CLINTON, NY – University of Rochester women's lacrosse fell to the 23rd-ranked Hamilton College Continentals, 11-7, in non-conference action on Tuesday afternoon at Steuben Field/
 
Brooke Fiannaca got the scoring started for both sides, as the Yellowjackets got on the scoreboard first on Fiannaca's score from Emma Little with 9:23 to play in the first. And while the Continentals scored the next two on unassisted goals from Aine Cleary and Sarah Creamer, Gracie Giannettino knotted the score at 2-all off Fiannaca's assist with 6:15 left in the opening period.
 
And with just 16 seconds left until the quarter buzzer, Giannettino added another, this time off Lucy Haggerty's assist, to give Rochester a 3-2 with just seconds left in the first.
 
However, Clarissa Hurley beat the buzzer with her score with two seconds left in the first, leveling the score at 3-3 headed into the third, before Hamilton kept things rolling into the second.
 
The Continentals would outscore UR, 3-0 in the second quarter, and add another midway through the third to extend their lead to 7-3, as the 'Jackets were held scoreless for nearly 19 minutes.
 
Lorelei King finally broke through for the Yellowjackets with 6:47 to play in the third, as Giannettino assisted a pair of goals, King's and Emma Little's just over a minute later, to cut Hamilton's lead to 7-5.
 
But again, the Continentals answered with Julia Fornasar's score with 4:28 to play in the third, stretching their lead back to three, before another 4-0 run from Hamilton over the next eight minutes extended their lead to six, 11-5, with 11:37 to play.
 
Haggerty and Alyssa Gorny would add late scores for the 'Jackets, cutting Hamilton's lead down to just four, 11-7, with 6:30 left in the fourth, but the 23rd-ranked Continentals would UR from getting any closer, and eventually finish off the 11-7 victory.
 
UR drops to 3-4 with the loss, while No. 23 Hamilton slides back to .500 at 3-3 with the win.
 
Six different 'Jackets scored or assisted on a goal, led by Giannettino's two goals and two assists. Little added a team-high three draw controls, while Abbey Smith notched a team-high three ground balls.
 
Defensively, Christina Ciaccio and Grace Crochiere each led Rochester with two caused turnovers, while Emily Geiss made a career-high nine saves.
 
The Yellowjackets next return home to Edwin Fauver Stadium to kick off a two-game homestand, beginning with a Liberty League matchup against Bard College on Friday, March 24 at 4 p.m.