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Sparkill, N.Y. - The Holy Family University women's lacrosse team dropped a non-conference contest to Saint Thomas Aquinas College by the score of 13-7 on Thursday morning at Spartan Field.
 
Holy Family is now 7-8 overall as the Tigers season long five-game winning streak came to an end after the setback.  Saint Thomas Aquinas improves to 11-3 overall.
 
Senior Brigit LaRose (Lumberton, N.J./Holy Cross) and Paige Settar (Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional) combined to score all seven of the team's goals to lead the offense.  LaRose totaled four scores to increase her season total to 43 goals setting a new career-high. Her previous high was 42 goals set last season. She currently ranks third in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) in goals scored this season. 
 
Settar finished with three goals to go along with a game-high six draw controls.  The Tigers once again controlled the draw as a team by a 14-8 margin.
 
For Saint Thomas Aquinas, senior Margaret Sharp led the team with four goals, while junior Kellie Kucinski contributed three goals.  Redshirt freshman Rosa Prestano supplied the Spartans with a game-high six ground balls and two caused turnovers.
 
Saint Thomas Aquinas jumped out to a 4-0 lead scoring the first four goals of the game, including three by Sharp.  The Tigers were held scoreless until the 13:08 mark of the half when Settar scored off an assist from LaRose to make the score 4-1.
 
Settar's goal would be the last score by either team in the first half as the Spartans took a 4-1 lead into halftime.   Turnovers plagued both teams in the first with Holy Family committing ten turnovers and Saint Thomas Aquinas recording eight miscues.
 
In the second half, the Spartans opened with three straight scores to take a 7-1 lead.  Holy Family would go on to score five of the next seven goals to come within three goals of the lead.  LaRose's fourth score of the game at the 13:30 cut the deficit to 9-6.
 
After a goal by the Spartans, Settar tallied her third goal of the game to bring the Tigers back to within three at 10-7 with less than ten minutes to play in regulation.  However, Saint Thomas Aquinas would hold the Tigers scoreless the rest of the way and add three more goals down the stretch.
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Grace Deckert (Jarrettsville, Md./Fallston) made seven saves in net for the Tigers after facing 28 shots.  
 
Holy Family is back in action on Tuesday, April 22 as the Tigers close out the regular season hosting Chestnut Hill College in a CACC contest.  A win over the Griffins will clinch the final postseason spot in the CACC South Division.  Game time is slated for 4 p.m.