NEWBERG, Ore. --- The George Fox women's lacrosse team hosted their final non-conference match-up of the season on Saturday, as the Bruins took on the skillful Bulldogs of Redlands in a 15-8 loss.

Recap:
The first period got off to an extremely quick start, as sophomore Jess Hanson scored at the 29:38 mark, but the Bulldogs answered a minute later with the equalizer, 1-1. Lois Ray scored on a man-up free position play a couple minutes later to retake the lead for the Bruins, but again, the Bulldogs responded with a goal of their own, 2-2. Redlands scored the next two goals to go up by two, but this time it was the Bruins turn to answer back. Alexa Nakashimada found Hanson on the cross and Hanson fired one by the goalie to bring the Bruins within one, 4-3. Redlands scored with eight minutes left to go back up by two, but Hanson would be the hero again scoring at the 2:04 mark.

The Bruins went into the half down by one, 5-4.

Redlands came out of the break with a vengeance, scoring six straight goals to jump out to a seven goal lead, 11-4. The Bruins tried to rally back, but the goal differential proved to be too much, as the Bruins couldn't score in bunches.

Not going down without a fight, though, the Bruins showed some grit at the end scoring in the last 10 seconds.

Top Performers:
Hanson tallied four goals on the day with one assist. All five of her shots were on goal. Lois Ray scored two goals for the Bruins. Mikaela Easterlin got the start in the net and went all 60 minutes, recording 11 saves on 25 shots.

What It Means:
The Bruins fall to 5-3 on the regular season, but are still in a comfortable spot in the Northwest Conference. The Bruins are still the only undefeated team in the NWC (3-0).

What Comes Next:
George Fox will head to Puget Sound on Saturday, April 2 to get back into conference play. That game will start at 12:00 p.m.