FARMVILLE, Va. ? In the second game of the National Lacrosse Conference Tournament, the Presbyterian College women's lacrosse team fell to second-seeded Detroit Mercy 18-9.

The Blue Hose now stand at 2-11 on the season.

Kirstin Stenoien and Laura Meade each tallied a team-high three points while Brittni Dulaney and Jenna Handshoe both tallied two for PC.

Marie Lisette-Dimitrew, Megan Woodis and Jordan Newberry all scored one goal apiece. Dimitrew scooped up a team-best three ground balls. Meade grabbed a team-high four draw controls while Newberry and Dulaney each collected three.

On the defensive end, Alyson Whitley and Handshoe each forced two turnovers. 

In goal, Susan England notched eight saves while Erin McBurnette stopped five.

The contest was low scoring in the early going as PC held the Titans to just two goals over the first 10 minutes of the game. After falling behind 3-0, Dulaney tallied an unassisted score to put the Blue Hose on the board at the 18:25 mark.

Detroit Mercy tallied another score at 16:49 before Stenoien and Dulaney posted back-to-back goals in 63 seconds, pulling the team within one. However, the Titans went on a 5-0 scoring run to break things open. The run spanned 8:15.

Head coach Kristina Llanes' team found the back of the net two consecutive times, beginning with Stenoien's goal at 3:57 off a pass from Meade. Newberry scored 50 seconds later to make the score 9-5.  

After Handshoe scored a goal with just under two minutes to play in the opening stanza, PC did not find the back of the net again for 12 minutes. Trailing 13-6, Stenoien made a beautiful pass to Woodis, who promptly scored to cut the deficit to six.

The Blue Hose limited the Titans to just two goals over the next 10 minutes, but the PC offense was unable to score during that time frame.

Meade and Dimitrew scored the last two goals for PC, making the score 15-9 at that point.

The Blue Hose take on Howard at 12 p.m., in the consolation game Sunday afternoon.