NORFOLK, VA (March 11) - Old Dominion's 19th-ranked women's lacrosse team was defeated by #14 Delware, 14-9, at Foreman Field. Senior Jenna Bajus (Annapolis, MD) had four goals in the losing effort for the Lady Monarchs (0-2).

Delaware jumped out on top early, taking a 4-1 advantage midway through the first half. But the Lady Monarchs charged back to cut the lead to 5-4 at the half.

In the second half of play, it was all Delware as the Blue Hens scored nine goals, to just four for ODU, to make the winning advantage, 14-9. Sarah Edwards scored five goals for Delaware, while Megan Fortunato had three goals and two assists.

For ODU, Bajus led the squad with four goals, while Jen Heister (Fayetteville, NY) had three goals. The Lady Monarchs return to action on Wednesday, March 15, as they host CAA-rival Richmond at 4 pm.

      SCORING SUMMARY
      UD   5-9--14
      ODU  4-5--9

Goals: UD-Edwards (5), Fortunato (3), Buck (2), Parsons (1), O'Connell (1), Schuck (1) and Hahn (1); ODU-Bajus (4), Heister (3), Thomas (1), Wisniewski (1) Assists: UD-Fortunato (2), Edwards (1); ODU-Hensil (2), Smith (1), Seebald (1) Saves: UD-Tortorelli (10), Kenney (2); ODU-Koeller (6)