Box Score ROCHESTER, NY – The Nazareth women's lacrosse team was handled on Wednesday afternoon in a pivotal matchup against Brockport, falling 21-12. The two teams came into the contest tied in the Empire 8 for third place at 5-2.

Nazareth is now 9-7 and 5-3 in league play, while Brockport moves to 7-8 overall and 6-2, respectively. The Golden Flyers are currently the No. 4 seed in the E8 Tournament with just one game remaining. Nazareth would secure the No. 4 seed with a win or a Hartwick loss on Saturday, as Nazareth holds head-to-head over Hartwick.

Katherine McPeak, Sophia Scialdone, and Julia Dietz all scored within the first 5:04 to give Nazareth a 3-1. McPeak lead Nazareth with three goals and one assist.

Brockport, however, scored the next five goals to take a 6-3 lead. Scialdone added a pair of goals later in the quarter as the Golden Flyers trailed 7-5 – she finished the game with three tallies.

The Golden Eagles bettered Nazareth in the second 7-2 and led 14-7 at the half.

Allie Klestinec played 39:02, allowing 17 goals and making three saves. Freshman Gianna Tantalo closed out the game, allow four goals and making three saves.

Liddie Hoare finished with three goals.

Nazareth closes out the regular season on Saturday, traveling to Sage for 4 p.m. contest.