LAKEWOOD, N.J. - The second-seeded Thomas Jefferson University women's lacrosse team rallied in the second half but it was not enough to overcome a 10-2 halftime deficit at the top seed Georgian Court as the Rams fell to the Lions, 15-10, in the CACC Championship Game on Sunday. The Rams end the campaign with an 11-3 record.
 
GAMEPLAY
GCU opened the scoring just 35 seconds into the contest. Lilly Kull evened the score for Jefferson at the 26:35 mark. The Lions then went on a 7-0 run spanning eight minutes to take an 8-1 lead with 14:52 left in the first half. Madison Caffrey stopped the surge at 13:57 to get the Rams within six (8-2) but Georgian Court tallied two more goals before the intermission.
 
The Lions struck again to start the second period, increasing their advantage to nine (11-2) with 25:35 on the clock, their largest margin of the contest. Jefferson began to storm back, however, netting seven of the next eight goals to close the gap to three (12-9) with 10:14 to play. Kull led the charge with three tallies and Erin Avanzato scored twice during the stretch. The teams traded goals and it was still a three-score game (13-10) with 5:10 remaining. However, GCU scored the final two goals and allowed just two shots the rest of the way, neither of which found the back of the cage.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Erin Avanzato: 3 G, 1 A, 1 GB, 2 CT, 7 DC
Lilly Kull: 4 G, 3 GB, 1 CT
Madison Caffrey: 2 G, 1 A, 2 GB, 1 CT
Kelsey Kaplowitz: 12 saves, 1 GB
 
CACC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Madison Caffrey, Lilly Kull, Erin Avanzato, and Erin Campbell were named to the CACC All-Tournament Team for their efforts over the Rams' two playoff contests.
 
NOTES
- Kelsey Kaplowitz and Melanie Goldstein both recorded their 100^th career save.
- It was the Rams' eighth appearance in the CACC title game.