ADRIAN, Mich. - The Adrian College women's lacrosse team fell 20-9 at home on Saturday afternoon to MIAA leader Albion.

THE BASICS

Final Score: Adrian 9, Albion 20

Location: Adrian, Michigan (Docking Stadium)

Records: Adrian (3-9, 2-3), Albion (7-6, 6-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Led by Julie Wood's three goals, the Britons jumped out to a 7-0 lead

• Annika Nuler and Ava Cares would each score a goal in the final five minutes of the first half for the Bulldogs to cut the deficit to five goals heading into halftime

• Nuler would put in two more goals to earn the hat trick (her sixth of the season)

• Alex Branum also scored three goals, all in the second half, for her sixth hat trick of the year

• Albion would outscore Adrian 13-7 in the second half

TOP DOGS

• Nuler and Branum's hat tricks made up two-thirds of Adrian's points in the game

• Cares, Nicole Paradis and Mariesa Johnson scored the other three goals for the Bulldogs

• Annie Rice had a game high two assists as well as a team high five ground balls

• Jenna Carter had a game high seven draw controls

THE OPPOSITION

• Julie Wood scored a game high seven goals

• Kadie Koolwick scored five goals and Alex Radzville scored four on top of two assists each

• Koolwick also scooped up a game high seven ground balls, won a team high five draw controls and led all players with five caused turnovers

UP NEXT

• Adrian will travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan to take on conference foe Calvin on Tuesday, April 26 before heading home for the final two games of the regular season