NEWARK, Del. (April 13, 2014)—Playing its third consecutive conference road game, the William and Mary lacrosse team fell at Delaware, 14-8, on Sunday afternoon.

W&M (2-11, 0-3) trailed by just one goal early in the second half, but UD (10-5, 3-2) utilized a 6-0 run to pull away for the victory.

Senior Taelor Salmon led the Tribe with four points (3g, 1a) and two draw controls, while junior Alexi Farmakis added a pair of goals. Sophomore Campbell Collier, freshman Abby Junior and freshman Shannon Quinn also found the back of the cage for the College, while junior Ellen Shaffrey totaled four draw controls.

Senior Hannah Clarke led W&M defensively and posted two caused turnovers with three ground balls and a draw control.

W&M jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the opening few minutes, as Salmon, Farmakis and Quinn all recorded scores.

Delaware responded, however, and rattled off six unanswered goals to build a three-goal advantage, 6-3, with less than six minutes remaining in the half.

A score by Salmon with 1:27 showing ended the Blue Hens' run, but Chelsea Fay recorded a goal with just 0:18 on the clock to give UD a 7-4 lead at halftime.

The College tallied a pair of goals early in the second half, coming from Farmakis and Junior, to narrow the margin to just one, 7-6. However, Delaware registered another 6-0 run to pull ahead, 13-6, midway through the second stanza.

Salmon and Collier recorded back-to-back goals separated by just 0:47 to cut the deficit to 13-8 with 14:04 remaining, but W&M was held scoreless during the remainder of the contest.

W&M and UD were even in draw controls (12-12), but the Blue Hens held advantages in shots (24-18) and ground balls (17-12).

Chelsea Fay led Delaware with seven points (3g, 4a), while Shannon Hawley added five points (4g, 1a).

The Tribe will return to action next weekend when it continues conference play with home games against Hofstra and Drexel.