VESTAL, N.Y. – Binghamton women's lacrosse (6-9, 2-4 AE) fell to Bryant (10-6, 5-1 AE) in their final game of the year on Saturday afternoon. It was the team's Senior Day, were they recognized seven seniors before the start of today's contest.. The Bearcats were defeated 12-7.
"I'm disappointed in the outcome today," head coach
Stephanie Allen said. "I thought our defense put us in a really good position to create opportunities on offense. It just wasn't our day offensively."
The Bearcats showed perseverance in the fourth quarter, stringing together three straight scores to cut their late game deficit to 10-7.
Emma Blloshmi found the back of the net twice, bringing her total to four goals on the day and 51 this season, good for first in the America East.
Sabrina Boyle's late goal secured her third hat trick of the season.
"I thought we started the fourth quarter with a lot of urgency," coach Allen stated. "We knew our backs were against the wall."
The Bearcats kicked off the scoring with a goal from
Emma Blloshmi less than two minutes into the game. A free position goal from Bryant tied things up at one apiece just seconds later. The Bulldogs then went on to net three more unanswered goals, including two man-up goals, to take a 4-1 lead heading into the second quarter.
The second period began with a Bearcat goal from
Sabrina Boyle in just under two minutes of play. Bryant responded in seconds with a goal of their own, followed by another goal at the 7:24 mark to make it a 6-2 game. Boyle then tallied her second score of the afternoon on a free position shot, cutting into the Bulldogs' lead. Bryant went on to score a late goal with 00:07 remaining in the quarter to take a 7-3 lead heading into the second half.
The second half kicked off with Blloshmi's second goal of the afternoon. The Bulldogs responded moments later with a goal, followed by a free position score at the 6:31 point. An additional Bryant goal soon followed, giving the Bulldogs a 10-4 advantage entering the final quarter of play.
The Bearcats fought back in the final period, netting three straight scores. Binghamton's late game efforts were answered by two more goals from Bryant, ultimately ending the Bearcats' chances at a comeback in their final game of the season.
"Our record this season wasn't what we were hoping for," coach Allen stated. "But there was a lot of growth, and we'll look to build upon the glimpses of brightness that we saw out of our younger players. We had plenty of freshmen and sophomores playing good minutes, and we'll continue to build confidence within them so they can continue to make an impact."
This concludes the Bearcats' 2026 campaign.
