CHARLOTTE, N.C. –The Queens University of Charlotte women's lacrosse team (0-2) traveled to face No. 19 Richmond (2-0) this afternoon, falling 15-8 to the Spiders on the road.
  
HOW IT HAPPENED
Richmond jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the opening quarter of action before extending their lead to seven, 10-3, at the halftime break. The Spiders then held the Royals scoreless in the third quarter to head into the final 15 minutes of play on top, 13-3.
 
The Royals offense came alive in the fourth quarter when Elise Grissett fired the ball into the back of the cage at 14:33. She then scored two more goals to make the score 13-6. A goal from Kayleen Favreau at 7:40 capped Queens' 4-0 run and gave the game a 13-7 score. Richmond then closed the game with a 2-1 push to secure the win.
 
KEY STATS & NOTES 

• Elise Grissett led the Royals with four goals to match her career high.
• Kayleen Favreau scored three goals while Lily Greenwell scored one.
• In goal, Devan Maready finished with 11 saves.
• Alexis Morton led Richmond with four goals and two assists while Colleen Quinn recorded three goals and two assists.
• Abby Francaiolli took the win in goal for Richmond after recording seven saves.
• Richmond outshot Queens 34-19, placing 26 shots on goal compared to the Royals' 16 shots on goal.
• The Spiders won the battle at the draw, 17-8, and totaled 21 ground balls to Queens' 18.

 
UP NEXT
Queens is back in action at home on Saturday, Feb. 22 against Winthrop. The full 2025 Queens women's lacrosse schedule can be found here.

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