BELMONT, N.C. – Montevallo women's lacrosse fell to 1-3 after taking an 18-10 loss to Belmont Abbey on Friday night. 
 
Junior midfielder Kiley Shea broke the ice at the 11:06 mark of the first quarter to five the Falcons an early lead. Freshman goalkeeper Ashlei Piazza kept the Crusaders off the board on three-consecutive shots before Mikaela Barbieri took advantage of a man-up situation to give Montevallo a 2-0 lead with 1:41 remaining. Following BAC's first goal of the evening, Jenna Piazza found the back of the net on a free-position opportunity to head into the second with a 3-1 lead. 
 
Belmont Abbey opened the second quarter with four quick goals before adding another at the 8:03 mark to take a 6-3 lead. Sophomore Chloe Norman's free-position goal ended the run for Belmont Abbey with 6:35 left in the half. The Crusaders added two more goals while the half ended with the eighth save from Piazza coming with just 27-seconds on the clock.
 
With BAC leading 8-4, Barbieri notched her second goal of the game in the first 90-seconds of the half to trim the lead down to just three. The Falcons allowed three-consecutive free-position goals before Piazza found her second goal of the night with 7:18 on the clock. With 21 seconds to play, Shea scored her seventh goal of the season to send the game into the fourth with the Falcons trailing by five. 
 
Back-to-back goals from Shea opened the fourth quarter with the junior bringing the Falcons back to within three with 10:55 to play. On a man-down play, freshman Ellery Shearer scored on another Falcon free position to wipe off a BAC goal moments earlier. The Crusaders scored five unanswered goals in the final five minutes to hand Montevallo its third loss of the season.  
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 10 | Belmont Abbey 18
Records: Montevallo 1-3 | Belmont Abbey 2-1
Location: Alumni Field | Belmont, N.C.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
1^st | Montevallo outscored BAC 3-1 in the first quarter with a pair of unassisted goal and a man-up goal from Barbieri. Freshman Ashlei Piazza stopped six shots in her first start as a Falcon. 
2^nd | BAC took control of the game with a 7-1 scoring advantage in the second quarter. The Falcons were outshot 10-3 in the second. 
3^rd | With the Falcons struggling on the draws, Belmont Abbey was able to add four goals in the third while Montevallo scored just three.
4^th | The Crusaders attack found a way to score late with five goals in the closing five minutes to take an 18-10 win over the Falcons. 
 
GAME NOTES 

• In her first start as a Falcon, freshman goalkeeper Ashlei Piazza recorded 12 saves for the most by any Falcon keeper so far this season. 
• For the second time this season, Kiley Shea scored four goals to bring her team-leading total to nine on the season. 
• Montevallo was a perfect 6-for-6 on free-position shots while BAC went 10-of-19 from the hash marks. 
• Montevallo struggled on the draws with BAC taking a 23-8 advantage in draw controls. 

 
UP NEXT:  Montevallo heads to Gaffney, S.C. to take on Limestone at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18.