PITTSBURGH - After registering its first 4-0 start since the 1999 season, the Duquesne lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the 2019 campaign in a 23-13 decision to visiting Louisville out of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) on Tuesday afternoon at Arthur J. Rooney Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Rilee Bradshaw got the Dukes on the board first just under two minutes in off the feed by Michaela Connolly.
• The Cardinals answered with eight of the next nine goals to gain an 8-2 lead.
• Courtney Battles countered with a pair of scores to cut the deficit in half with 9:24 to play in the opening half.
• Tessa Chad responded with two goals of her own to give Louisville a 10-4 edge before Connolly scored on the advantage and Tina St. Clair found the back of the net to cut the margin back to four at 10-6 with just under a minute to go in the frame.
• Chad posted her sixth goal of the half as time expired to put the Cards on top 11-6 at the break.
• Louisville extended its lead to 12-6 with a goal to open the second half before Duquesne scored three of the next four (Sarah Kollhoff, Haley Matthai and Maddie Hart) to shrink the gap to 13-9.
• The Cards outscored the Dukes 10-4 the rest of the way, including the final four goals of the game.

KEY STATS

• Tina St. Clair notched her first career hat trick.
• Rilee Bradshaw also added a hat trick, her third straight game with at least three goals.
• Courtney Battles and Haley Matthai each recorded a pair of goals for the Dukes.
• Michaela Connolly had a goal and a team-high two assists.
• Sydney Reed had three ground balls and three caused turnovers to pace Duquesne while Sarah Kollhoff had a team-high four draw controls.
• Tessa Chad had nine goals and an assist to lead the Cardinals.
• The Dukes matched as season-high with four free position goals.
• Duquesne tallied more goals against the Cardinals than No. 15 Dukes (11 goals) as well as 5-1 Vanderbilt (nine goals).

NEXT UP

• Duquesne hosts Central Michigan on Friday, March 15 at 3 p.m.
• The Dukes then travel to VCU for the Atlantic 10 opener the following Friday, March 22.