Another strong second half lifted the Muhlenberg women's lacrosse team to its second straight win, 15-9 at Misericordia.

One week after outscoring Moravian 9-4 in the second half to win their opener, 19-14, the Mules went on an 8-0 run in the third and fourth quarters to come from behind against the Cougars.

Senior Emily Gaffney and freshman Ava Milia each scored 4 goals, while junior Nicole Steiner netted 3 for her second straight hat trick.

Muhlenberg led 5-4 with five minutes left in the first half, but Misericordia scored the final two goals of the first half and the first of the second to open up a 7-5 lead.

A free-position shot by Gaffney (pictured above) began the Mules' big run. Forty seconds later, Milia tied the game.

Senior Samantha Eynon assisted on goals by Steiner and junior Lily Seifert in a span of less than a minute to give Muhlenberg a two-goal lead, 9-7, midway through the third quarter.

The score remained that way until the Mules closed out the quarter with a flurry, scoring three goals in the final 1:07. Seifert assisted junior Ellsa Peabody for the first goal, and after draw controls by freshman Abba Diglio and sophomore Jillian Kubikowski, Milia netted a pair of goals 11 seconds apart.

Gaffney scored her fourth goal, tying a career best, 2:34 into the fourth quarter to cap the run and extend the Muhlenberg lead to 13-7.

Seifert tied her career high with 6 points on 2 goals and 4 assists. Milia scored her 4 goals on only 5 shots and has 9 goals in the first two games of her career.

Sophomore Emily Vaughan had a strong all-around game, leading all players with 8 draw controls, 4 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers.