COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Capital University women's lacrosse team returned to the turf of Bernlohr Stadium after a long 31 day hiatus away from home. The opponent awaiting them was none other than long-time conference rival Mount Union; a team that the Comets had only conquered once before in program history, last year. It was a close contest throughout but Capital was always just one step behind – always tying but never leading – and Mount Union pulled away in the final minutes, 19-14.

Capital is now 4-4 on the season, 2-1 in the OAC. 

Mount Union moves to 7-1 and 3-0 in the conference. 

KANOWSKY CROSSES 300 POINT MARK
A high point in the game came at the 9:24 mark in the first quarter as graduate student Luci Kanowsky scored Capital's first goal of the game. Not only did it get the Comets on the board, but it also marked Kanowsky reaching the milestone of 300 career points, a feat not many have accomplished. She joins former teammates Brooke Delara (389) and Kathryn Walton (302) as just the third player in program history to reach that threshold of 300. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Comets started slow, dropping behind 3-0 in the first five minutes. The aforementioned Kanowsky goal got Capital on the board at the 9:24 mark and was followed by Grace Osborn's first of eight on the day, Mount Union would add two more around the midpoint of the first quarter but the Comets responded by finishing the quarter strong with three straight scores via Osborn, Kanowsky, and Ava Vendetti. The back-and-forth rhythm would continue almost like clockwork in the second quarter with the teams trading up to two goals at a time, and ending with Mount Union adding six goals and the Comets coming in behind with four. At the halfway point, it was the Purple Raiders up by two, 11-9.

Mount Union would add two more at the top of the second half to take a four-goal advantage. This was quickly wiped away as Capital quickly fired in four goals of their own to tie it up. It was an even spread of Osborn, Kanowsky, Julia Foresi, and Andi Henry to complete the comeback effort, 13-13. The teams then traded scores again with the Purple Raiders pulling ahead by one and the Comets closing the gap. Unfortunately, that was the last goal of the day for Capital and Mount Union moved ahead for a final time, adding one more in the third and four in the fourth quarter to close out the game, 19-14.

THE NUMBERS
Grace Osborn was the go-to goal-scorer once again, netting eight along with one assist for a total of nine points. She also scooped up six ground balls, six draw controls, and caused three turnovers. 

Julia Foresi had another amazing assist performance with seven on the day and one goal, totalling eight. She also tied a career-high in ground balls with five, and recorded seven draw controls and two caused turnovers. 

Andi Henry added four goals to her season totals with two assists, amounting in six points. Henry also had two caused turnovers and two draw controls. 

Luci Kanowsky scored twice, picked up four ground balls, and caused one turnover. 

Ava Vendetti added one goal and two ground balls, while Abbey Midnight made one assist and one ground ball.

Brenna Todd caused three turnovers, picked up two ground balls, and collected one draw control; all are career-highs. 

IN THE CAGE
Meg Garcia and Emily Serafinchon split the 60 minutes in the cage. Garcia is slated with the loss (3-3), making the start and recording three saves. Serafinchon made two saves in the second half. 

UP NEXT
The Comets will face another fierce conference foe in the form of John Carroll - the team which they toppled in the OAC Championship game last season – on Friday, April 7. First draw from University Heights is set for 1:00 p.m.