DETROIT, Mich. ? The Presbyterian College women's lacrosse team was unable to complete the second-half comeback, falling by a 21-15 score at Detroit Mercy Saturday afternoon.

The Blue Hose fall to 1-9 on the season while Detroit Mercy improves to 4-5.

Leading the way for head coach Kristina Llanes' team was junior midfielder Brittni Dulaney. She posted a team-best seven points on five goals and two assists. Rookie Laura Meade tallied five points on four goals and an assists.

Fellow first-year student-athlete Kirstin Stenoien notched four goals. Junior Jordan Newberry chipped in four points on two goals and two assists. Jenna Handshoe was unable to convert on any of her four shots, but dished out a team-best three assists.

Handshoe and Newberry accounted for eight ground balls (four apiece). Jill Parker and Dulaney each had three while Megan Woodis and Susan England each scooped up two.

Parker, Newberry and Stenoien each won two draw controls. Erin McBurnette caused a team-high two turnovers. Parker, Anne Lamb Crosby and Meade all forced a turnover.

McBurnette played 30 minutes in goal, stopping eight shots. England had three saves in 30 minutes of play.

Detroit Mercy jumped on top 3-0 just 1:08 into the match, but Llanes' team fought right back to make it a good match. Dulaney rattled off back-to-back goals in a span of 56 seconds, pulling the Blue Hose within one, 3-2, with 25:42 to go in the half.

Meade knotted the score at the 24:44 mark after slicing through the defense for the shot. After the home team took a 4-3 lead with just under 23 minutes to go in the half, the Blue Hose evened the contest at 20:19. Handshoe connected with Meade, who rocketed a shot into the back of the net, tying the score at four apiece.

PC grabbed a 5-4 lead when Stenoien converted a free position shot at the 16:52 mark.

However, it marked the last time the Blue Hose would find the back of the net for nearly 10 minutes. During that time, the host school ran off seven straight goals.

Stenoien, Meade and Dulaney all tallied another goal in the first half to make the score 14-7 in favor of Detroit Mercy at the break.

In the second half, Llanes' squad played even with UDM, with each team scoring seven times.

Meade took Newberry's pass and promptly put it past UDM's keeper at the 27:52 mark. Handshoe connected with Stenoien less than a minute later to make the score 16-10.

The home school tacked on two quick scores before Stenoien answered the bell off Dulaney's pass, putting the score at 18-11. After UDM went up eight, Dulaney hit a free position shot and Newberry found the back of the net after receiving a pass from Handshoe at 22:15.

Detroit Mercy answered with a goal at 21:23, marking the last time either team would score for nearly eight minutes. After UDM scored its 21^st goal of the day with just under 14 minutes to go, Dulaney scored at 11:15. The last goal of the afternoon came when Meade found Newberry at the 5:56 mark, making the score 21-15.

PC returns to action tomorrow at 11 a.m., against Fresno State in a neutral site affair.