CORTLAND, N.Y. – Mount Union's women's lacrosse team saw its season come to an end with a 20-5 loss to No. 1 ranked SUNY Cortland in the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship Saturday in Cortland, N.Y.

The Purple Raiders, just in their second season as a varsity sport, finish with a 16-3 record. Mount Union, a team with just one upperclassman on the roster, won the inaugural Ohio Athletic Conference regular season and conference tournament titles.

Cortland improves to 20-0 overall as the Red Dragons have now won 54-straight home games and advance to next weekend's regionals (round of 16).

Cortland ran out to a 9-0 lead in the game's opening 11 minutes before Mount Union got on the board as Emily Sendker (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster Central) scored off a feed from Taylor Pensyl (Kent/Kent Roosevelt).

Just under three minutes later, Cortland put another score on the board to push the lead to 10-1 before Katherine Doraty (Medina/Medina) scored an unassisted goal to make it 10-2.

The Dragons scored four goals to finish the half and lead 14-2 at the break.

Cortland opened the second half with four more goals to extend the leads to 18-2.

Sendker then scored her second goal of the game for the Raiders third goal of the game.

Cortland would score again before Susie Kraus (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) tallied a score for Mount Union to leave the score at 19-4.

The Dragons tallied one last goal before Pensyl scored for the 20-5 final.

NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament – Second Round

SUNY Cortland Stadium – Cortland, N.Y.

GAME SUMMARY

Team                                  1-2 Final

Mount Union (16-3)              2-3 5
SUNY Cortland (20-0)         14-6 20

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Mount Union: Emily Sendker (2-0), Katherine Doraty (1-0), Taylor Pensyl (1-1), Kolbie Haines (0-1), Susie Kraus (1-0)
SUNY Cortland: Tara Monaghan (2-0), Taylor Reh (2-0), Erica Geremia (3-5), Emma Hayes-Hurley (1-0), Marilyn Farrell (3-1), Kristen Ohberg (4-2), Ashley Gentile (1-0), Taylor Robinson (0-1), Elizabeth LaComb (2-0), Elise Bennett (1-0), Liz Beville (1-0), Chelsea Martin (0-2).

Goalkeepers:
Mount Union: Casey McHenry, 12 saves (20 GA)
SUNY Cortland: Liz Ingalls, 1 saves in 30:00 (2 GA), Jaclyn Beshlian 3 saves in 30:00 (3 GA)

Shots: SUNY Cortland 46, Mount Union 10
Ground Balls: SUNY Cortland 27, Mount Union 11
Turnovers: Mount Union 22, SUNY Cortland 10
Draw Controls: SUNY Cortland 18, Mount Union 1