coming out strong in the first half and playing through the end," said CSU Pueblo Head Coach Monica Potter. "We came closer to our goal of playing 60 minutes today and there were positive takeaways. We now need to focus on the small details and perfect them." 
 
PLAYER PERFORMANCES

Senior Emily Eller (A, Keller, Texas) came off the bench and was the only other member of the ThunderWolves to record multiple points, as she posted a goal and an assist. The senior also added two ground balls, two draw controls and a caused turnover. 

Freshman Jade Brooks (A, San Diego, Calif.) scored her first career goal and also picked up two ground balls. 
  
SUMMARY
 
After not scoring for the first seven minutes and being down 1-0, the ThunderWolves scored twice in the matter of two minutes, as unassisted efforts by Eller and senior Olivia Tener (M, Boise, Id.) handed the road team a 2-1 lead. 

CC scored the next two goals and it wouldn't be until 7:07 left in the period that Lessick scored a player-up goal to tie the game 3-3. The Tigers got on the board next, but Brooks' goal, which was assed by Eller, tied the contest for the fourth time with 4:41 remaining. 

CSU Pueblo allowed a player-up goal with just two ticks on the first half clock and went into the locker room trailing 5-4. 

The Tigers added to their lead five minutes into the second half, but a few minutes later Lessick's second of the night had the ThunderWolves withing one at 6-5. 
 
Unfortunately for the Pack, CC knocked out three goals between the 18:23 and 15:59 minute marks and opened up a 9-5 advantage. 

Lessick completed her hat trick with 15;21 remaining to get the road team within three at 9-6, but only one goal on each side would be scored and the ThunderWolves went down in defeat, 10-7. 
 
UP NEXT
 
The ThunderWolves are back to Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play with a pair of road games at Adams State University April 9 at 10 a.m. and at Fort Lewis College April 11 at 11 a.m.

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